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Assam's Nameri Tiger Reserve has been granted Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) Approved status in recognition of how it protects tigers and manages its protected area. CA|TS is an internationally accepted fra...
Tamil Nadu has earmarked ₹100.72 crore across five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31, to bolster its forest force. Of this, a forest-fire management programme worth ₹60.58 crore will upgrade fire prevention and emergency re...
The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Living Planet Report 2026 recorded an average 73% fall in monitored vertebrate population sizes between 1970 and 2022. Its Living Planet Index (LPI), compiled by the Zoological Societ...
Every year on 5 October, the world marks World Teachers' Day. The occasion honours the work teachers do, draws public attention to the difficulties they face in their profession, and pushes for stronger support to be giv...
Madhya Pradesh is preparing a third home for cheetahs: the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR). The State's first two cheetah sites are Kuno National Park and Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, both in Madhya Pradesh...
In a first, two male Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) bred in captivity were released into the wild at Desert National Park in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The release forms part of the Bustard Recovery Programme for this criticall...
Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE)-III norms have now been notified by the Centre and will govern passenger vehicles from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The permitted fuel use falls step by step, from 3.996 litres...
World Rabies Day is marked on 28 September to spread awareness on preventing and eliminating rabies. The 2026 theme is “Stronger Together”. Rabies is a deadly zoonotic disease that claims nearly 59,000 lives every year,...
West Bengal began its first tiger reintroduction project after a three-year-old Royal Bengal tigress was shifted from Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar and released into Buxa Tiger Reserve in Alipurduar district. The transl...
Gujarat has reorganised the Porbandar Forest Division to improve forest management and build Barda, in the Saurashtra region, into a second habitat for Asiatic lions beyond the Gir landscape. The step follows the natural...
For the first time, captive-bred Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chicks are to be released into the wild at Desert National Park, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The GIB (Ardeotis nigriceps) is Critically Endangered on the IUCN list an...
The International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1 October to draw attention to ageing and to the rights and well-being of older people. The UN General Assembly first marked the day in 1990. People aged 60 or above...
