Fragile future for Asian elephants
The outlook for the Asian elephant in the wild is dangerous with poaching and human conflict the biggest killers but the jumbo is expected to survive in most countries, with 50-60 per cent in India.
The outlook for the Asian elephant in the wild is dangerous with poaching and human conflict the biggest killers but the jumbo is expected to survive in most countries, with 50-60 per cent in India.
Seven people, including a truck driver, were arrested and two hundred animal skins seized from a vehicle in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The seizure included hides of 50 cows, and a case under Cow
The National Zoological Park recently lost eh last of its elands, the largest species of African antelope. Zoo director B S Bonal said the animal had died of tuberculosis. What the director, however,
With the tiger population showing a steady growth in Kaziranga National Park during the last two decades, the park authority is submitting a proposal to start a 'Project Tiger' programme within the
A large number of hunters from Bhopal are coming to Badi forests for hunting, these days. Meanwhile many illegal works are being done under the backdrop of hunting. Some local people have also joined
The Maharashtra forest department's watch tower stands tall on the barren slopes of the hills at Malad, just inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. But no forest guard keeps vigil the park.
Birds of the world, especially the endangered species, have reason to rejoice as several international bird conservationists have decided to network and also strengthen their business bonds on land,
With barely a week left for World Cup 2002 to begin in Korea and Japan, the Bachpan Bachao Andolan and the Global March Against Child Labour today protested against FIFA's alleged failure to comply
A unique revolution is sweeping the rural areas of the tribal dominated Bastar in Chhattisgarh. All rural women the backbone of the domestic economy between 10 and 75 years have been insured under
Every year thousands of tender hands work to promote pollination of cotton flowers as part of an exercise to manufacture hybrid seeds in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. At least a thousand
The Centre has imposed the deadline of September 30 on the Assam Government to clear all reserved forest areas of the encroachments and report to it, on a regular basis, about the progress of the
Continuing with its eviction drive, the Forest Department today cleared 250 hectares out of a total of 670 hectares of land at Katabhari Kalapani, etc., areas near Garchuk under Fatasil reserve
A routine patrolling party of the Forest Protection Force (FPF) Doda unit in Jammu seized about 115 cft of allegedly illegal Deodar timber that was cut into various sizes apart from other forest
Project Green Earth has been launched in Kokrajhar district of Assam synchronising with the State inauguration of Green Earth project by the Chief Minster of Assam on May 14 last. The project was
The Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati, has been suggested by the Uttar Pradesh Nagrik Sangh to launch "green park campaign" to make urban localities ecofriendly by protecting the parks and remove
For the past several years, the economically deprived slum dwellers in Madhya Pradesh were having a field day with "free electricity" being doled out to them by the State Government being used
The very trees the people of Tehri Garhwal had hugged and saved many decades ago during the Chipko Movement are now in danger again. The forests which fall en route the power line being laid from the
The Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech has developed a new expression system of mature Iysostaphin molecule and obtained a patent covering more than 100 countries including the US. Bharat Biotech is one
The Candian International Development Agency (CIDA) has provided additional funding of Canadian 5.2$ million to the World Health Organization (WHO) for a period of two years to support the Indian
The Director of the Central Institute of Cotton Research Director, Mr. C D Mayee, has cautioned against claims that the transgenic crop is totally pest-free. He said the new variety of crop could