Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
In the national context, the role of environment law in fostering sustainable development is significant. For this purpose, WWF India established the Centre for Environmental law in 1993 to strengthen the professional and educational support base for environmental law and policy in India. The Centre for Environmental Law is a …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Forest Department will organise the 54th Wildlife Week across the State from October 2 to 8. During the entire week, entry to wildlife sanctuaries and parks in the State will be free. Wildlife exhibition, tribal art festival, a day dedicated to elephants, seminar on global warming and competitions …
Tourist inflow fell by about 40 per cent in August, say protestors Protest: Members of the Joint Action Committee of political parties and service organisations observing a fast in Udhagamandalam on Wednesday.
Dehradun: With growing concern over dwindling population of the big cats in the country, a specialized tiger protection force is being set up in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The Corbett Tiger Protection Force would assist the existing staff at the national park, in keeping a close watch on poachers, Uttarakhand
LUCKNOW: Banke has his clan growing. The dusky old rhino, now 30 plus, has seen his fourth generation set in. When his female partner Rajeshwari gave birth to a calf on Friday (September 11), a new hope dawned for the rhinos in Dudhwa. In the prime of his youth, Banke …
Impressing upon the government to take steps to save the burgeoning industry based on gypsum, the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has urged it not to stop the mining of gypsum in the Uri sector. According to Dr Mubeen Shah, president of the KCCI, the Geology and Mining …
With concerns mounting over rhinos killed by poachers in the Orang National Park, the Department of Forests has instituted a high-level inquiry into the matter. The inquiry committee will be headed by Daya Mangal Singh, CCF (Wildlife) and include BS Bonal, CCF (Monitoring and Evaluation), and AH Laskar, official sources …
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has once again decided to install chairlift at Margalla Hills despite the objection raised by environmentalists that caused to shelve the project in 2004. The environmentalists believed that the chairlift was hazards to the National Park, reserved as green area under Master Plan. Residents have been …
Pramod Kumar Aug. 18: The Orissa government has urged the Centre to deploy Central paramilitary forces in the state, especially to protect sanctuaries and national parks from the left wing extremists. Talking to this newspaper, Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik said, "There is a need to deploy Central security forces …
The Goa environment ministry ordered the closure of 12 mines last week for their proximity to wildlife sanctuaries, but the government's new draft mineral policy allows mining in close vicinity of the protected areas. The draft mining policy, which was tabled during the budget session of the Goa legislative assembly, …
Even as tigers go extinct in national parks across India, a study has found that translocating a tiger from one part of the country to another could end up doing more harm than good. In fact, a tiger genome study shows the six genetically distinct tiger populations in India should …
These rules may be called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Wild Life (Protection) Rules-2008. They shall extend to the whole of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They shall come into force from such date as these may be issued by notification in official Gazette.
The population of Royal Bengal Tigers in the country is satisfactory, the latest nationwide census on the big cat states. The census, made public on Monday, allays fears that population of the endangered species might have gone down drastically due to increased poaching. The five-month census that started this November …
Although India possesses only five per cent of the world's land, it happens to be a superpower of biodiversity. This wealth wasn't created by our multi-chinned businessmen or emaciated farmers but by sheer accidents of geology and evolution. Yet, conservationists struggling to protect this wealth are often accused of thwarting …
Haryana has become the first state in the country to have eco-sensitive zones around its national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. This became possible after the Union Government notified a draft notification a few days ago. Haryana
Protected areas have long played a significant role as tourist attractions in many countries. Eco-tourism has become a management strategy for many protected areas. Satchari National Park is a recent addition to the protected areas of Bangladesh and was notified in 2006. To collect data and information, an opinion poll …
BANDIPUR: A sub-committee comprising senior officials of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and other stakeholders will be constituted to study the effect of vehicle movement in the national parks in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and to suggest steps to mitigate its impact. The authorities will conceive and adopt a
The aim of this paper is to trace the emergence of a subculture of resistance following a strict management regime of the state institution of forestry in Kanha national park of Madhya Pradesh. It illustrates how the state as an institution has been limited in its capacity to protect these …
