Tiger Census 2022: India’s tiger population increased by 200 in last four years
However, growth slower than previous four years
Sri Lanka has 7,370 elephants
It is the first ever census of its kind in the country
Girls interrupted
Ruhi Kandhari visits Jhajjar-the district with lowest number of girl children in India-to know the reason behind the decline
India now has 1,706 tigers
At the last count their number was 1,411; experts doubt latest census
Centre identifies 62 new elephant corridors; total now 150
East central region has the most corridors at 52; among states, West Bengal tops list at 26 corridors
US, China count their poor afresh. India looks away
On the tiger's trail
Camera-trapping could augur for a more reliable method Of tiger census
Paper tigers abound in Sunderbans
Officials inflated tiger population to unrealistic figures
Dying for ration: Centre to give free foodgrains to 813 million from New Year, but what of those excluded
Coverage of the National Food Security Act is still done on the basis of the outdated 2011 Census
77 tigers go missing in Maharashtra
Census figures do not show whether tiger population in the state is rising or falling
Tiger population has declined, says WII census
Below Poverty Line census: fudging figures?
A survey currently underway in states to calculate the number of below poverty line households is being opposed tooth and nail by civil society …
Elephant found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar, third within a month
Forest officials believe the dead elephant belonged to a herd of elephants roaming in the area
Reinvent tiger conservation
The new conservation agenda should not revolve around tigers versus tribals. It has to be about tigers and people
'Open forests for livestock grazing'
Otaram Dewasi, Rajasthan's Minister of Dairy, Devasthan and Gaupalan department and India’s first cow minister, tells Down To Earth how the …
Naxal-hit areas of Chhattisgarh see sharp decline in population
Industrialisation and forced sterilisation programmes may be some reasons for the trend
Huge disparity found in livestock census and NSSO data
This has happened in past surveys also, say experts
Ground water levels plummet in Andhra Pradesh
Farmers in distress dig deeper for water
India’s tiger population bounces to 2,226 from a low of 1,411
Tiger census 2014 says cause for worry now is declining tiger populations in northern Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand
Elephants found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar with tusks removed; activists allege poaching
Odisha forest department comes under fire by locals, activists; locals allege neglect
Tigers and tribals
Forest officials kept eyes tightly shut
When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. …
Poverty line delinked from food and other entitlements given to the poor
Government to wait for results of socio-economic caste census to decide parameters on who should be covered under social welfare programmes
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Data indicates poor enforcement of law to check female foeticide
Only 143 persons have been convicted till date under PC&PNDT Act that bans sex determination test