{"id":10673,"date":"2024-06-14T14:46:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10673"},"modified":"2024-06-14T14:46:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:46:36","slug":"assam-denies-fudging-rhino-census-data-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/assam-denies-fudging-rhino-census-data-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Assam denies fudging rhino census data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TheAssam forest departmenthas denied allegations of &#8220;manipulation&#8221; of rhino census data at the Kaziranga  and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) &#8211; a UNESCO world heritage site, flagged by an RTI activist who accused the park authorities of jacking up the total rhino count from 2,042 to 2,634.<\/p>\n<p>Choudhury wrote to the forest and <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/environment-notes-for-state-psc-exams\">Environment<\/a> ministry on January 27, alleging that the 2022 census figures for rhino were doctored. 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