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 …
Siliguri, March 1: The forest department will conduct a census to find out the number of red pandas in two national parks in the hills. The first phase of the study will begin on Saturday. The survey will cover the Neora Valley National Park in Kalimpong subdivision and Singalila National …
Following disclosure of blatant violation of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Project Elephant guidelines and mistreatment of private captive elephants around the Corbett national park, the State Animal Husbandry department conducted a medical check-up of these elephants. However, there are blatant anomalies even in this action as the vet accused of …
Foraging wild animals in cropland are threatening livelihoods, turning the farmer against conservation efforts. THE DAMAGE to the national economy due to crop depredation by wild animals has never been computed. But for lakhs of farmers around India’s many protected forests, it is the biggest challenge to livelihood. In Maharashtra …
Rajasthan will soon accord the bio-diversity rich Jawai Bandh forests in Pali district the status of a conservation reserve. The rich forests and the water bodies along the Jawai dam in Sumerpur tehsil have a large presence of crocodiles. The wildlife census in 2011 had put their number at 288. …
Three years after the entire tiger population of the Panna Tiger Reserve was decimated, the Madhya Pradesh government has neither been able to fix responsibility for the disaster, nor has it handed over the enquiry to the Central Bureau of Investigation inspite of requests from the Ministry of Environment and …
Kannada movie on brigand’s life being shot inside elephant habitat violation: Crew members of ‘Attahaasa’ shooting in a forest in Chamarajanagar district. ‘Attahaasa’, a Kannada film based on slain forest brigand Veerappan, is again in the news for the wrong reasons. The movie by A M R Ramesh of ‘Cyanide’ …
Despite the twin instances of a low-flying chopper carrying a ruling BJD MP in Satkosia Tiger Reserve in violation of the Wildlife Protection Act having triggered a major controversy, the Odisha Government is yet to register a case against either the pilot or the owner of the helicopter. The violations …
Dandeli, Mookambika, Cauvery, Someshwara, BBP to be merged with forests The State government has extended the boundaries of a national park and four wildlife sanctuaries. The government on December 27, 2011, notified around 1,255.64 sq km of reserve forest land as national park and wildlife sanctuaries. As per the notification, …
KOHIMA: After creating awareness on wildlife preservation in Nagaland, the state government has decided to implement the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 (as amended in 2002). According to official sources here on Monday, the Wildlife (Protection) Act has adopted a two-pronged conservation strategy where specified endangered species and all others are …
There is good news for vulture enthusiasts and bird watchers as the Panna Tiger Reserve will be initiating a three-day “vulture estimation” exercise in the reserve from January 21. The avian scavenger is protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife protection Act, 1972. Nine vulture species are found in the …
The hydel project will cause loss of biodiversity and significant environmental impact The Gundia Hydro Electric Project (GHEP) proposed by the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) should not be executed “as the loss of biodiversity and environmental impact would be significant,” says a report by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert …
UPSC Pattern From 2013 For Recruitments Jaipur: The proposed Rajiv Gandhi Biosphere Reserve-an ambitious project connecting the major sanctuaries and national parks in the state through forest corridors-was approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday. The cabinet also took a decision on adopting the Union Public Service Commission pattern in …
The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 has been amended in 2006, and a separate chapter (Chapter IVB) has been provided, which interalia, provides for constituting the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), its powers and functions, reporting requirements, constitution of State level Steering Committees, preparation of Tiger Conservation Plan, explanation regarding the …
A retired Army officer has been remanded in 14-day judicial custody after he was arrested for illegal sale of endangered coral and marine species. Police said K N Bindra had a shop in DLF Phase IV market. He was arrested after members of NGO People for Animals (PFA) posed as …
The 134.88 sq km area of Chincholi forest in Karnataka has now been declared South India’s first dryland wildlife sanctuary to protect the prime wolf and hyena habitat. The Karnataka State Forest Department notified the forest on November 28, marking another step by Karnataka to conserve prime wolf and hyena …
The 134.88 sq km area of Chincholi forest in Karnataka has now been declared as South India’s first dryland wildlife sanctuary to protect the prime wolf and hyena habitat. The Karnataka State Forest Department notifying the forest on November 28, marking another step by Karnataka to conserve prime wolf and …
Jaipur: The peacocks in the state may soon be on the verge of extinction. Almost 10 peacocks are being poached every day in some part of the state. Even on Tuesday, over 12 peacocks were found dead while two others injured in a village near Pushkar. The animal rights activists …
A `Task Force on Conservation of Bustards Species in India’ was constituted by Ministry of Environment and Forests, to look into the issues of conservation of Bustard and Florican species in India and to prepare an action plan for the conservation of Bustard species. The Task Force, based upon the …
SILCHAR: Notwithstanding the uncertainty over Barak dam, also known as Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Power Project, several NGOs and organizations have raised concern over the proposed construction of dams in Barak Valley and Mizoram. They have made reference to dams at the upstream of Barak, Rukhni, Sonai, Dhaleswari and Singla rivers …
Worshipped in Hindu religious texts as the mount of Lord Vishnu, the rarely sighted Garuda (Greater Adjutant) is flourishing in a remote village in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district. With this important discovery, Bihar has joined Cambodia and Assam on the world’s avian map as the third site of its kind where …
