UP's 4th tiger reserve proposed in Chitrakoot
LUCKNOW: The forest department has sent a proposal to the state government to develop Ranipur wildlife sanctuary as the fourth tiger reserve in UP. The reserve may become a habitat for tigers crossing
Panna NP
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Wildlife panel clears first phase of Ken-Betwa project
India’s first inter-State river interlinking project was given a go-ahead by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) at a meeting chaired by Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Anil Madhav Dave
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Rio Tinto mining activity: Report raises green issues
A damning report on impact study of flora and fauna for diamond mining by Rio Tinto, the MNC that has decided to wrap up its Bunder project in Chhatarpur, had stated "direct impact of bore holes drilling
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Illegal stone mining: Forest ranger opens fire in Panna
BHOPAL: Amid increasing number of incidents of confrontation between forest department and mining mafia, a range officer opened fire to stop a tractor-trolley carrying illegally mined stones from reserved
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Add four sanctuaries and extra buffer area to Panna, green ministry panel on Ken-Betwa
Addition of four satellite core areas, 8000 hectares of extra buffer area adjacent to the Panna Tiger Reserve, a possible reduction in the height of the Daudhan dam and an environment management plan of
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Linking Ken, Betwa to hurt ecosystem, says govt report
The study by the environment ministry valued the benefits of the project at Rs 3000 crore anually A study commissioned by the Union environment, forests and climate change ministry has concluded that
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Ken-Betwa River Interlink Project Worries Wildlife Activists
Panna, Madhya Pradesh: The Centre's project to link Ken and Betwa rivers has become a stage for a man-animal conflict in Madhya Pradesh's Panna tiger reserve. While both the Centre and the state government
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Ken-Betwa green clearance deferred, MoEF panel seeks more studies
The controversy hit project intends to divert water from Ken river in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh for irrigation and it will submerge 5,258 hectares of forest land including 4,141 ha
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Tiger relocation plan at Rajaji to be reality soon
Forest officials visit Panna Tiger Reserve for training The 2010 Wildlife Institute of India Rajaji Tiger Relocation Plan may finally see the light of the day with the recent visit of Rajaji Tiger Reserve
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Vulture population on the rise in Madhya Pradesh
INDORE: Vulture census by state forest department for a second time this year shows quantum leap in its population. At least 7,000 vultures were counted last Saturday, particularly in Panna, Neemuch and
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Ken-Betwa link a threat to tiger habitat: panel
A team of wildlife experts submitted a crucial report Monday on which hinges the fate of the first-ever inter-State river linking project since India’s independence. The submitted report — not yet public