New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Sunday that Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB) has added three more chicks to the conservation breeding programme in the last couple of days. The new additions have taken the total number of chicks hatched so far in the fourth year of captive breeding to 26, said an official statementSharing the development on the social media platform X, Yadav said the three new chicks emerged from one wi…
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Jaisalmer, April 26 (IANS) In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address to the people of the country on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the conservation efforts of Rajasthan’s endangered state bird — Great Indian Bustard, which has faced severe threats from habitat loss and power line collisions. During the 133rd episode of the monthly radio programme, the Prime Minister said that the Great Indian Bustard was once the identity of our desert areas, but at one time its numbers had reduc…
Raipur, April 26 (IANS) In a significant triumph for wildlife restoration in Central India, the blackbuck, locally known as the black deer, has successfully returned to the open plains of Chhattisgarh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted this in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on Sunday. Following years of local extinction and sustained conservation measures, these graceful antelopes are once again running freely across the state’s natural landscapes, marking the revival of a vanishing biologi…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday led the nation in marking World Wildlife Day, reaffirming India’s commitment to conservation, sustainable practices and the protection of natural habitats. In a message posted on X, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of preserving biodiversity and acknowledged the efforts of those working to safeguard wildlife.“World Wildlife Day is about celebrating the incredible faunal diversity that enriches our planet and susta…
Jaipur, Jan 29 (IANS) During Zero Hour in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Independent MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati raised serious concerns over the large-scale felling of Khejri trees in western Rajasthan, warning that preparations were underway to cut down nearly 5 million trees in the region. He urged the state government to immediately enact a Khejri conservation law to protect the iconic desert species.Addressing the House, Bhati said the Khejri tree is not merely a plant but the…