In 2011, the members of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) had opposed the merger of Project Tiger, Project Elephant, and Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats proposed by the Planning ...

India is celebrating the 50th year of Project Tiger and the 32nd year of Project Elephant. India launched Project Tiger on April 1, 1973, to promote tiger conservation.

India logged a record 145 tiger deaths in the first nine months of 2023, up from 116 in 2022, 127 in 2021, and 106 in 2020, respectively, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority ...

Following the merging of Project Tiger and Project Elephant, activists have said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the chairman of the National Board for Wildlife should look into ...

The 21st Steering Committee Meeting of Project Elephant was convened on June 26, 2025, at the Indira Gandhi National Forest ...

Centre's move to merge Project Tiger and Project Elephant opposed by conservation activist Giridhar Kulkarni. He argued that it contravenes 2011 decision of NBWL, would dilute focus of both ...

However, the actual fund released in 2022-23, combining the budget for Project Tiger and Project Elephant, was only Rs 220 crore about two-thirds of the allotted amount. Incidentally, the Project ...

Project Elephant Initiated in 1992, Project Elephant focuses on conserving the Asian elephant by protecting their habitats, migratory corridors, and reducing human-elephant conflicts. Credit : PEXELS ...

During the inaugural session of commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger Project, PM Modi said tiger leads the way in the protection and conservation of big cats. It is part of Indian culture to ...

For instance, in 2022-23, Rs 30.01 crore was released under Project Tiger and only Rs 1.71 crore under Project Elephant. In 2021-22, central government released Rs 50.56 crore under for tigers and ...

PM Modi went on a 20-km safari at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka to mark 50 years of "Project Tiger '. PM Modi also visited the Theppakkadu elephant ca.

Today, there are 53 tiger reserves over more than 75,000 sq km, or approximately 2.4% of the country’s geographical area, of tiger habitats under the project.