Tiger Reserves

Jaitley, however, spared the common man from price hikes

Leather footwear priced above Rs 1,000 per pair will cost less as excise duty has gone down to 6 percent from 12 percent earlier. Packaged fruits and vegetables will also become cheaper as pre-cooling, ripening, retail packing and labelling of these items have been exempted from service tax.

Jayanthi Natarajan welcomes SC order on tiger reserves

Hailing the Supreme Court order of disallowing tourism activity in core areas of tiger reserves, Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Tuesday said she would ask the state-governments to strictly follow the directives of the apex court.

Tiger numbers could triple if landscapes saved: Study

Asia's tiger reserves could support more than 10,000 wild tigers - three times the current number - if they were managed as large-scale areas that allowed movement between breeding sites, according to a study.