The state of Assam has launched a mobile phone application with the aim of reducing deaths caused by wild elephants: the app alerts people to approaching herds of elephants so they can move away

The country is considering sourcing cheetahs from Somalia, Sudan and Tanzania and no longer from South Africa and Namibia, as cheetahs imported from southern Africa have struggled to adapt to the Indian climate due to differences in circadian rhythms

Thousands of doctors in public hospitals across India continued to abstain from work for the fifth consecutive day, guaranteeing only 'essential' services to patients

India's Supreme Court granted bail to a prominent opposition leader of Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party, ruling that Manish Sisodia's prolonged incarceration 'violated his right to a speedy trial'