<p>Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M K Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/03/2024. The matter related to protection of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican.</p>
In February, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) ordered the Oshiwara and development Authority to remove debris dumped into the Lokhandwala mangroves. Not only have the debris- dumped a
The tiger population in West Bengal has declined to 349 in 1999. This was revealed by the tiger census conducted between December 2001 and February 2002. State forest minister Mr Jogesh Burman,
The controversy over the Maharashtra government's decision to return to Mafatlal Industries Ltd 15 acres of land reserved to extend the Byculla zoo has taken a new twist. The Brihanmumbai Municipal
A layout plan for development of Machiya Safari Park near Kayalana in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan has been sent for approval to the State Government. The Rs 10.5-crore project will be implemented
Extensive efforts are being made in Arunachal Pradesh, which has a forest cover of nearly 68000 sq. km, to check poaching and illegal trade in wildlife. Necessary chargesheets were drawn in a few
The country's pharmaceutical majors would be watching with keen interest the outcome of the meeting convened on June 24 by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to resolve the deadlock over the use of
In a bid to check poaching in Jim Corbett National Park, its authorities today announced rewards for those providing information of
While conservation groups are working hard and spending millions to save endangered species, their efforts are being undermined by organized gangs conducting a hybrid drug and wildlife trade. Live
It isn't the only the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) which has been trying to ensure that animals experimented upon in the country's
Birds in Kolkata are no longer a common sight. The reason - there is not enough food in the city. Ornithologist and activists ascribe this to the dwindling number of fruit-bee ring trees in and
