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) …
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has adjourned the hearing on the matter of developmental activities around the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) {in case numbers MA No. 687 of 2013 and MA No. 1070 of 2013 (in Original Application No. 174 of 2013)} till January 9 next …
The National Green Tribunal today gave time till January 9 to the Environment Ministry to submit its report on ways to protect the environment inside Kaziranga sanctuary as also the wild life there which is being affected by traffic movement on National Highway 37 passing through it. The Ministry of …
At least 28 rhinos have been killed by poachers in Assam this year, with 14 of them being killed in the Kaziranga National Park alone. In a Lok Sabha reply to a question by Ramen Deka, the Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan, denied deployment of unmanned …
The delay in building a diversion for the stretch of the NH-37 that passes along Kaziranga National Park was discussed at the latest standing committee meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) in New Delhi. NBWL member M K Ranjitsinh said while roads are of great importance, it is …
Poachers shot dead one more full-grown rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park on Sunday night and took away its horn triggering fresh public protests against the unabated rhino poaching in the national park. A park official informed that an adult female rhino was shot dead and its horn was cut away …
The state government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that no road expansion work is being carried out on the stretch of National Highway-37 that passes along the southern boundaries of Kaziranga National Park. It said the present work is confined to strengthening the existing road to keep it …
Taking strong exception to non-compliance with the Environment Clearance (EC) conditions, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Government of Assam to recommend measures for protection of wildlife and human beings on National Highway (NH) 37 running through the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), by December 10. The increasing number …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in its interim order, has asked the state government to hold a meeting with the Union ministry of environment and forests and the Union petroleum ministry immediately to suggest measures for protecting environment and wildlife on the stretch of NH-37 that passes along the southern …
Two adult rhinos have strayed out of Kaziranga National Park and are now under serious threat from poachers in a remote area located on the banks of the Brahmaputra on Tuesday. Forest staff said the areas where the rhinos are sheltering are vulnerable to attacks by poachers. "Staff from both …
National Green Tribunal today directed the Assam government to hold a meeting with environment, petroleum and transport ministries to suggest ways to protect environment inside Kaziranga sanctuary, which is being "adversely" hit due to traffic movement on NH 37. The Tribunal also said that death of wild animals and reptiles …
The State Government has proposed structures like animal underpasses, ecoducts/animal overpass and overpass/flyover in four potential animal corridors of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as long-term measures to make the National Park- stretch of the national highway 37 wildlife-friendly. This has been revealed by the proposal submitted by the State …
Assam will set up four wildlife police stations to exclusively deal with the problem of rhino poaching and other wildlife crimes. The jurisdiction of these special police stations would be over the Kazairanga National Park, the Manas National Park, the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park and the Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary. …
Two rhinos—a mother and a calf—were killed by poachers in Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, about 150 km from here, on Saturday evening. The poachers chopped off the horn of one of the animals. Forest officials said that the poachers gunned down the rhinos at the Hajar Bigha area after …
The Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park lost the distinction of becoming the "zero-poaching" protected area in the state as the first incident of rhino poaching was reported this year on Saturday night. A male rhino was killed by poachers who also chopped off its horn at Nichlabari area in Sonitpur …
Tourists and nature enthusiasts have started thronging the two primary habitat of one-horned rhinoceros in Assam — Kaziranga National Park and Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary — which have been thrown open for visitors for this season. Even as tourists from within the country and abroad flock the Kaziranga park, which is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of EC for road construction in the Kanziranja Sanctuary and death of wildlife, due to rash and negligent driving in that area in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/10/2013. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/687-2013(MApp)_29Oct2013.pdf
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday pulled up the Assam government over “ruthless killing” of several species of animals by allowing heavy traffic movement on a stretch of National Highway 37 passing through the famed Kaziranga sanctuary. Anguished by pictures of animals killed by vehicles on the highway, a bench …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhary Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/10/2013 in respect of NH-37 passing through Jakhalabandha to Bokakhat going through Kaziranga National Park which NGT states is not only violation of the conditions imposed by Ministry of Environment and …
Perturbed over the rampant killing of rhinos in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi wondered that if the government could bring militancy under control, why not the poachers! He said that laws would be made more deterrent against poachers in the coming days. “We will bring in harsher laws against poachers,” …
State govt plans to dig the land through MGNREGA scheme Assam government today said it plans to give solar fencing in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) to protect the wildlife from poachers. "We want to give solar fencing to protect the wildlife. We are planning to dig the land through MGNREGA …
