New Delhi, May 21 -- The first International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit, which was scheduled to be held on June 1 in New Delhi, will now be held at a later date, the Union environment ministry said on Thursday.

"The First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit was scheduled to be held in New Delhi on 1st June 2026. It was being organised in conjunction with the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV) as several African countries host big cats and are important partners in global efforts towards conservation, ecological sustainability and biodiversity protection," the ministry said in a statement.

"Following the decision taken in consultation with the chairperson of the African Union and the African Union Commission to conve...