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World Elephant Day 2025: ‘As policies improve, human-elephant conflict worsens'

India boasts of close to 30,000 tuskers but even as there are efforts being made to conserve them, man-elephant conflict seems to be a cause for concern. Mid-day Online spoke to Patricia Sims, founder of World Elephant Society, to understand how conservation has changed in the last 10 years since she first instituted the day for elephants

12 August, 2025 11:28 AM IST | Nascimento Pinto

Every year, World Elephant Day, co-founded by Patricia Sims (in picture), is celebrated on August 12 since 2012. Photo Courtesy: Patricia Sims

Guneet Monga: Only films with American distributors should be sent for Oscars

Guneet Monga says that the mistake India makes is not selecting films that have American distributors, which diminishes our chance of winning an Oscar

27 September, 2024 04:07 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent

Every year, World Elephant Day, co-founded by Patricia Sims (in picture), is celebrated on August 12 since 2012. Photo Courtesy: Patricia Sims

Why you should care for elephants and here's how you can protect them

12 August, 2024 12:01 PM IST| Nascimento Pinto

World Elephant Day co-founder Patricia Sims says people should simply avoid elephant rides when they go on trips. Image for representational purpose only. Photo Courtesy: istock

Elephants linked to India's culture, history: PM Modi

12 August, 2024 10:43 AM IST| ANI

Every year August 12, is celebrated as World Elephant Day across the globe to reaffirm mankind`s collective pledge to conserve one of the most iconic species on the planet

'The Elephant Whisperers' couple accuse filmmakers of financial exploitation

07 August, 2023 09:16 AM IST|

Kartiki Gonsalves with Bomman and Bellie

BAFTA appoints Guneet Monga Kapoor as Breakthrough India Ambassador for 2023

13 July, 2023 05:19 PM IST| IANS

Guneet Monga Kapoor via Instagram

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Karan Johar, Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Mani Ratnam to become the member of The Academy

29 June, 2023 11:25 AM IST| mid-day online correspondent

Karan Johar, Jr NTR, Ram Charan to become the member of The Academy. (Pic- Instagram)

Oscar winner Guneet Monga attends Cannes 2023 with Union Minister L Murugan

17 May, 2023 10:13 PM IST| mid-day online correspondent

Guneet Monga with Union Minister L Murugan at Cannes 2023

PM Modi meets 'The Elephant Whisperers' Bomman and Bellie

09 April, 2023 06:54 PM IST | ANI

(Pics courtesy: PM Narendra Modi/ Twitter)

Oscar-winner Kartiki Gonsalves gets Rs 1 crore cheque from CM MK Stalin

21 March, 2023 04:37 PM IST | ANI

Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga with their Oscar

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