Wild elephant tramples man to death in TN village

IANS | September 26, 2024 8:32 AM

Chennai, Sep 26 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant during the early hours of Thursday in Cherambady village of the Nilgiri district in Tamil Nadu.

Andhra fishermen catch giant fish

IANS | July 28, 2024 10:17 PM

Vijayawada, July 28 (IANS) Fishermen from Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district caught a giant fish, weighing approximately 1,500 kg, in the sea off the state's coast on Sunday.

India prepares checklist of entire 1,04,561 fauna species

IANS | July 1, 2024 3:44 PM

Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) India has become the first country to prepare a checklist of its entire 104,561 fauna species, and become a global leader in biodiversity documentation, said Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

Sarus crane population increases in UP

IANS | June 23, 2024 4:48 AM

Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) The population of the Sarus crane, named the state bird of Uttar Pradesh in July 2015, has been increasing and the trend is expected to continue this year too, forest officials said.