Researchers spotted it while searching for pangolin poachers in the forest patch located in the easternmost area of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It is the world’s smallest and lightest known cat.

Damodar originates from Khamarpat Hill on the Chota Nagpur plateau and travels 592 km across Jharkhand and West Bengal. Its key tributaries are Barakar, Konar and a few smaller feeder channels ...