AHMEDABAD: Of the total 1,160 leopards in the state, 207 are staying outside jungles, close to people. What`s more, this number is constantly going up. The recently concluded census found that this number of leopards shifting out of the jungle has risen by more than 40 per cent since the last census conducted in 2006.
Of the 207, 136 were found in Junagadh district alone.
AHMEDABAD: The three-day wildlife census revealed that the population of sloth bears and leopards has increased by 18.62% and 8.41% respectively during a five-year period.
Releasing the data on Monday of the census that concluded on May 18, S K Nanda, principal secretary, forest and environment, said that there were 1,160 leopards in the state with the highest density being in Junagadh district
The Union Cabinet has approved a headcount to assess the number of people below the poverty line (BPL) after a gap of nine years, but it could not end a debate over the methodology of counting the poor and extending social welfare activities like food and health to all. On the one side of the debate are social activists and states, and on the other stands the Planning Commission. Till the Ni
Is India sliding into a social catastrophe with the number of younger women set to decline in the coming years because of dipping child sex ratio? Or is there any hope of retrieving the situation?
Selective abortion of girls in India prevented well over 4.2 million to 12.1 million girls from being born between 1980 and 2010, with the largest number of girls being aborted in the 1990s, a new survey has revealed.
Selective abortion of girls, especially for pregnancies after a firstborn girl, has increased substantially in India.
The first scientific study on decadal rate of selective abortions of girls in India has thrown up shocking evidence of a staggering rise in the number of missing girls right from 1980s, and of how the wealthiest and the most educated have conspired to eliminate the girl child.
Stumped by the declining child sex ratio in the city, the state government and the BMC have decided to strengthen the implementation of the Preconception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, in the state.
While the BMC has decided to increase the frequency of its meetings with obstetricians and gynaecologists in the city, the state government has decided
JAIPUR: On the backdrop of the 2011 Census, which showed noticeable decline in the sex ratio in the state, the state government has started exercise for damage control.
The committee, constituted by the state government to prepare the Vision 2021 for proper implementation of Pre-Conception and Pre-natal diagnostic techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, has decided to sought suggestions and inputs from
Starting next month, the Centre will embark on a massive socio-economic profiling exercise that will not only identify the poor in the country but also the caste and religion of all citizens to ensure precise and effective dispensation of government schemes and projects.
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposals of the ministries of Rural Development and Home, after a lengthy discuss
