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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright: Remarkable Success Of Conservation In India
At the turn of the millennium, experts were announcing the doomsday for wild tigers in India saying India's national animal would go extinct soon.
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Colonialism Turned Tigers To Trophies. How India Relocated Humans To Save Them
British colonialism turned Indias tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earths biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve post-independence.
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Over 3,600 Tigers In India, Numbers More Than Doubled Since 2006: Centre
The population of tigers in the country has increased from 1,411 in 2006 to 3,682 in 2022, the government informed the Parliament on Monday.
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"Project Lion And Project Dolphin" Are Next: PM Modi To G20 Climate Meet
Laying thrust on Project Tiger, which completed its 50 years recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that it is the result of the pioneering conservation initiative that 70 per cent of the world's tigers are found in India.
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India Does Not Believe In Conflict Between Ecology, Economy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India did not believe in conflict between ecology and economy but gave importance to coexistence between the two.
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PM Modi Visits Karnataka Tiger Reserve, Goes On 20-Km Jeep Safari
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning reached the Bandipore Tiger Reserve in Karnataka for a 20-km safari as part of programmes to mark 50 years of "Project Tiger''.
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PM Takes Jungle Safari In Karnataka, To Release Tiger Census Data Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the latest tiger census data at a mega event to mark the completion of 50 years of 'Project Tiger' in Mysuru on Sunday.
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Tigress Keeps Watch As Cubs Drink Water. Majestic, Says The Internet
Clicked on this day exactly five years ago, a majestic photograph of a family of tigers has resurfaced on the Internet, thanks of Indian Forest Services officer Parveen Kaswan.
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When Indira Gandhi Was Livid With Minister's Plan To Buy Aircraft
When Karan Singh proposed a plan to buy an aircraft in 1973 for use by Project Tiger officials, it was shot down by a livid Indira Gandhi who asked him, "Have we got our priorities wrong?" This incident that took place May 1973, barely a month after the launch of Project Tiger, finds mention in Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's new book, "Indira Gand...
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Ranthambore bids farewell to 'Tiger Man'
India's 'Tiger Man' Fateh Singh Rathore was cremated in Ranthambore today. One of the pioneers of ''Project Tiger'' to save the big cats, 73-year old Rathore succumbed to cancer on Tuesday. As Ranthambore bid a fond farewell to Rathore, friends and conservationists from all corners of the country came in to pay their final respects to the man...
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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright: Remarkable Success Of Conservation In India
At the turn of the millennium, experts were announcing the doomsday for wild tigers in India saying India's national animal would go extinct soon.
-
Colonialism Turned Tigers To Trophies. How India Relocated Humans To Save Them
British colonialism turned Indias tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earths biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve post-independence.
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Over 3,600 Tigers In India, Numbers More Than Doubled Since 2006: Centre
The population of tigers in the country has increased from 1,411 in 2006 to 3,682 in 2022, the government informed the Parliament on Monday.
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"Project Lion And Project Dolphin" Are Next: PM Modi To G20 Climate Meet
Laying thrust on Project Tiger, which completed its 50 years recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that it is the result of the pioneering conservation initiative that 70 per cent of the world's tigers are found in India.
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India Does Not Believe In Conflict Between Ecology, Economy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India did not believe in conflict between ecology and economy but gave importance to coexistence between the two.
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PM Modi Visits Karnataka Tiger Reserve, Goes On 20-Km Jeep Safari
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning reached the Bandipore Tiger Reserve in Karnataka for a 20-km safari as part of programmes to mark 50 years of "Project Tiger''.
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PM Takes Jungle Safari In Karnataka, To Release Tiger Census Data Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the latest tiger census data at a mega event to mark the completion of 50 years of 'Project Tiger' in Mysuru on Sunday.
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Tigress Keeps Watch As Cubs Drink Water. Majestic, Says The Internet
Clicked on this day exactly five years ago, a majestic photograph of a family of tigers has resurfaced on the Internet, thanks of Indian Forest Services officer Parveen Kaswan.
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When Indira Gandhi Was Livid With Minister's Plan To Buy Aircraft
When Karan Singh proposed a plan to buy an aircraft in 1973 for use by Project Tiger officials, it was shot down by a livid Indira Gandhi who asked him, "Have we got our priorities wrong?" This incident that took place May 1973, barely a month after the launch of Project Tiger, finds mention in Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's new book, "Indira Gand...
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Ranthambore bids farewell to 'Tiger Man'
India's 'Tiger Man' Fateh Singh Rathore was cremated in Ranthambore today. One of the pioneers of ''Project Tiger'' to save the big cats, 73-year old Rathore succumbed to cancer on Tuesday. As Ranthambore bid a fond farewell to Rathore, friends and conservationists from all corners of the country came in to pay their final respects to the man...
