Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
Poor rate of conviction and lack of political and administrative willpower is the biggest obstacle in checking wildlife trade and crime in the country, said experts gathered at the workshop on wildlife conservation held in Indore on Tuesday. Only three per cent of accused are convicted in wildlife crime cases …
This new study by TRAFFIC based on data collected from 2001-2010, analyses the magnitude of illegal trade in leopard parts in India and identifies the geographic 'hotspots' of trade to aid in the conservation and enforcement efforts. TRAFFIC undertook a study to document and analyse the illegal trade in Leopard …
AHMEDABAD: The state forest and environment department, in a notification issued on Thursday, has reiterated that it is mandatory for all projects in the 10-km area of wildlife sanctuaries to obtain clearance from the National Board of Wildlife (NBW). It stated that for projects which require environment clearance and the …
The creation of inviolate areas in protected forests has been a key concern of conservation for decades. It assumes the only way to conserve "critical" areas is to relocate people who live in these forests. In theory, such people are moved and provided higher living standards while the inviolate area …
rajya Sabha recently accepted a breach of privilege motion against union environment and forest secretary Meena Gupta. The motion was moved in November 2007 by Rajya Sabha member and cpi (m) leader, Brinda Karat, "against the arbitrary manner in which the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef) was going …
