Environment Minister salutes front line forest personnel for Tiger conservation
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- Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar saluted the front line forest personnel whose efforts he said have taken the tiger on the assured path of recovery in the country.
- The minister said that tiger conservation is a classic example of Atma Nirbharta as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Environment Minister informed that India has 2 thousand 967 tigers as per the latest Tiger Census.
- The nation registered an increase of 741 tigers in the last 4 years.
- Mr. Javadekar said, Project Tiger was launched in 1973 with just 9 tiger reserves and today the country has 50 tiger reserves.
Source: AIR
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is an Indian government ministry.
- Founded: 1985
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Jurisdiction: India
- Officeholders: Prakash Javadekar (Minister)