Save Tigers Campaign

With actor Amitabh Bachchan's name figuring in the Panama Papers leaks, the opposition Congress in Maharashtra today sought his ouster as state's ambassador for the 'Save Tiger project' even as a BJP legislator objected to the 'vilification campaign' against the actor.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Maharashtra Finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar today flagged off a bike rally, covering four out of the six tiger reserves in the state, in support of the government's 'Save Tiger' campaign.

The population of tigers has increased from 1411 to 2226 in the last two years

Efforts to save the tiger are being undermined by a lack of information about how many of the endangered cats live in the wild, the conservation group WWF said on Tuesday.

Activists are planning a rally at Kellogg Co. headquarters in Battle Creek to urge the cereal giant to stop using palm oil in its products.Much of the world's palm oil comes from Indonesia, where rain forests are being destroyed for new plantations. The...

In a first-ever initiative in the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will make a bonfire of wildlife contraband as part of a New Global Campaign to Save the Tiger in Mumbai tomorrow, an official said on Monday.

Indian boxing's euphoric rise in the past four years met a sudden fall as a disappointing Olympic campaign was followed by international suspension in a thoroughly forgettable 2012, which was saved from being complete bummer by MC Mary Kom's bronze in London.

I would like to consider myself as an aware citizen of my country, but I must confess that having spent time with two campaigns on the 'Save Our Tigers' over the last two years with NDTV have demonstrated how little I knew about tigers and their conservation.

NDTV has taken over this entire hotel facility for their campaign 'Save our Tigers' and it is a sight you will never forget. It is complete madness!! The complexities of broadcast television, the urgency of timings and feeds and cuts and fade ins. The screaming and shouting of the time left, the coordination with Delhi studios and the anchor on sig...

The Save Our Tigers Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan joins you for a Live Chat on Sunday, July 15 at 9:00 am (IST).

Save our tigers

Don't fret too much about the title just yet; you'll see the light soon enough. Let me first invite you into the wilds. Picture this - one morning you wake up to the heat in Delhi, the next, a herd of deer just 50 meters away from your window and blissful cool breeze wafting through your bedchamber. That just about sums up the enthralling experienc...

A photograph of a tiger carcass is not exactly the image one would associate with sunny Goa. Yet, it's the strongest proof of the presence of the tiger in the tiny state. That was in 2009. Over two years since, the forest department is still cagey to admit the big cat's presence.

The government on Friday said direct tax collection has surpassed the budget estimate of Rs 3.70 lakh crore for the 2010 fiscal.

It's a story of battle and survival with a difference.Four months ago, two forest guards in Ranthambore risked their own lives to save the life of their senior from a tiger. The two guards didn't just manage to save their senior's life but most inspiringly they managed to do so without letting the tiger come to any harm. And their brave act has mad...

With actor Amitabh Bachchan's name figuring in the Panama Papers leaks, the opposition Congress in Maharashtra today sought his ouster as state's ambassador for the 'Save Tiger project' even as a BJP legislator objected to the 'vilification campaign' against the actor.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Maharashtra Finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar today flagged off a bike rally, covering four out of the six tiger reserves in the state, in support of the government's 'Save Tiger' campaign.

The population of tigers has increased from 1411 to 2226 in the last two years

Efforts to save the tiger are being undermined by a lack of information about how many of the endangered cats live in the wild, the conservation group WWF said on Tuesday.

Activists are planning a rally at Kellogg Co. headquarters in Battle Creek to urge the cereal giant to stop using palm oil in its products.Much of the world's palm oil comes from Indonesia, where rain forests are being destroyed for new plantations. The...

In a first-ever initiative in the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will make a bonfire of wildlife contraband as part of a New Global Campaign to Save the Tiger in Mumbai tomorrow, an official said on Monday.

Indian boxing's euphoric rise in the past four years met a sudden fall as a disappointing Olympic campaign was followed by international suspension in a thoroughly forgettable 2012, which was saved from being complete bummer by MC Mary Kom's bronze in London.

I would like to consider myself as an aware citizen of my country, but I must confess that having spent time with two campaigns on the 'Save Our Tigers' over the last two years with NDTV have demonstrated how little I knew about tigers and their conservation.

NDTV has taken over this entire hotel facility for their campaign 'Save our Tigers' and it is a sight you will never forget. It is complete madness!! The complexities of broadcast television, the urgency of timings and feeds and cuts and fade ins. The screaming and shouting of the time left, the coordination with Delhi studios and the anchor on sig...

The Save Our Tigers Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan joins you for a Live Chat on Sunday, July 15 at 9:00 am (IST).

Save our tigers

Don't fret too much about the title just yet; you'll see the light soon enough. Let me first invite you into the wilds. Picture this - one morning you wake up to the heat in Delhi, the next, a herd of deer just 50 meters away from your window and blissful cool breeze wafting through your bedchamber. That just about sums up the enthralling experienc...

A photograph of a tiger carcass is not exactly the image one would associate with sunny Goa. Yet, it's the strongest proof of the presence of the tiger in the tiny state. That was in 2009. Over two years since, the forest department is still cagey to admit the big cat's presence.

The government on Friday said direct tax collection has surpassed the budget estimate of Rs 3.70 lakh crore for the 2010 fiscal.

It's a story of battle and survival with a difference.Four months ago, two forest guards in Ranthambore risked their own lives to save the life of their senior from a tiger. The two guards didn't just manage to save their senior's life but most inspiringly they managed to do so without letting the tiger come to any harm. And their brave act has mad...