Counter affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the matter of Pradeep Singh Shekhawat Vs State of Assam & Others dated 30/01/2025. The application complained about the illegal constructions, including the illegal construction of road to Bhuban Hill, within the Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary located …
As part of a statewide afforestation plan, the State Forest Department today launched a massive tree plantation drive under the North Kamrup Division. From today, around 6,000 seedlings will be planted on the barren hills of Agyathuri and nearby areas. This is part of an ambitious plan that intends to …
In what could set a precedent for forest rights struggles, six villages in Madhya Pradesh have stalled a government plan to notify their forest as wildlife sanctuary. Gram sabhas of these villages have passed resolutions against the proposed Katthiwada wildlife sanctuary in Alirajpur district. While the government is yet to …
GUWAHATI: Suspected poachers shot dead a male one-horned rhino in Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam today. Official sources said the male rhino was shot at from .303 pistol by a gang of poachers at around 2.30 am. The gang escaped with the prized horn of the endangered species. This is …
A group of ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has agreed to a proposal for Cabinet scrutiny of infrastructure projects rejected by the Environment Ministry in dense forest areas. The move could open up more forest areas for coal mining. However, the compromise will not impact protected areas, such …
AHMEDABAD: The union environment ministry has earmarked a Rs 50 crore project for the upkeep of greater Gir area on the periphery of the sanctuary - an abode of Asiatic lions. It has also decided to increase the compensation package for tribals and Maldharis living within the sanctuary from Rs …
These are the draft guidelines released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for selection, planning, development, implementation and monitoring of ecotourism in and around protected areas. The Ministry has released draft guidelines for ecotourism in and around protected areas of the country. This document lays out a detailed set …
North-western Himalayan region with its wide range of altitudes, topography and climatic conditions, is a rich repository of medicinal wealth, which occupies an important place in Vedic treatise. More than 800 no. valuable medicinal species found in this part of India is extensively used by the locals since time immemorial …
AHMEDABAD: The three-day wildlife census revealed that the population of sloth bears and leopards has increased by 18.62% and 8.41% respectively during a five-year period. Releasing the data on Monday of the census that concluded on May 18, S K Nanda, principal secretary, forest and environment, said that there were …
Immediately after school, 15-yearold Surendra Kumar rushes to the wheat fields running parallel to the main Chambal canal in Umaidganj village in Rajasthan’s Kota district. He begins his search for a pair of Saras Cranes and their two young ones—the crane family he has been tracking for four years now. …
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh is not averse to controversy. His decision to give a go-ahead for the controversial ropeway project in the Girnar wildlife sanctuary has been strongly criticised by members of the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) who insist this will result in the extinction of the long-billed vultures. …
KALPETTA: The eco-tourism centre at Tholpetty near Mananthavady, a growing tourism destination under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, will be reopened for tourists on Wednesday. The centre had been closed for tourists since June 7, 2010 on an order of the Chief Wildlife Warden. An eco-development committee meeting at Tholpetty on …
Ministry of Environment and Forests has ordered the lifting of the stop work order on the construction of the last five spillway gates of the controversial Maheshwar Hydel Project being constructed on river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh by the S. Kumars Group of Companies. The Ministry of Environment and Forests …
This draft implementation protocol by the environment ministry details procedures for determining critical wildlife babitats within National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries as required by the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The purpose of this Implementation Protocol is to detail the procedure for determining …
An expert committee will now determine the habitats Stung by the criticism of forest rights activists, wildlife activists and scientists regarding its initial draft guidelines for determining critical wildlife habitats issued in February, the Environment Ministry has now come out with a revised version. The Ministry was forced to withdraw …
The Environment Ministry on Wednesday issued revised draft guidelines for determining critical wildlife habitats as required by the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, According to the Ministry
Agartala, Concerned over the frequent influx of wild elephants in the human habitats in search of food, Forest Department in Tripura has started work to establish two elephant reserves in the state.
AHMEDABAD: The much-awaited leopard census will be held for three days from May 16. Along with this leopard census, the state forest department officials will also conduct a census of the sloth bear in the state during the same period. The 2006 census had revealed a leopard population of 1,070 …
