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April 22, 2025 7:22 PM

MP govt approves ₹145-crore plan to curb human-tiger conflict

In response to the growing incidents of human-tiger conflict, the Madhya Pradesh government has approved a ₹145-crore plan to install chain-link fencing across buffer zones in nine of the state’s tiger reserves. Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla announced the decision on Tuesday, stating that the initiative aims to regulate human movement in forest-adjacent areas and reduce encounters between humans and tigers. The plan will be implemented over three financial years — 2025–26, 2...

Govt increases salaries, allowances, and pensions of MPs

The Centre has increased the salaries, allowances, and pensions of Members of Parliament (MPs), effective April 1, 2023, according to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on Monday. The salary of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members has been increased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.24 lakh per month, while the daily allowance has risen from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500, according to the notification. The pension paid to former MPs has also been increased to Rs 31,000 per month f...