Which national park was recently designated as India’s

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Tiger Reserves in India are declared under the Project Tiger initiative of the Government of India, which aims at the conservation of the Bengal tiger and its habitat. In 2023, Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh was declared as the 58^th Tiger Reserve of India. This declaration enhances the protection of tiger population and strengthens biodiversity conservation in central India. Earlier, parks like Kanha, Bandhavgarh, and Pench were already recognized as tiger reserves, making Madhya Pradesh the state with the highest number of tiger reserves in India, further consolidating its title as the “Tiger State of India.”