The department is planning to grow Hybrid Napier CO5 grass, a cross between elephant grass and bajra grass, on 40 acres of land on the Nettukaltheri open prison campus – it is being cultivated ...

On day two, the team would assess the elephant dung through which they can be differentiated. On day 3, the team would sit near the water hole and grass land and observe elephant behaviour.

To address the challenge, the Union environment ministry has identified 150 elephant corridors in 15 states, with instructions to conserve them on priority ...