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 2014, villagers in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills set aside a part of their community-owned land to create village reserve forests, giving right of passage to elephants. In acknowledgement of that gesture, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) on Monday rolled out …
Three coal miners including the owner of the mine died in remote Siju area of South Garo Hills after inhaling toxic fumes while attempting to extract the mineral, a delayed report said. There is virtually no communication link in the remote jungle area which is on the periphery of the …
The standing committee of the National Board on Wildlife (nbw) has rejected a proposal for uranium exploration in the Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya. The Department of Atomic Energy (dae) wanted an eight sq km area of the park in South Garo hills de-notified for exploratory drilling. The park spread …
NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests on Friday rejected the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) proposal for exploratory drilling for uranium in Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya after stiff opposition from various quarters. The decision to reject the mining proposal of the DAE was taken at a …
NEW DELHI: A uranium mining project in Meghalaya proposed by the Department of Atomic Energy has been rejected by the National Board on Wildlife (NBWL) due to strong opposition from local communities and civil society groups. The decision was taken after detailed discussions by the Standing Committee of the NBWL …
THE DEPARTMENT of atomic energy will have to shelve its plans to augment the domestic supply of uranium from Meghalaya. The standing committee of the National Board on Wildlife has rejected the department
BNP mining SHILLONG: Denying reports that the State Wildlife Board is supporting the move of the DAE to go ahead with the proposed drilling inside the Balpakram National Park, a senior Forest Department official said there was a communication gap as the statements of NBWL seems to be contradictory. The …
SHILLONG: The South Asian Primate Network (SAPN), a representative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has urged the Ministry of Environment and Forests to reconsider the proposal by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to de-notify an area of eight sq km on the Rongcheng plateau in …
SHILLONG: The State Government on Tuesday allayed the concern of NGOs and people of Garo Hills over the Centre's move to go for exploratory mining for uranium in Balpakram National Park (BNP) saying that "nothing will be done which hurts the people's sentiment." Giving a strong hint that the State …
The 19th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board on Wildlife took place under the chairmanship of Shri Jairam Ramesh, MOS(I/C) Environment and Forests. After a detailed discussion, the Standing Committee decided to reject a proposal of the Department of Atomic Energy for exploratory drilling for uranium in …
SHILLONG: With pressure mounting against proposed exploratory mining for uranium in Balpakram National Park from environment groups and student bodies, the DAE move suffered a major setback as an inspection team has refused to visit the site. National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) member B Talukdar, assigned to lead an inspection …
This recent report on illegal coal mines around Balphakram NP in Meghalaya prepared by Dr Asad Rahmani recommends immediate ban on all mining activity within the national park & demands strict regulation of all coal mines in Garo Hills The issue of illegal coal mining in Meghalaya is quite well-known …
State Govt to move Centre against Balpakram drilling SHILLONG: The State Government has decided to move the Centre against the proposed exploratory drilling inside the Balpakram National park (BNP) in South Garo Hills. Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma informed this to a delegation of the Garo Students' Union (GSU), which …
The National Board of Wild Life (NBWL) has decided to conduct a site inspection in response to the proposal from Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to de-notify an area of 8 sq km at Rongcheng Plateau in Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya for exploratory uranium mining even as protests have …
