July 28th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The World Wildlife Fund-India's tiger conservation project has received a boost with mobile phone major Nokia pitching in to work toward providing education to villagers for sustainable ...
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July 27th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Mobile handset maker Nokia has joined hands with wildlife conservation organisation World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-India, to support the tiger conservation initiatives in the country, the ...
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June 13th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhopal, June 13 (IANS) All national parks in Madhya Pradesh will now have offices of the Tiger Foundation Society which would help raise funds for tiger conservation, officials here said. The field ...
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June 11th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 11 (ANI): The World Bank has announced a global joint venture to help reverse the decline in wild tigers the first-ever species initiative by the Bank.
According to a report ...
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June 10th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A leading global conservation organisation Tuesday welcomed the World Bank's latest initiative to protect tigers and urged the agency to review its development projects to harmonise it ...
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June 10th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Washington, June 10 (Xinhua) A coalition of scientists, official and private organisations led by the World Bank has launched a global initiative in an attempt to save tigers. The Tiger Conservation Initiative ...
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June 10th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 10 (ANI): Actor Harrison Ford, who has portrayed the fictional Indiana Jones on the silver screen, has endorsed a new global tiger initiative, which will take a hard look ...
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June 6th, 2008 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Due to his love for wildlife conservation, actor John Abraham has agreed to produce a film on tigers along with environmentalist and filmmaker Mike Pandey, the duo ...
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May 23rd, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi , May 23 (ANI): The National Tiger Conservation Authority, in its third meeting here, has assured that four new tiger reserves will be created in the country. One park ...
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May 19th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by admin
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Chennai, May 19 (IANS) One of India's leading mobile communications company, Nokia, Monday announced its partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-India in a tiger conservation programme in the country. On ...
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May 19th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, May 19 (ANI): Bollywood actors have joined hands with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), to create awareness in the country about the need to save the tiger.
Actor Farooq Sheikh stressed on ...
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May 17th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
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Bhopal, May 17 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh lawmaker and member of a state tiger conservation body Darbu Singh Uike has alleged that corrupt officials have siphoned off millions meant for the conservation of ...
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April 18th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, April 18 (ANI): A new report has determined that many captive tigers held in captivity around the world represent purebred subspecies and harbor genomic diversity no longer found in nature, ...
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April 18th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, April 18 (IANS) Tigers held captive in zoos, circuses and private homes worldwide may hold considerable conservation value for their rapidly dwindling wild brethren, according to a new study. A new ...
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April 16th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by admin
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Pratapgarh (UP), Apr 16 (ANI): Forest and wildlife authorities have seized over a dozen tiger skins in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh District.
Two men were nabbed from Sultanpur in Pratapgarh District by ...
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March 19th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Mar.19 (ANI): The Central Government has formed a committee to assess the tiger population in the Panna Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
The government has also directed the Wildlife Institute of ...
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March 15th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin
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Bhubaneswar, March 15 (IANS) Thousands of tribals in Orissa held a rally in Mayurbhanj district Saturday to create awareness about the importance of protecting tigers, whose numbers are fast dwindling. The tribals, ...
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March 10th, 2008 - 11:15 am ICT by admin
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By Sanjeeb Baruah
Corbett (Uttarakhand), March 10 (IANS) Riding high on its success in protecting the big cats, the Corbett tiger reserve in Uttarakhand now aims to expand its core area to over ...
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March 8th, 2008 - 12:13 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Bollywood stars Kajol, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta have come forward to support the 'Save The Tiger' campaign that was launched two weeks ago. Aimed ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi/Nagpur, Feb 29 (IANS) Conservationists and wildlife department officials across India have welcomed Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's announcement Friday to allocate Rs.500 million to help the critically endangered ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): Following are the key points of Union Budget 2008-09 tabled by P Chidambaram.
Revenue Deficit will be 1.4 per cent Budget Estimate of 1.5 per cent
Sixth central pay ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Conservationists and officials have welcomed Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's announcement Friday to allocate Rs.500 million to help the critically endangered tiger. "We welcome this announcement by the ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): Following are the key points of Union Budget 2008-09 tabled by P Chidambaram
Revenue Deficit will be 1.4 per cent Budget Estimate of 1.5 per cent
Planning Commission to ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister M. Chidambaram Friday announced an allocation of Rs.500 million to the National Tiger Conservation Authority to protect the big cat. While presenting the national budget ...
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February 23rd, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, Feb 23 (ANI): Wildlife authorities in authorities in West Bengals 24 South Parganas District brought a wounded stray tiger to a veterinary care center in Kolkata after trapping it in Sunderbans ...
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February 23rd, 2008 - 1:23 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Concerned over the decline in the number of tigers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday asked chief ministers to take personal charge of tiger conservation and forest management ...
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February 22nd, 2008 - 9:38 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday chaired a meeting to review Tiger conservation status in the country and the functioning of the National Tiger Conservation Authority ...
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February 19th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
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Deulbari-Debipur (WB), Feb 18 (ANI): Angry residents of the Deulbari-Debipur area in South West Bengal's 24 Parganas District drove a wild tigress up a palm tree after it crossed a river.
A forest ...
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February 12th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Total country level population of tiger is 1411 with a 17.43 per cent coefficient of variation, Dr. Rajesh Gopal, the Member Secretary of the Tiger Project, said ...
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February 12th, 2008 - 9:44 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Forest Secretaries and officials of Forest Departments from all over the country will meet here today to discuss issues relating forest areas, management of protected areas, man-animal ...
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