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Delhi’s National Zoological Park on April 1 witnessed over 1600 visitors as it reopened after being shut for almost a year due to the pandemic. Zoo director Ramesh Pandey informed that 483 tickets worth Rs 1.18 lakh were sold as the visitors came in two shifts. Ensuring social distancing and opening more entry points, the officials are also assessing captive animals' reactions on seeing people after over a year. 

Reliance Industries is planning to build the world’s largest zoo in Gujarat's Jamnagar district. The ambitious project of Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani will be built near the world’s largest oil refinery owned by the RIL. With all the approvals already been secured, the 280-acre project is expected to be completed in two years. Named as ‘Greens Zoological, Rescue & Rehabilitation Kingdom’, the zoo will house about 100 species of… read-more

Environment Ministry is looking to revitalise 160 zoos across the country through public-private partnership (PPP). Minister Prakash Javadekar said a policy is likely to be announced in the upcoming Union budget. Reportedly, Indian zoos get a small fraction of Rs 12 crore budget given to Central Zoo Authority, which supervises zoological parks. Javadekar also released the economic evaluation report of Delhi Zoo, which showed contributions… read-more