New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- On the occasion of World Rhino Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that 'Project Rhino' has been initiated to extend financial and technical support to range states for the protection, habitat management, and conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros.

Announcing the government's dedicated conservation initiative on social media platform X, the Prime Minister said, "Taking species conservation in the country forward, I am happy to share that Project Rhino has been initiated for financial and technical support to the range states for protection, habitat management, genetic improvement and understanding population dynamics."

The Prime Minister celebrated the iconic species and commended the...