India, July 30 -- Habitat fragmentation and loss of prey are key challenges India will need to focus on - to expand its existing tiger population in the coming years, with an "urgent need for systemic capacity building" across all levels of conservation - a new publication, one among five new publications released by the Environment Ministry on Wednesday said.

These were released by environment minister Bhupender Yadav as part of Global Tiger Day 2026 celebrations, organised by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in Delhi. The minister also launched a new eco-tourism portal for the NTCA, which integrates all tiger reserves on a single platform - allowing visitors to plan safaris and accommodation bookings.

"The stories of f...