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Sep 16, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Ravi Chellam
The Cheetah Action Plan (CAP) represents India’s ambitious effort to introduce African cheetahs into its ecosystems, with a focus on both conserving the species and restoring the health of savanna habitats. However, the project has faced several challenges since its inception, including extended captivity of the cheetahs and fatalities, raising questions about its long-term prospects. What is Project Cheetah?
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Pranay Sharma |Ravi Chellam |Iftikhar Gilani |Raviprasad Narayanan
The surprise ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has forced India to reassess its neighbourhood policy, particularly with regard to Myanmar. Hasina, India’s closest partner in South Asia and Bangladesh’s longest-serving leader, was thrown out of power and fled the country after what had begun as a students’ protest turned into a people’s insurrection against her on August 5.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Ravi Chellam |Amey Tirodkar |Ashutosh Sharma |T.K. Rajalakshmi
September, 17, 2024, will mark the second anniversary of the arrival of eight African cheetahs at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, from Namibia. Twelve cheetahs from South Africa joined the Namibian cats in February 2023.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Ravi Chellam
2 years of Project Cheetah: India awaits Kenya's approval for new batchThe MoU process to bring a new batch of cheetahs from Kenya is in progress, with India having finalised its part and awaiting approval from the …
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
groundreport.in | Ravi Chellam
India's ambitious oil palm mission in the northeast is creating environmental, social, and economic challenges.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Ravi Chellam
In late July, an unusual newspaper headline did the rounds: "If India gives land, we will work together to produce palm oil here, says visiting Malaysian Minister."Foreign politicians do not often ask the country they are visiting to give land, in particular for cultivating a plant which produces oil seeds. In this case, the seeds refer to the oil palm, a species native to West Africa and now widely cultivated, especially in Southeast Asia.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Ravi Chellam |Prathyush Parasuraman |GANESH DEVY |C.P. Chandrasekhar
As I write this article, it is nearly a year since eight African cheetahs from Namibia landed in India and were released into quarantine enclosures at Kuno National Park (748 sq km), Madhya Pradesh, on September 17, 2022. The introduction of African cheetahs was heralded as a major conservation initiative, which set global records. For instance, it was announced with much fanfare that this was the first intercontinental movement of large cats.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Ravi Chellam |Anando Bhakto |Vaishna Roy
As I write this article, it is nearly a year since eight African cheetahs from Namibia landed in India and were released into quarantine enclosures at Kuno National Park (748 sq km), Madhya Pradesh, on September 17, 2022. The introduction of African cheetahs was heralded as a major conservation initiative, which set global records. For instance, it was announced with much fanfare that this was the first intercontinental movement of large cats.
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Sep 17, 2023 | 
thehindu.com | Ravi Chellam
The story so far: The first batch of eight cheetahs from Namibia arrived on September 17, 2022, officially launching Project Cheetah, India’s cheetah introduction programme. An overview of the project as it completes one year. Why have African cheetahs been introduced in India?
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Sep 17, 2023 | 
indianexpress.com | Ravi Chellam
Sunday marked the first anniversary of the arrival of eight African cheetahs from Namibia in Kuno National Park (KNP), Madhya Pradesh.
