Wildlife Protection Act: News
03 Mar 2023
LifestyleWorld Wildlife Day 2023: Role of CITES and India's contribution
Let's raise a 'roar' to this occasion!
27 Feb 2023
BiologyThis man is on mission to save world's biggest frog
The goliath frog, which is the largest frog in the world, is listed as an endangered species.
26 Sep 2022
Kaziranga National ParkAssam: Sadhguru, CM Himanta Sarma's Kaziranga night safari triggers row
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's purported night safari at Kaziranga National Park has triggered a major row.
11 Sep 2022
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Unique 'curfew' in Srinagar as bears keep residents indoor
Fear gripped locals in Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir's capital city, as a black bear and her cub, were found roaming in the posh localities on Sunday.
01 May 2021
EnvironmentRare white-bellied heron spotted in Arunachal Pradesh
The white-bellied heron, a rare and elusive bird, was spotted at Walong in the Anjaw District of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.
09 Mar 2021
GujaratGujarat: Seven jailed for harassing lioness in Gir forest
A court in Gir, Somnath district of Gujarat convicted seven people, including three tourists from Ahmedabad, and awarded different jail terms for harassing a lioness in Gir forest in 2018.
08 Jan 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Three arrested for killing endangered Gangetic dolphin
Days after a Gangetic dolphin was beaten to death in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, three men have been arrested for the crime.
05 Nov 2018
MaharashtraRahul Gandhi, Harsh Vardhan spar over killing of tigress, Avni
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for slamming Centre over the killing of tigress Avni (T-1), Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said that no previous government has worked with the kind of "depth and seriousness" this dispensation has.
02 Aug 2018
JharkhandMembers of this tribe pay liquor as fine for crimes
Last week, when Dalu Birhor engaged in a brawl with a neighbor, he was fined two bottles of Hariya (a locally-brewed liquor).
08 May 2018
Delhi PoliceTricolor burial for peacock? Delhi Police claims it's 'protocol'
Delhi Police took 'honoring' the national bird to a new level.
23 Jun 2017
DelhiDelhi firm shells out Rs. 16lakh for car number '0001'
A Delhi-based firm paid Rs. 16 lakh to the transport department for a vanity plate bearing car registration number '0001' in an e-auction last week.
01 May 2017
MeerutForest dept searches for national level shooter over illegal-wildlife recovery
The Forest Department is on the lookout for Prashant Vishnoi, a national level shooter, after they recovered illegal wildlife trophies from his father's house in Meerut.
09 Feb 2017
Shiv SenaThird 'sabotage' incident on railway tracks in 15 days
In the third such incident in 15 days, a seven-foot-long metal piece of an overhead equipment mast was found on the tracks of the Panvel-JNPT line in Panvel.