Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
In a bid to contain the accidental killing of animals on a highly sensitive stretch on the NH 37 near Kaziranga, the Forest Department has asked all motorists to strictly abide by speed limits. In case of violation, vehicle owners or drivers will be penalized. As the rains set in …
State Environment and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain today informed that the State has entered into a tripartite agreement involving the National Park Authority and the Central Government for the implementation of the Project Tiger Foundation in the State. Assam is among the five States of the country to have entered …
Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain at a press meet here on August 11 denied the allegation raised by former Chief Minister PK Mahanta that the State Government failed to utilise funds released by the Central Government for Kaziranga Tiger Project. The Minister informed media persons that the State Government had already …
The world famous Kaziranga National Park is just a step away from becoming one of the seven new natural wonders of the world. The park, a World Heritage Site, housing the highly endangered one-horned rhinos, has made it to the second round of the contest, Forest department sources said here. …
The Indian one-horned rhinoceros which is the pride of India in general and Assam in particular is facing serious threat from the annual floods. The species was once abundant in a huge area from Afghanistan along the Gangetic belt of India upto Sadiya, including Bangladesh. Due to indiscriminate killing as …
Guwahati: With Kaziranga National Park, home to the largest number of one-horned rhinos in the world, getting maximum attention for conservation and protection, poachers have shifted focus to Orang National Park in northern Assam. As this 78.82 sq km park faces a shortage of manpower and equipment, poachers have managed …
The population of one-horned rhinoceros in the famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has registered a considerable increase as per the latest census carried out by the Assam Forest and Wildlife Department with the help of experts from different wildlife NGOs. An official source in the national park, a …
Guwahati: The Assam government is yet to constitute the Kaziranga Tiger Foundation, due to which the tiger reserve has been deprived of the direct flow of funds from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The reserve is also yet to have a full-fledged Tiger Conservation Plan. The State is required …
Some of the most important habitats likely to support tiger populations in Assam would be mapped by remote sensing in a project envisaged by a conservation group. Areas in and around Kaziranga, Laokhowa, Orang, Manas, Nameri, Pobitora and Dibru Saikhowa would be scanned from space, under a project planned by …
Guwahati: The population of the precious one-horned Rhinoceros in the famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has registered a considerable increase as per the latest census carried out by the Assam Forest and Wildlife Department with the help of experts from different wildlife NGOs. A source in the World …
NAGAON, May 19: A world heritage site and conservation park for the one horned rhinos, Kaziranga National Park has particularly earned more than Rs 1.12 crore as revenue in the year 2008-09 from tourists, as per a report of the Tourist Department. It is very much significant that the flow …
Manoj Anand The WWF authorities, who are now experimenting with translocation of rhinos, pointed out that Pobitora wildlife sanctuary has the highest density of rhinos in the world. The rhino may not be as glamorous as the tiger, but they are equally sought-after in international markets, which makes the animal …
DERGAON - The flow of tourists to Kaziranga National Park (KNP), a World Heritage Site, has been increasing every year. The revenue earned from the tourists in the last financial year has also registered an increase. A sum of Rs 1,12,20,698 has been collected in 2008-2009 as revenue against an …
