Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani to be next Vice Chief of Army StaffLt Gen NS Raja Subramani is set to be the next Vice Chief of Army Staff succeeding Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, following the government's clear...
20 Jun, 2024, 09.49 PM IST
Lt Gen RC Tiwari takes over as General Officer Commanding of Spear CorpsAccording to the press release from Defence Ministry, the General is an Infantry Officer and was commissioned in the Kumaon Regiment of the...
03 Mar, 2022, 09.32 AM IST
Chilika lake a hotspot of biodiversity"For the first time, near-threatened ferruginous ducks and a group of Eurasian otters were spotted in the lagoon in the 2022 Flora and Faun...
04 Feb, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
Tiger population in Assam's Manas jumps to 46 from 30 last yearIn 2010, there were only 10 tigers in Manas but its population increased to 30 last year and in this year's census by camera-trapping, 46 b...
20 Jun, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
NSG has trained Sri Lankan PM's security personnel in close protection: Force chiefIn his address on the occasion of the force's 36th Raising Day, NSG director general (additional charge) S S Deswal said the force has acqu...
17 Oct, 2020, 10.10 AM IST
Explore the wild with a purpose: Visit sanctuaries that support conservation efforts, reforestationThere are many ways in which tourists visiting Antarctica can adopt an environmental-friendly attitude.
25 Jul, 2019, 11.47 AM IST
Two-day Parakram parv to mark second anniversary of surgical strikes beginsEquipment like 105 mm field guns of artillery, small arms equipment of infantry, engineering items, mountaineering gadgets, medical equipme...
28 Sep, 2018, 06.49 PM IST
Aadi fests turn deadly for black-naped haresCommunity hunting is widespread in districts such as Villupuram, Perambalur, Trichy, Dindigul, Theni, Virudhunagar and Tirupur with some vi...
26 Jul, 2016, 03.38 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Sikkim, will declare it a total organic statePM arrived here today on a two-day visit of Sikkim, which he is slated to declare as the first organic state in the country.
18 Jan, 2016, 06.07 PM IST
Be my Wild Valentine! Get romantic in Rajaji, Kaziranga & Bandhavgarh National ParkTourists can spot Asian Elephant, Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Goral, Sloth Bear and the Himalayan Black Bear. Remember to carry woll...
05 Feb, 2015, 05.37 AM IST
Unique project by Army to sustain Sikkim's flora and faunaAs part of the pilot project, the Black Cat Division has set up a compacting plant in Gangtok specifically for Tetra Pak cartons.
21 Aug, 2014, 12.46 PM IST
- Gujarat lions vanish from UP forest
In one of its kind wildlife mystery, what actually happened to the three Asiatic lions brought from the Gir forests of Gujarat to Chandrapr...
09 Aug, 2014, 04.33 AM IST
Army evacuates stranded tourists in SikkimAround 2,000 tourists stranded at Thegu in East Sikkim due to sudden snowfall were rescued and evacuated by Army personnel.
28 Apr, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
- Caught on camera: Rising tiger population
Three tiger cubs among 18 sighted in India's biggest tiger reserve has brought good news for authorities, who are trying to save the popula...
13 Feb, 2013, 02.33 AM IST
Gir National Park to remain closed for tourists in monsoonsGir National Park, the only home to Asiatic lions, will remain closed for tourists in monsoons on account of the breeding season of the wil...
16 Jun, 2012, 07.19 PM IST
- Captured man eater sent to Lucknow Zoo
A man eater tiger, captured after killing eight people in the forests of Uttar Pradesh in the last six months, has been sent to the Lucknow...
15 Oct, 2010, 07.07 PM IST
Wildlife Trust of India moves SC to save big catsOpposing the proposed expansion of national highway in Madhya Pradesh's Pench Tiger Sanctuary, Wildlife Trust of India has moved Supreme Co...
02 Sep, 2008, 02.41 PM IST