Governments seeks return of cheetah to India

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - All Air India pilots will return to work after they received assurances on salary related issues from the airline mnagement. The decision came few hours after the Central Government warned that it would take strict action against Air India pilots if they do not report for duty by 5:00 p.m.

September 22nd, 2009 BHOPAL - More than 60 years after the cheetah, the world's fastest land animal, was wiped out from India due to unbridled hunting, hectic efforts are on in Madhya Pradesh to ensure that the first translocated cheetah is introduced in its Palpur Kuno park in Sheopur district. The Palpur Kuno sanctuary was developed for the translocation of lions by the state's forest department.

September 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Air Force team on Sunday rescued and evacuated 19 members of the Army Mountaineering Expedition team from the Pin Parbati pass in Himachal Pradesh with the help of Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv. According to a press release of the Indian Air Force, this is the first ever-recorded mission carried out by the ALH Dhruv helicopter at high altitudes.

September 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the formation of a company 'Invest India' for the promotion of foreign investments under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Announcing the formation of 'Invest India,' Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said "The company will be a joint venture between the Government of India, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the State Governments will be responsible for promoting foreign investments into the country in a more focused, comprehensive and structured manner." The new company is expected to assist the government in its efforts towards projecting India as an attractive investment destination for foreign investors.

September 10th, 2009 Ohio cheetah is fastest land mammal, at 36 mphCINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo says one of its cheetahs has become the fastest land mammal on record — twice. Zoo officials say an 8-year-old female named Sarah ran 100 meters in just over 6 seconds Wednesday.

September 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cheetah experts who gathered in Gajner in Rajasthan to discuss plans to reintroduce the animal in India have endorsed a proposal to bring cheetahs from Africa, six decades after they became extinct in the country. There is no significant difference between the African and Asiatic cheetah and the animal can be reintroduced in India if habitat, adequate prey base and security are provided, said Stephen J.

September 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cheetah experts from across the globe are meeting in Gajner in Rajasthan from Wednesday to explore whether the world's fastest land animal can be re-introduced in India, more than 60 years after they were wiped out in this country. Well-known cheetah experts Stephen O'Brien and Laurie Marker are among some 30 scientists participating in the two-day conference inaugurated by Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The 40 indigenously-built advanced light helicopters (ALHs) the Indian Army has bought for Rs.1,747 crore (Rs.356 million) have a technical flaw that prevents them from flying to heights of 6,500 metres, thus affecting operational preparedness in high altitude areas like the Siachen glacier, India's audit watchdog says. "The ALH was not able to fly above 5,000 metres, though the army's requirement stipulated an ability to fly upto 6,500 metres.

July 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India may import cheetahs to repopulate the country with the only member of the cat family that is extinct here, the Rajya Sabha was informed Tuesday. The cheetah is the only animal that has been declared extinct in India in the last 1,000 years.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan met the Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah on Friday, for collaboration in the renewable energy sector. "Since ages, India has had good relations with UAE.

May 27th, 2009 JUNAGADH - Two officials of the Sakkarbaug Zoo in this Gujarat town, which houses two cheetahs brought from Singapore, will travel to the island nation next month to learn ways to help the animals cope with the harsh Indian summer. Veterinary officer C.N.

May 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that there is no confusion regarding status of the LTTE, and added that every year India seeks the extradition of Tamil Tigers chief V. Prabhakaran.

April 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The US Wednesday sought a greater role for India in Afghanistan, at the same time saying it wouldn't pressurise New Delhi on its ties with Pakistan. 'What happens in Afghanistan depends on Pakistan.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI/KOLKATA - India and Bangladesh continued their first joint military exercise in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Thursday amid reports that the mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers, which saw the killing of at least 50 people, spread beyond Dhaka. 'The Indian Army, Air Force and Bangladesh Army have been participating in the exercise to test their battlefield tactics since Feb 22.

February 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The finance ministry Tuesday tabled a bill in parliament that seeks to empower the government to fix the authorised and paid-up capital of the subsidiaries of the State Bank of India (SBI) and to appoint its top management. The bill was necessitated after the ownership of these subsidiaries of India's largest commercial bank was transferred to the government from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is also the regulator for the banking industry in the country.