CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation - 2018, at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi today. The count of tigers in India has risen to 2967, in 2018, according to this census.

Detailed explanation-2: -Context: The fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018, results of which were declared on Global Tiger Day last year has entered the Guinness World Record for being the world’s largest camera trap wildlife survey.

Detailed explanation-3: -NTCA in collaboration with the State Forest Departments, Conservation NGO’s and coordinated by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), has conducted a National assessment for the “Status of Tigers, Co-predators, Prey and their Habitat” every four years since then.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the tiger census (2018) – conducted once every four years – India has a tiger population of 2,967. According to the 2018 tiger census, India has a tiger population of 2,967. The tiger estimation is conducted once every four years.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary will be the 54th tiger reserve in India.