ELEPHANT PROTECTION
Anant Ambani's Vantara aids timely rescue of an ailing elephant and her calf - Team travels 3,500kms from Jamnagar to Tripura Anant Ambani's Vantara aided an ailing elephant, Pratima, and her calf, Maniklal, in Tripura's Unakoti district. The initiative is supported by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation, located in the Jamnagar Refinery Complex.
15 May, 2024, 09.55 AM ISTForest conservation, management in country saw advancement over last 15 years, India informs UNFF Globally, India ranks third in the net gain in average annual forest area between 2010 and 2020. During the session, India said it gives high priority to biodiversity and wildlife conservation, having expanded the network of protected areas to over ...
12 May, 2024, 04.36 PM ISTArtificial Intelligence (AI) predicts list of animals capable of taking over Earth; Details here A question to Chat-GPT on animals that are capable of taking over Earth reveals some interesting option. The planet of Apes type scenario is an interesting scenario, which Artificial Intelligence (AI) has highlighted.
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Rajasthan weather: 45 degrees Celsius at some places; possibility of heat wave in Jodhpur and Bikaner from May 7 Jaipur Meteorological Centre forecasts a heatwave in West Rajasthan from May 7 to 10, with rising temperatures. People are advised to take precautions. Various animal parks are implementing measures to protect animals from the heat.
06 May, 2024, 03.04 PM ISTModi's day out in Kaziranga: In jungle fatigue PM rides elephant, goes for jeep safari Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam, enjoying elephant and jeep safaris. He witnessed a tiger and one-horned rhinoceros, and will inaugurate the 125-ft high Statue of Valour and projects worth Rs 1...
09 Mar, 2024, 11.43 AM ISTIf you want to protect animals, you have to protect humans first: Sumeet Gulati, Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada Congress leader Rahul Gandhi halted his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra due to protests after three people were killed by wild elephants. The cost of human casualties from encounters with big animals like elephants is far higher than the loss of crops. Devel...
24 Feb, 2024, 11.03 PM ISTAssam bets on drones to protect wildlife, ropes in RMSI to find ideal ones The northeastern state has roped in global geographic information systems (GIS) consulting company RMSI to recommend competitive technical specifications for drones to be used for wildlife conservation and forest and plantation monitoring, a top exe...
17 Nov, 2023, 08.03 PM ISTIndia spent more than Rs 3.85 lakh crore on coal imports last year India spent over Rs 3.85 lakh crore on coal imports in the past year, causing a significant outflow of foreign exchange. While the share of coal imports in total consumption has decreased from 26% to 21% in the last five years, the country still imp...
19 Oct, 2023, 08.23 PM ISTSaving the wildlife is not just a conservation point With Parliament reconvening, the amended Forest Bill is up for approval. To save wildlife, we also need to rethink our economic and conservation models.
19 Jul, 2023, 10.48 PM ISTElephant returns to Thailand after abuse allegations in Sri Lanka Thai authorities had gifted the 29-year-old Muthu Raja - also known back in its birthplace as Sak Surin - to Sri Lanka in 2001. But they demanded the elephant back last year after allegations that it was tortured and neglected while kept at a Buddhi...
02 Jul, 2023, 11.07 PM ISTPM Modi meets Guneet Monga & Kartiki Gonsalves, hails 'brilliant' Oscar-winning 'The Elephant Whisperers' team Monga and Gonsalves also met I&B Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday.
31 Mar, 2023, 12.15 PM IST‘Circle of life continues … ’: ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ pair Bomman & Belli foster another baby elephant! An IAS officer recently shared a video of the duo tending to another baby elephant.
25 Mar, 2023, 07.42 PM ISTThe Elephant Whisperers: Couple central to the Oscar-winning documentary lauded by IndiGo captain and passengers Additional Chief Secretary Environment Climate Change & Forests from the government of Tamil Nadu, Supriya Sahu, shared a video of the couple on Twitter. The captain of their flight made an announcement about their Oscar win and asked them to stand ...
25 Mar, 2023, 12.57 PM ISTOscars 2023: 'The Elephant Whisperers' impresses jury, wins Best Documentary Short Film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is about the bond between an abandoned elephant & his loving caretakers.
15 Mar, 2023, 09.23 AM ISTRajinikanth appreciates the major wins by Indian films at the Oscars Indian films RRR and The Elephant Whisperers win Oscars for Best Original Song and Best Documentary Short, respectively. The films received appreciation from various celebrities.
13 Mar, 2023, 02.37 PM ISTPresident Droupadi Murmu likely to visit Kaziranga National Park next month: Official President Droupadi Murmu is likely to visit Assam's Kaziranga National Park on April 6-7, said Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve Director Jatindra Sarma on Sunday.
12 Mar, 2023, 09.18 PM IST'Don't talk to strangers:' Mama elephant seems to be telling kid in viral video Midway across a road, the baby elephant gets curious and walks towards the tourists. Mama elephant very quietly steers him back.
05 Sep, 2022, 07.52 PM ISTWorld Elephant Day 2022: History, significance and facts about the largest land mammals on earth Poaching is the No. 1 threat facing these 'gentle giants'. Loss of habitat, human-elephant conflict, mistreatment by humans, captivity are some of other issues affecting the jumbos. World Elephant Day is also marked to draw people's attention on the...
12 Aug, 2022, 01.16 PM ISTIndia home to about 60 per cent of all Asian elephants: PM Modi on World Elephant Day Successes in the animal's conservation must be viewed in the context of the larger efforts underway in India to minimise human-animal conflict, and integrating local communities and their traditional wisdom in furthering environmental consciousness,...
12 Aug, 2022, 11.34 AM ISTVideo showing 'Z+++ Security' for baby elephant wins the Internet A herd of elephants can be seen in the footage strolling along a road. A little jumbo trotting alongside the elephants can be seen with them.
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