Dates: June 15, 2012
Venue: Khem Vilas, Ranthambhore
The NDTV-Aircel Tigrthon is an annual event celebrating the tiger and its immense value to the Indian subcontinent. For 12 hours, NDTV, a popular news channel in India, showcases the threats faced by the country's wildernesses and the organisations working to address them. With Sanctuary as the knowledge partner, the Tigerthon has helped educate countless people on India's wildlife crisis and the funds raised from the event are used by the Wildlife Conservation Trust to revolutionise protection mechanisms in tiger reserves across the country.
About NDTV: New Delhi Television is, and has been for over two decades, a pioneer in India's news television. It is today the most watched and the most respected news network in India. From the path-breaking “The World This Week" (nominated as one of India's top five television programs since Independence), to the first private news on Doordarshan “The News Tonight", and producing India's first 24-hour news channel “Star News", NDTV has been at the forefront of every single news revolution.
About Aircel: Aircel is India's fifth largest and fastest growing GSM mobile service provider with a subscriber base of 65.1 million. Aircel is involved in initiatives like ‘Save Our Tigers', an effort to save and grow the dwindling population of tigers in India. The ‘ Save Our Tigers' campaign made India wake up to the alarming fact that there were only 1411 tigers left in India through its 360 degree awareness program. Another initiative by Aircel is the a+, initiative which aims to bridge the digital divide. ‘Through ‘Aircel a+'; Aircel provides underprivileged youth from rural areas access to computers and internet for educational and developmental purposes.
About World Conservation Trust: The primary objective of WCT is to preserve, protect and conserve wildlife and natural ecosystems, terrestrial and aquatic. WCT is involved in activities to protect India's biodiversity and threatened wildernesses by supporting and motivating forest departments, non-government organisations and individuals. They aim to highlight the value of ecosystem services and to educate the public on the relationship between biodiversity and climate change.About Hindustan Publicity: Founded with the aim to suffice all clients' outdoor needs, Hindustan Publicity currently offers a wide assortment of outdoor advertising mediums spanning across Delhi and NCR. From bus shelters to pole kiosks to unipoles, the choice is limitless. Under Rahul Vasudeva and Ritesh Vasudeva's constant guidance and direction, the company has established itself as the leading media owners in Delhi.
About Sanctuary Asia: Sanctuary Asia is a virtual junction for wildlife conservation news and campaigns across India. The magazine was launched in 1981 and has been edited since by Bittu Sahgal, who is one of the strongest voices for biodiversity protection, climate change action in India.
