Tiger Trail
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A thermal power plant in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur has become home to a group of tigers
The abundance of cattle and the dense tree cover around the plant have provided a suitable environment for the breeding of big cats.
Saurabh Katkurwar
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India’s first tiger relocation project hasn’t taken off even two years after its launch
In 2018, two wild cats were translocated to Odisha. One died, and the other will soon be returned.
Manish Kumar
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Tiger spotted in Gujarat after nearly 30 years
The tiger may have migrated from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan or Maharashtra, state minister Ganpatsinh Vasava said.
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Trending
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Air France flight makes emergency landing after Indian passenger’s disruptive behaviour
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Indian IT companies have found ways to avoid the stress of H-1B visas
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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‘I kept feeling it was a nightmare’: Safoora Zargar on surviving 38 days in solitary confinement
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How I restored Bapu’s bicycle with the help of local repairmen and ingenuity
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India’s first ‘snow tigers’ spotted in upper reaches of Dibang Valley, says camera-based study
A scientist involved in the research said he believed that the next phase of the study would confirm existence of the animal at even higher altitudes.
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A study says there are more sub-types of tigers than thought. Here’s what it means for conservation
Researchers from China and the US looked at the whole genomes of 32 representative tigers and found that there were six surviving subspecies of the big cat.
Tara Pirie, The Conversation
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Corbett tiger deaths: Uttarakhand High Court orders CBI investigation
The state has lost 40 tigers and 272 leopards in the last two and a half years, according to a batch of petitions that the court is hearing.
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Video
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Watch: AR Rahman posts video of young boy playing the drums in Nagaland
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Watch: Comedy film ‘Dahej Ka Scooter’ highlights fears, excitement, courage of women during weddings
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Watch: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview reimagined as Indian soap opera
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‘Totally un-self-aware’: How social media reacted to Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey
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Eco India, Episode 100: Understanding women and their relationship with the environment
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Photos: How tigers adapted to thrive in dissimilar corners of the world
These remarkable cats have found ways to persist over evolutionary time.
Jonathan C Slaght
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Counting on smartphones: India’s tiger census to go digital in 2018
An Android-based mobile application could help streamline collection of field data on tigers and prey, but concerns remain.
Deepa Padmanaban
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How researchers helped repopulate a tiger habitat in Nepal
Babu Ram Lamichhane led a team that documented a threefold increase in Parsa’s tiger population in just three years.
Mike Gaworecki
The Reel
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Actress Devika Rani ‘kept her dignity despite all the things done to her’: biographer Kishwar Desai
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‘The Married Woman’ review: Passion, caution and unanswered questions as two women fall in love
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‘Saina’ trailer: Watch Parineeti Chopra as badminton champion Saina Nehwal
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‘Bombay Begums’ review: Spirited performances in show about the different shades of womanhood
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‘Thunder Force’ trailer: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play unlikely superheroes
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Uttarakhand’s tiger count has gone from 163 to 242 in a year
While 63 additional tigers were discovered in the Corbett and Rajaji reserves, another 11 cubs were born in the same time period.
Scroll Staff
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As long as China has its tiger farms, wild tigers in Asia are on borrowed time
Some 200 Chinese facilities have over 5,000 tigers bred for trade, while the animal’s count in the wild is less than 4,000 worldwide.
Aron White
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This drone video of tigers in their natural habitat makes for a splendid start to 2017
Great footage of tigers doing what they do best. What's not to like?
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The Field
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ISL semi-final: Brilliant but wasteful FC Goa, adaptive Mumbai City, madness scoring over method
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Serie A: Milan Skriniar stars as Inter defeat Atalanta to go six points clear
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson ruled out of ODI series against Bangladesh due to elbow injury
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ISL, ATK Mohun Bagan vs NorthEast United semi-final 2ng leg preview: Mariners, Highlanders eye final
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Archery: Deepika Kumar, Atanu Das to lead India's challenge at Tokyo Olympics as trials conclude