3 states, 300 kms: Tigress Zeenat gives birth to 4 cubs after making an extraordinary journey. Her story is a reminder that, ‘sometimes, giving wildlife a second chance is all it takes.’Tigress Zeenat has given birth to four cubs at Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha. Zeenat was translocated from Tadoba National Park. Her jo...
03 Jun, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Japan’s MUFG readies $250 million India fund as investor mix shifts in startup fundingJapan's MUFG is launching a significant $250 million fund for Indian startups. This new fund will focus on early and growth-stage companies...
02 Jun, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Back from brink: India's vultures stage comeback as captive-breeding, release efforts gather paceVultures are making a comeback in India after a two-decade decline, with over 700 birds bred in captivity and released into protected tiger...
31 May, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
Hidden in Andhra Pradesh's tiger reserve is a rare jewel of nature. It is 9 hours drive from Bengaluru and 6 hours from HyderabadA critical conservation effort is underway in Andhra Pradesh's Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve to study the critically endangered Pe...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
India loses 166 tigers in 2025, forty more than previous year; MP accounts for 55 deathsThe data also shows that Madhya Pradesh, dubbed the country's 'tiger state', recorded the highest number of deaths at 55. Among other state...
01 Jan, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
India’s tiger boom at risk: Trafficking resurges amid soaring demand for tiger bones in China & VietnamThe resurgence in tiger poaching in India, driven by rising demand for tiger bones in traditional medicines in China and Vietnam, threatens...
16 Mar, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
Tiger, tiger, let's count them rightTiger deaths in India decreased by 37% in 2024 compared to 2023, with poaching incidents significantly reduced. However, challenges persist...
10 Dec, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
India's tiger population was 3,167 in 2022, highlights census data released by PMIndia's tiger population in 2022 stood at 3,167, highlighted the latest tiger census data released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunda...
10 Apr, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
PM Modi releases tiger census report, their population doubles since 2006The tiger population in the country has grown from 1,400 in 2014 to 2,977 in 2019.
01 Aug, 2019, 01.08 PM IST
Target to double tiger population in India: Vardhan27 Jul, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
Seeking more accuracy: Fourth all-India Tiger census goes digitalExperts at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) said "all out" efforts would be made to count the number of tigers in the Northeast.
06 Feb, 2018, 11.01 PM IST
Selection of researchers for national tiger population estimationIn an online examination which was held in all the 17 states having tiger reserves on Saturday, around 596 science graduates and post-gradu...
23 Dec, 2017, 08.05 PM IST
Tiger count in Kaziranga rises from 83 to 104 in 3 yearsWhile 95 adult tigers were found in Kaziranga National Park, two adult tigers and their cubs were found in Burachapori. Both the parks are ...
16 Jun, 2017, 12.45 PM IST
Tiger, tiger burning bright: Number of wild tigers in the world rises 22%India alone recorded an increase of over 500 tigers during this six-year period and continues to be home to the highest number of wild cats.
11 Apr, 2016, 11.14 PM IST
Tiger population in India rises 30 per cent to 2,226Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar informed the House that 22 poachers were also killed last year in encounters with enforcement agenci...
17 Mar, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Latest tiger census 'positive': OfficialA senior environment ministry official said today that preliminary indications suggest that the overall figure of tigers in India has impro...
16 Jan, 2015, 11.13 PM IST
- About 450 tigers died in past 12 years
Nearly 450 tigers have died in and around a number of natural habitats in the last 12 years mainly due to poaching, reflecting the threats ...
16 Jun, 2011, 11.33 PM IST