Ban development in tiger habitats, advises conservation body

NEW DELHI : With the number of tigers in India doubling between 2006 and 2018 to 2,967, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has asked that core and critical tiger habitats be declared inviolate spaces where no infrastructure development or mining can be allowed, and that tiger corridors be carefully interlinked.

Mining and linear projects pose a threat to both tiger cor