National Park

Former environment minister Jairam Ramesh lashed out at the Modi government over the latest cheetah death in the Kuno National Park, saying this is what happens when "science and transparency take a backseat". On August 2, the Congress general secretary said the argument that all these deaths are expected mortality is "complete nonsense" and has been debunked by international cheetah experts. Meanwhile, with the latest death, nine cheetahs… read-more

As an addition to the five existing national parks, Assam to get a new Raimona National park soon, informed the state forest minister Parimal Suklabaidya. However, the project awaits approval from the state Governor. Reportedly, the new forest will be formed by upgrading the existing Ripu reserve forest, which comes under the Manas national park. Interestingly, the Ripu forest was once a habitat of endangered Golden Langurs.