TOPIC

birds

Government and Policy

Karuna Abhiyan: Gujarat govt treats 5439 injured birds during Uttarayan, successfully saves 91% of them

OpIndia Staff -
The Gujarat government has rescued and treated 5439 injured birds during the kite flying festival of Uttarayan as part of its 'Karuna Abhiyan' initiative. According...
Crime

Assam: Family posts photos of preparing a critically endangered Bengal Florican bird for consumption on social media, two arrested

OpIndia Staff -
In a shocking incident in Assam, a critically endangered Bengal Florican was poached and consumed in the state’s Chirang district. The act came to...
News Reports

Bombay HC forms expert committee to assess public health impact of feeding pigeons after BMC banned pigeon feeding at Kabutarkhanas

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC on Wednesday constituted an expert committee to examine the health impact on human beings due to feeding pigeons in public Kabutarkhanas or pigeon feeding zones.
News Reports

Arif, Saras and Wildlife Protection Act: When an Odia woman befriended a wild boar and a forest officer adopted a tigress as his daughter

Shraddha Pandey -
In 2021, a woman named Kuntala Kumari Penthei from the Purushottampur village in the Keonjhar district of Odisha fostered a wild boar whom she named ‘Dhuda’.
News Reports

Full emergency declared at Delhi airport after Dubai-bound FedEx flight suffers a bird hit, takes off later after making a safe landing

OpIndia Staff -
A Full emergency was declared at the Delhi airport after the Dubai-bound FedEx flight FX5279 suffered a bird-hit soon after take off
News Reports

FIR filed against Amethi youth Arif for keeping a Sarus Crane he had rescued, Akhilesh asks if Yogi’s pet dog will be sent to...

OpIndia Staff -
FIR filed against Mohammad Arif in UP for keeping a Sarus Crane he had rescued and took care of it after an injury
News Reports

Thousands of birds rescued by Delhi Police in a raid on illegal bird market near Jama Masjid

OpIndia Staff -
The illegal bird market in Delhi has been around for a long time and is located near the Jama Masjid.
News Reports

Conspiracy theory group claims US govt has replaced all birds with surveillance drones, asks Twitter to change its logo

OpIndia Staff -
Birds Aren't Real says every bird is a govt surveillance drone and every use of “bird” imagery is intentional pro-bird social programming
News Reports

Bird Flu outbreak in several states, Centre steps up efforts to contain the spread

OpIndia Staff -
Thousands of birds have died from Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in various states of India.

Latest News

Recently Popular