Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The State government is planning to declare the 148 sq. km. buffer zone of Silent Valley National Park as the new Bhavani-Kadalundi Wildlife Sanctuary “for ensuring long-term protection of the entire bio-diversity of the area” that include the unique rain forests of Silent Valley. The draft notification on constituting a …
Tiger tourism will be back to business as the Supreme Court today lifted its July 24 ban that had made the core areas of all the 41 tiger reserves across the country out-of-bounds for tourists. Tourists will, however, be allowed to visit only 20 per cent of the core areas …
Much to the delight of wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists, the Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted its interim ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves which had stopped the entry of visitors to popular destinations like Dhikala in Corbett National Park. Additional solicitor general Indira Jaising informed a bench …
Rajkot: The forest department with the help of local wildlife conservationists released Olive Ridley Turtles and Green Sea Turtles into the sea near Chanchbandar in Rajula taluka of Amreli district. According to officials, Olive Ridley Turtles and Green Sea Turtles are known to nest along the Saurashtra coast. Considering the …
National Tourism Conservation Authority (NTCA) notified these guidelines on 15 Oct 2012, under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 for tourism in and around tiger reserves. These guidelines may be called the National Tiger Conservation Authority (Normative Standards for Tourism activities and Project Tiger) Guidelines, 2012. Whereas, the National Tiger …
Panel counsel says States can prepare site-specific tourism plans considering ecological, social and religious issues The Supreme Court’s observation that guidelines for protection of tiger reserves will not hamper the movement of devotees to the Sabarimala temple comes after a point-blank submission in court by the Kerala government that any …
The Karnataka government told the High Court on Tuesday that the elephants proposed to be sent to Madhya Pradesh did not fall under the category of wildlife, as they were trained and captive. In an affidavit, the government told the court that the elephants were not being sold, but some …
There is good news for dolphin lovers. From 600 in 2005, the number of Gangetic river dolphins in Uttar Pradesh has risen to 671, according to the latest dolphin census report. The first biggest single census of the Gangetic river dolphins was held by the state forest department, WWF-India and …
The Supreme court today allowed the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines on tiger conservation and indicated that it may modify its July 24 order staying all tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country. A Bench of justices A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made …
SOG Probes Whether Accused Are Linked To Int’l Smugglers Jaipur: The special operations group (SOG) of state police on Tuesday busted a racket involved in smuggling of turtle shells and arrested two persons. The duo were held while they were trying to sell 65 shells to some buyers. The estimated …
1,706 tigers today, up from 1,411 in 2007 Should the approximately 1,700 tigers left in India be treated as sacrosanct, not to be exploited by India’s tourism industry? Or, should they be looked at as valuable commodities, responsible for filling the coffers of the state? This is the firestorm of …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that the government would bring in amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 to make it stringent and increase its penal provisions for wildlife crimes as well as introduce roles for the gram sabhas and the panchayats in the declaration and management of …
The meeting of the National Board For Wildlife (NBWL), on Wednesday, presided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the first ever since its reconstitution two years back, considered several proposals including measures to check wildlife deaths due to linear infrastructure and diversion of CAMPA funds for conservation purposes among others. …
New Delhi: Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan told the National Board of Wildlife meeting on Wednesday that a committee had been set up to review the eco-tourism guidelines. She also announced that the government would amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 to provide legal cover to elephant corridors and look at …
RTI activist Ajay Dubey of Madhya Pradesh, who shot into prominence with his Supreme Court petition asking for better monitoring of tiger reserves, feels he was justified in having sought redressal from the highest court. “Madhya Pradesh had 700 tigers in 2000 but their numbers are down to 257,” said …
The National Board for Wildlife (NBW), which is chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will meet on Wednesday after a gap of more than two-and-a-half years to discuss a number of issues including the eco-tourism guidelines that have recently come under the Supreme Court’s scrutiny. The Supreme Court banned tourism …
BAN extended, centre told to frame revised guidelines New Delhi, 29 Aug: Extending the ban on tourism in core tiger reserve areas till 27 September, the Supreme Court today indicated it was not averse to permit regulated tourist activities, subject to the Centre evolving suitable revised guidelines to protect the …
To create awareness among cattle owners to avoid drugs that are toxic Even as the vulture (Gyps indicus) population is dwindling, Arulagam, an NGO, and Care Earth team have embarked on a mission to generate awareness among cattle owners to avoid drugs that prove to be toxic to vulture population …
“Protect tigers but protect us too.” This is the appeal of several sections of society in Valparai, a hilly town located in the midst of lush green plantations and about 105 km from here. Contending that the Supreme Court’s recent decision to ban tourism in core zones has the scope …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has issued the first draft of guidelines related to minimising the adverse impact of linear infrastructure intrusions such as roads and power lines on natural and biodiversity-sensitive areas in the country. The document was prepared by the standing committee of the National Board …
