Alwar, June 28 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Sunday that tiger conservation is not merely about protecting a single species, but about conserving forests, watersheds, the rich biodiversity that shares the tiger’s habitat and involving local communities. After inaugurating a National Workshop on “Tiger Re-introduction: Opportunities & Challenges” at Alwar in Rajasthan, the Minister said on X, “On a day marking 18 years of tiger rein…
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Bhopal, June 22 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu concluded her visit to Kuno National Park by interacting with ‘Cheetah Mitras’ and members of the Sahariya tribe of Madhya Pradesh, said an official on Monday. She appreciated the ‘Cheetah Mitras’ for their contributions to Project Cheetah, said the official in a statement.On Sunday, the President visited the Kuno National Park, toured the Cheetah Management Area, and was briefed on the Project Cheetah.During her state visit to Botswana in …
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will perform yoga at the historic Garrison Ground in Jabalpur on Sunday marking International Yoga Day. This will be the first time a sitting President of India participates in a yoga event at this iconic venue, adding a golden chapter to its illustrious history.President Murmu is currently on a five-day official visit to Madhya Pradesh. On Sunday, she will lead the yoga session at Garrison Ground. The following day, June 22, she is scheduled to…
Jabalpur, June 20 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will perform yoga at the historic Garrison Ground in Jabalpur on June 21, 2026, marking International Yoga Day. This will be the first time a sitting President of India participates in a yoga event at this iconic venue, adding a golden chapter to its illustrious history. President Murmu is currently on a five-day official visit to Madhya Pradesh. On the morning of June 21, she will lead the yoga session at Garrison Ground. The following day, June…
Sheopur, June 6 (IANS) KGP11, a 27-month-old female cheetah born in India under the country’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme, died during treatment at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on Saturday, officials said. The cheetah had been battling serious injuries after being found in distress in the Pahadgarh area of Morena district on June 1. She was rescued by forest officials and transferred to the Palpur veterinary facility within Kuno National Park, where she remained under inten…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday that the current Cheetah population in the country stands at 53, of which 33 are Indian-born. Chairing a review meeting of Project Cheetah, Yadav said, “Survival rates of introduced individuals and cubs have been found to be in line with, and in certain cases, better than, global benchmarks, demonstrating the effectiveness of scientific management and monitoring protocols.”He said the …
Sheopur, May 12 (IANS) Four cheetah cubs born to female cheetah KGP-12 were found dead at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur on Tuesday morning, in a setback for India’s cheetah reintroduction project. Forest officials suspect the cubs may have been killed by a wild predator. The cubs, born on April 11, were about one month old.A monitoring team discovered their bodies near the den site during routine tracking in the Sheopur forest area, the Cheetah Field Director at Kuno s…
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday released two female cheetahs brought from Botswana into the open forest area of Kuno National Park after they completed their quarantine and acclimatisation period, marking another milestone under India’s ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’.The two cheetahs, named (for identification) as CCV-2 and CCV-3, were released near the banks of the Kuno River in Sheopur district. The animals were among nine cheetahs…
Bhopal, April 27 (IANS) In a major boost to wildlife conservation, Madhya Pradesh is set to witness the return of wild buffalo after more than a century, with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav scheduled to formally launch the reintroduction programme in Balaghat on Tuesday.The initiative will begin in the Supkhar and Topla areas of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, where the Chief Minister will release a group of four wild buffaloes — three females and one male — into their natural habitat.This marks the firs…
Bhopal, April 11 (IANS) In a significant achievement for India’s cheetah reintroduction programme, a 25-month-old Indian-born female cheetah named Gamini has given birth to four healthy cubs in the wild at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav, described the event as a “Kuno milestone moment” and a proud achievement for the nation. Announcing the news on Saturday, the minister said that this is the first recorded …