India's tiger population rises by over 33 pct in 4 years: report

School children pose for photos with tiger masks to mark the Global Tiger Day at the Alipore zoo in Kolkata, India, July 29, 2019. In a remarkable improvement in tiger headcount registered in India in recent years, the number went up to 2,967 in 2018 as against 2,226 in 2014, latest data has shown. In 2010, the country had set an ambitious target of doubling the numbers by 2022. According to a report released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Global Tiger Day on Monday, the country achieved the set target four years in advance. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)