I noticed two things in the video of a rhino being hit by a truck in Kaziranga, Assam. While the incident was unfortunate, the truck was going on a road that was constructed for transportation and the poor animal was trying to traverse its fragmented
The decade-long project of bringing African cheetahs to the Indian subcontinent seventy years after the animal’s extinction in the country is finally coming to fruition. After much discussion, negotiations, and planning, eight cheetahs will arrive in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno-Palpur National Park (KPNP) on September 17.
Developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune, India’s first domestically developed hydrogen fuel cell bus was launched by the Union Minister of State, Dr. Jitendra Singh. This project is being touted as a part of Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Hydrogen Vision’ that aims to provide affordable and accessible
The tiger is a critically endangered species with its numbers rapidly declining. As per the 2018 tiger census, India is home to an estimated tiger population of 2,967 individuals. However, recent data presented by the government reveals has documented 329 tiger deaths in India in the
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is vital for maintaining the high mountain ecosystem as it helps in regulating its prey populations while maintaining the structure of the plant community. So, it’s vital to assess the role of the snow leopard, as well as its co-existence
India and Namibia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bring wild cheetahs to their former habitat. The wild cats will be reintroduced to the forests of the South Asian country for the first time since 1952. As per the agreement, eight African cheetahs
In 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to eliminate single-use plastics. The government says that food and beverage makers had years to get ready for this but when it was time to implement the plastic straw ban in India, the companies reacted as if
Following the heavy rainfall over the past few weeks, the devastating news of a cloudburst has been reported from the Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. The cloudburst wreaked havoc in the district, as it swept away a few houses in the village of Shalkhar on
The residents in Bengaluru will now drive on the city’s first-ever road, which is made entirely of recycled plastic. This tarmac has been built in partnership between PotHoleRaja, a social venture, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), and ORR companies. The new eco-friendly road will connect
The main topic of focus in the latest I2U2 – which stands for India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the US – group meeting was food security and clean energy. During the meeting, India, Israel, UAE, and the US formed a positive agenda