Indians Say They Possess Exotic Animals In Post-COVID Amnesty

Indians Say They Possess Exotic Animals In Post-COVID Amnesty

Ritesh · 9 months ago

The environment ministry offered amnesty to Indians holding undocumented exotic animals as a first step towards regulating their trade, as part of a larger effort to assess various risks of animal-to-human transmission of disease. Conservationists have welcomed the move, but say India must strengthen its laws and improve their enforcement.

ByNikhil Ghanekar|22 Mar, 2021

Delhi: Kangaroos. Lemurs. Rhinoceros iguanas. The native habitats of these wild animals lie thousands of miles away from India, in Australia, Africa and the Americas, respectively. All of these and other exotic bird, reptile, amphibian and mammalian species, including critically endangered ones, are in the possession of private individuals in India, according to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) data accessed by IndiaSpend.

FAMOUS QUOTES BY INDIAN ARMY

Manik · 4 years ago

1. "Either I will come back after hoisting the tricolor, or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure.”
2. “What is a lifetime adventure for you is a daily routine for us.”
- Ladakh Leh highway  sign board...
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3. “If death strikes, before I prove my blood, I swear I’ll kill death.” – Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Param Veer Chakra 1/11 Gorkha Rifles


4. “Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it, it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
Indian Army



5. “To find us, you must be good, to catch us you must be fast, but to beat us…………you must be kidding.”
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6. “May God have mercy on our enemies, because we won’t.”
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7. “We live by chance, we love by choice, we kill by profession.” – Officers Training Academy, Chennai

"हमारा जीना हमारा संयोग है,

8. “If a man says he’s not afraid of dying, he’s either lying, or he’s a Gorkha.” – 
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw



9. “It is God’s duty to forgive the terrorists, but it’s our duty to convene a meeting between the two.”
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10. “I regret I have but one life to give for my country.”
- Officer Prem Ramchandani