The generic reason for the deletions that the national academic body has given is the need to lighten the academic load on the pupils following the disruptions caused by the pandemic
Five decades ago, a count of tigers in India revealed that their numbers had plummeted from tens of thousands to about 1,800 as they fell prey to recreational hunting or lost habitat to a growing population pressing into forests. That prompted India to launch one of the world's most ambitious conservation projects. In April 1973,…