November 18, 2025 9:52 AM
India to host Global Big Cats Summit in 2026, calls for stronger conservation push at COP30
India will host a Global Big Cats Summit in New Delhi in 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday. Speaking at the High-Level Ministerial Segment on the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) at the UN climate conference CoP30 in Belem, Brazil, he urged renewed global cooperation to protect big cat species and their habitats as part of broader climate and biodiversity action. The Minister thanked Brazil for hosting the event and highlighted the timeliness of the theme, ‘Protec...