Similipal’s black tigers are getting help
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Summary
Zeenat, a tigress translocated from Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve to Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve two years ago, has given birth to four cubs. Satyasundar Barik speaks to the people behind the high-stakes conservation effort to rescue Similipal’s tigers from a genetic mutation that has fuelled the rise of pseudo-melanism, or dense, thick, merging stripes
Key Facts
Type Policy
Source The Hindu - National
Published Saturday, 20 June 2026
Affected Population ~350 million BPL population, 140 million elderly
Key Numbers
PM-JAY: 55 crore beneficiaries
MGNREGA: Rs 86,000 crore annual outlay
NSAP pensions: 3 crore beneficiaries
Net-zero target: 2070
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NDA III BJP-led NDA
Left Centre Right