Rajasthan's Chief Wildlife Warden said this week that 25 tigers in Ranthambore National Park have gone missing over the last year.
The fear generated by the wolf pack of Bahraich is being felt in other parts of the country. After 8 people, including 7 children and a woman, were killed by wolves over around 45 days, neighbouring Bihar is seeing a panic reaction.
A banned practice of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals has led to the death of an elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra shared the incident in an online post on Saturday.
Union Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday dismissed the opposition's charge that the Budget 2024 was "discriminatory" and handed out special treatment to states run by supporting parties.
"He used to tell me, 'don't worry, Canada is very safe'," Jitesh Vasudev said today, recounting his conversations with his 21-year-old son Kartik, who was shot dead in Toronto.
Preliminary evidence on Omicron suggests "higher transmissibility", WHO Regional Director for South East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal told NDTV today, adding that "regardless of the change in severity, increase in cases alone may pose overwhelming demand
Omicron, a new Covid variant said to be "highly transmissible", has spread to at least 59 countries.
AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria said untainted data was important to calibrate the country's response to the pandemic.
Covaxin-maker Bharat Biotech's Raches Ella's post objecting to a study that compares the immune response of the two vaccines used in India led to an interesting exchange on Twitter on Monday.
The chances of adult recipients of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine - made in India as Covishield - developing blood clots, even mild ones, is "very rare", AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV on Sunday
What caused the devastating flash flood in Uttarakhand on Sunday, that has killed 18 people and left over 200 missing in the hill state? While experts say it is too early to point out what caused the disaster, different theories have emerged, from the incident being a "glacial lake outburst flood" to an avalanche, leading to debris falling in the river. Environmentali...
Indian doctors' response to the Covid pandemic has been "exceptional", Soyeb Aftab - the young man who topped the NEET - held last month despite protests over the virus spreading even further - with a perfect score of 720, told NDTV on Monday
Cyclone Amphan is expected to cause "phenomenal flooding" when it strikes India's coast later today, an official private weather forecaster Skymet said, tracking the path of the storm as it barreled towards India.
Thousands of women holding protests in Shaheen Bagh against the citizenship law, had some unexpected company today: A group of Sikh men, part of a farmers' union, who came all the way from Punjab.
It might take US President Donald Trump a few more years to complete the formalities to pull out of the Paris climate accord. But many experts at the Clean Energy Ministerial in Beijing this month suggest President Trump's walking out of the deal might not be such a big setback as was feared initially.
Claiming that "vested interests" had misconstrued its cattle trade rule, Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has told NDTV that the government was willing to revisit the rule that bans slaughter of cattle sold in animal markets, saying "it is not a prestige issue for us".
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan has denied the allegation of US President Donald Trump that India will double coal production till 2020, saying the country is hoping to achieve climate targets "well before time".
California's Democrat Governor Jerry Brown has said President Donald Trump's pulling US out of the Paris Climate Accord has had an unexpected result. Instead of the support for the move that he expected, people in the US and abroad have woken up to the pressing need to stop climate change.
After President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris Accord, there are questions on who will take its place and push for action to stop climate change. The question has become more pronounced as the 8th Clean Energy Ministerial - a global forum to share best practices for transition to clean energy - begins in Beijing. China, European Union and India are increa...
The Delhi tourism industry fears losing the Golden Triangle of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur from the list of 'must-see' places if the air quality in the capital does not improve soon.
One of the most eagerly-awaited sporting events in the national capital, the Delhi Half Marathon to be held later this month, has a cloud of uncertainty looming over it this year.
India's most famous tiger and perhaps the most photographed big cat in the world, Machhli died on Thursday, days after the 19 year old tigress stopped eating.
Is tourism disturbing our big cats and should tourism be banned in the core areas of our tiger reserves? Well, that's what some activists say.
At present, it is not illegal to manufacture, sell or possess a tiger trap; it is only an actionable offence if someone is found in possession of a trap in a protected area or a forest.
1. Support the most vulnerable families with Food Items/Unconditional Cash Transfer to ensure their survival during the days of maintaining ‘Physical Distance'.
2. Distribution of the ‘Safety Kit for Service Providers’ with Protective Gears/Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among the frontline health workers and caregivers to protect them from infection. (N- 95 Masks, Hand Sanitisers, Gloves, Medical Aprons, Disposable Goggles, Handwashing Liquid).
3. Distribution of ‘Safety Kit for Community’ among the community members to help them protect from spread of the infection and installation of ‘Portable Hand Wash Stations’ at important places like Hospital, Panchayat, Health Centres, and at important places at community level also. (Hand Washing soaps, Liquid soaps, N- 95 Mask).
4. Help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable communities by creating awareness and sharing verified information about adopting prescribed protection measures through awareness vans, local media and digital messages.
5. Engage with the government and raise the issue of providing immediate economic assistance to the informal sector workforce and strengthening the public healthcare system by allocating more funds to it.
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