Wildlife Protection Act 1972

Prakash Javadekar. Credit: PTI

India’s National Board for Wildlife Is a Big Threat to India’s Wildlife

Ritwick Dutta 26/04/2020

On April 7, the standing committee of the NBWL...

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Meet the Indian Pangolin, an Unlikely Actor in the Coronavirus Arena

Sidharth Singh 23/04/2020

In 1933, the British naturalist and conservationist F.W. Champion...

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Of the Classes of Environmental Regulation, Grasslands Are Poorest of the Poor

Ria Singh Sawhney and Sugandha Yadav 29/09/2019

The Government of India has used the prompt to...

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Gujarat’s Plan to Move Crocs to Protect Tourists Is Cosmetic and Short-Sighted

Neha Sinha 31/01/2019

The translocation is also straight-up illegal.

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Is Environment Ministry Being Honest About Leopard Poaching Numbers?

Rishika Pardikar 10/01/2019

The environment ministry says 260 leopards were poached between...

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As Trade in Mongoose Hair Burgeons, Officials Rush to Cut off Supply

Rishika Pardikar 09/01/2019

Consumer awareness hasn’t caught up to the fact that...

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Reports on Avni Death Harden Case that Hunter Went in With Killing Intent

Rishika Pardikar 12/12/2018

The gun that fired the killing shot plays an...