22 Feb 2019
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Pugmark is the term used to refer to the footprint of animals. “Pug” means foot in Hindi (Sanskrit पद् “pad”; A strolling lion when walks on the dirt road leaves a huge print of pug. Each pug mark leaves a signature of the animal. It is an interesting science, used in counting big cats. Pugmarks are also […]

22 Feb 2019
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has asked 16 states to implement their own orders rejecting 11.8 lakh claims over forest land by Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers (OTFDs) that were found baseless, and passed eviction orders to free lakhs of hectares of forest land. It is not clear from the state affidavits whether each […]