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Assam Tragedy: Rajdhani Express derails after hitting elephants, killing 7
Updated : 3 months ago IST
He further stated that the incident site is approximately 126 km from Guwahati and is not a designated elephant corridor, adding that the loco pilot, on observing the herd of elephants, applied emergency brakes. However, elephants dashed into the train.
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West Bengal: Train hits two elephants in Jalpaiguri, one dead, one injured
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Two elephants were struck by a train in the Khalaigram area of Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri, at 4 AM on Sunday.
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Seasonal solar fences installed in eastern Assam for human-elephant-confli
Updated : 5 months ago IST
These community-managed solar fences are designed to protect farmlands from crop depredation by elephants while promoting coexistence between people and wildlife.
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West Bengal: Wooden bridge collapses in Alipurdar's Jaldapara Forest, tour
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ravikant Jha, Jaldapara Forest Assistant Wildlife Warden, said that trained Kumki elephants rescued the tourists.
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"Management is excellent, will learn many things": MP CM Mohan Yadav prais
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CM Yadav praised the relocation efforts, stating that the management is excellent and that Madhya Pradesh can learn from Assam's experience.
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World Animal Day: Demand Change, Make Choices that Stop Animal Suffering,
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3: On the occasion of World Animal Day, more than one hundred children of Cambridge School, Srinivaspuri have written to the Prime Minister of India to end cruel elephant rides in Jaipur in Amer Fort. These children support the campaign of World Animal Protection t
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42 elephants enter rural area in Bokaro, Forest Department deploys QRTs fo
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Forest Officer Sandeep Shinde said that strict vigilance measures, including two Quick Response Teams (QRTs), had been implemented in Barkipunnu and Patrawal to spread awareness among the people.
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"No violations of law whatsoever": SC on inquiries over Vantara
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale found that there is no merit in the allegations of smuggling of animals or money laundering against the Jamnagar-based facility, owned and operated by the Reliance Foundation.
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"Let good things happen in India" : SC says it won't allow unnecessary obj
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale said that there are certain things in India that we take pride in and we should not unnecessarily raise hue and cry for everything.
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SC orders SIT probe into allegations of unlawful acquisition of animals in
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The four-member SIT will also examine and report on issues such as compliance with wildlife protection laws, international trade regulations, animal welfare standards and environmental concerns, the Supreme Court said.
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World Elephant Day observed with a call for human-elephant co-existence
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
World Elephant Day is observed annually on August 12 to promote the conservation and protection of elephants, while addressing the growing issue of human-elephant conflict. The day aims to ensure that elephants can thrive without clashes with human populations.
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Begin the Process of Retiring Elephants in Jaipur, says World Animal Prote
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11: On the occasion of World Elephant Day, World Animal Protection is renewing calls for the retirement of the eighty odd elephants that are still kept in captivity in Amer Fort and Haathi Gaon in Jaipur and Rajasthan. For more than two decades, activists have been
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