Wildlife flourishing under Modi govt like never before

New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) on Sunday, government sources said on Saturday. IBCA will focus on the protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world — Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah. The launch of the alliance follows the clari- on call given by PM Modi in July 2019, calling for an alliance of global leaders to curb poaching and illegal wildlife trade in Asia.

PM’s strong belief and vision to save wildlife and crack down on poachers have translated into action by the Centre in this direction. Wideranging efforts in this direction have positively impacted India’s wildlife. Since 2014, there has been an increase in the population of big cats in India, with the tiger count increasing by 33% from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018. hence district administration is attaching their property.

The latest figures on tiger population will be released by PM Modi on April 9. Strong conservation management and robust protection have also resulted in a 29% increase in the population of lions in Gujarat’s Gir forest (674 in 2020, up from 523 in 2015).

The widely distributed Leopard population has seen an increase of about 63% (from 7910 in 2014 to 12,852 in 2018).

Driven by PM’s vision, India achieved world’s first-ever, wildto-wild transcontinental translocation of a big cat (Cheetah) in 2022, in a bid to revive the species in India years after its extinction. A key aspect of the government’s effort is to positively impact the wildlife population through conservation efforts. A parallel aspect is a crackdown on poaching.

“We have filed separate applications in Nalanda district court in communal violence during Ram Navami.

The court has issued the directives to district administration. Accordingly, we had pasted notices at houses of the accused,” said Ashok

Mishra, SP of Bihar

Sharif Nalanda district. “No communal violence has been reported after April 1. We have also allowed markets to open till 3 p.m. The district police have arrested 130 rioters so far and 15 FIRs have been registered in Laheri and Sohsarai police stations of the district,” SP Mishra further said.

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