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 …
A controversial notification by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) regarding the reconstitution of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is likely to make the body "toothless." The notification released on July 22 has made significant changes in the constitution of the body. Instead of five non-government members as …
In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Environment Minister and other officials, several NGOs and individuals have protested the reconstitution of the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) which has only two non-official members in place of 10 and one quasi-government organisation in place of five independent NGOs. In the …
In its newly re-constituted avatar, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is as good as an “illegal body,” having flouted several guidelines mandated by the Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA), say wildlife experts, who add that a weakened Board could be catastrophic for wildlife and protected habitats. The NBWL is mandated …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Amit Kumar V/s U.O.I. & Ors. dated 17/04/2014 regarding illegal and unauthorized construction works undertaken within 10 KM radius of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/158-2013(OA)_17Apr2014.pdf
The police has arrested three persons in connection with the death of two leopards, whose bodies were found in the Noli Khud, Balsan range, Theog area. A case had been registered under the Wildlife Protection Act at Theog police station on a complaint of Jeewan Lal, Block Forest Officer, Ghorna. …
Following resistance to the ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves by several States, NGOs and interested parties, the Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the Centre to review existing norms and come up with comprehensive guidelines on ‘Tiger Project’ and ‘sustainable tourism.’ A Bench of Justices A.K. Patnaik …
AHMEDABAD: The illegal trade of turtles in markets of Ahmedabad continues to mushroom unabated. Last year, the trend was to bring home the Red-eared slider of Singapore, this year it is the native Indian roofed turtle or Pangshura tecta. The turtle, endemic to the Ganges, is terrestrial and lives in …
The interim ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves has already started to tell on those who depend on tourists. Tour operators across India are coping with a large number of cancellations and have put on hold new bookings for the upcoming peak season. Off-season tourism — the …
Supreme Court warns gives three weeks to States that are yet to issue notification To protect tigers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday banned all tourism activities in the core areas of the tiger reserve forests. A Bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifullah passed the order on a petition …
Jaipur: The forest department has finally notified the buffer zones of Sariska Tiger Reserve and Ranthambhore National Park. The notification of buffer zones would help regulate commercialization of revenue land and create a better habitat for the big cat. As per the notification issued under Wildlife (Protection) Act, a 298 …
Wild boar meat is being sold in Nagpur for Rs80 a kilo. Sambhar meat is available in Bhubaneswar for Rs100 a kilo. Meat of rare birds, including egrets, moor hen and a variety of wild water birds, is being sold openly in the streets of Puducherry while the meat of …
Kohima, April 8: Deforestation and conversion of land for agriculture has caused habitat loss leading to threat to Blyth’s tragopan, an endangered bird, in Nagaland. According to the latest annual report of the forest and wildlife department, large-scale hunting and snaring of this enchanting bird by people for food was …
Leopards straying into in villages nestling along the forest fringes in the State, attacking people and their cattle have become a matter of serious concern. The killing of a healthy female leopard that had strayed into the small hamlet of Angamoozhy in the Ranni forest division by an unruly mob …
Gun shots booming in the coastal area of Kochi are worrying wildlife managers. With the arrest of four youths from Chellanam on Monday for gunning down pond herons, the fears that the coastal area has become the killing field of birds are gaining ground. Wetland birds are falling easy prey …
PANJIM: In a major setback to the mining industry, Shah Commission during their first round of investigations is learnt to have found that 90 percent of the mines in the state have some kind of illegalities. Sources stated that Shah Commission’s senior members Justice R A Mehta and U V …
PANJIM: Goa Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is assessing the quantum of illegal ore that has been mined in the state, has issued notices to 46 mining companies for extracting iron ore without complying with environmental norms. All 46 companies have been asked to submit the clarification as …
With uncontrolled tourism posing a threat to the wildlife habitats, particularly tiger reserves, the Government has constituted a seven-member panel to suggest guidelines to regulate forest and wildlife eco-tourism in the country. The Environment Ministry-constituted committee, headed by ex-tourism secretary Sujit Banerjee and prominent wildlife experts as its members, will …
India's defence exchanges with China may have come under strain but this has not deterred the two Asian giants from enhancing bilateral cooperation in an array of wildlife issues such as smashing growing network of trade of tiger parts at a four-day meet beginning on Monday in Beijing. A delegation …
Between 1998 and 2008, the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife considered 244 cases for diversion of protected areas. It approved diversion covering 2.88% of the area proposed, while rejecting a shift in a smaller area (0.87%). The rest of the area proposed for diversion still awaits a …
Authority Wants To Use Flood Zone For Industrial, Commercial Activity Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: With the dust from the mammoth Mayawati memorial being constructed in Noida yet to settle, the Noida Authority has come up with yet another proposal that has raised the hackles of residents. The authority …
