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 …
New Delhi: Even after Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh ordered the revocation of the fabricated chargesheet against the whistleblower in the Haryana forestry scam, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, his officials are yet to rescue the young forest official from the witch-hunt by the state government. Even as the state government contemplates dismissal …
LUCKNOW: Tigers will soon have a peaceful existence in wildlife sanctuaries during the tourist season. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has constituted an eco-tourism committee to formulate tourism guidelines for tiger reserves. The idea is to protect tiger sanctuaries from any interference or disturbance by tourists. Even at present, …
With the BRT Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka going to get a tiger reserve status, the Soligas living there face imminent eviction. NEVER before have the tigers of the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Wildlife Sanctuary burned so bright, either in popular imagination or in administrative priority. With the Union Ministry of …
Thousands of migratory birds of hundreds of different species have come to the Okhla bird sanctuary this year due to a longish cold spell in European countries. According to officials, every year over a 100 migratory bird species arrive here. Common hoopoe, kingfisher, painted stork, white ibis, great egret, cattle …
Despite registration of an FIR against the contractors indulging in illegal poaching and fishing within and outside the wildlife sanctuary of Harike Pattan, flouting the blanket ban, the police have not been able to arrest any of them. About ten days ago, wildlife officials got the FIR registered against Mehla …
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: KTDC chairman Cherian Philip said that steps were taken to ensure long-term conservation of Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. Modern facilities will be introduced without harming the habitat of rare birds, he said. Tourism Minister will open the Rs 1-cr-scheme to renovate the sanctuary, he said.
NAGAPATTINAM: The National Fisher folks' Forum has expressed strong opposition to a few measures and issued a charter of demands. NFF, a constituent of the Federation of State Level Trade Unions in India has passed resolutions in its general body meeting held recently. The forum has called for resistance against …
Noida: The UP government will have to make major adjustments in the completion plans of the Ambedkar Memorial Park in Noida to comply with the directions of the apex court on the clearance granted by it for the memorial park so that there is enough green cover to attract the …
Here we describe the bird community of Shingba Rhododendron sanctuary, a high altitude protected area (> 3200 m) and an Important Bird Area (IBA) in Sikkim in the Eastern Himalaya, India. Altogether 332 points were sampled using a point count method.
KALPETTA: The leaders of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Farmers' Welfare Committee (WWLSFWC) and Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samithi, an environmental organisation in the district, have welcomed the decision of the empowerment committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for implementing the rehabilitation of the trapped farming communities inside the …
KOLKATA, 1 Nov: In a move that could harm both the revenue generation of the government and the prospect of tourism industry, the state forest department has issued a ban on construction of new resorts within and around one kilometre periphery of the seven wildlife sanctuaries in north Bengal. The …
Hoshiarpur: To prevent human-animal conflict, the state Forest and Wildlife Department will soon fence wildlife sanctuavries across the state. It will spend Rs 58 crore on various projects to be taken under this scheme of the Union Environment and Forest Ministry. Talking to TNS, state forest minister Tikhsan Sud said …
To ensure the protection and conservation of wildlife, the state government has declared Bisalpur in Tonk district, Jodbeer in Bikaner district and Sundhmata in Jalore district as new wildlife sanctuaries in the state. Stating this on the conclusion of the 56th Wildlife Protection Week on Thursday at the Jaipur Zoo, …
Expressing concern over the reported move of the Forest Department to allow a stone quarry besides lifting of stones from the Dilli riverbed inside Joypur reserve forest in Dibrugarh district, Nature
Six years after the death of forest brigand Veerappan, a scientific study undertaken at Sathyamangalam forest in Tamil Nadu, the once notorious hideout of the brigand, reveals that tuskers and tigers have reclaimed their territory and started flourishing. The latest study carried out as per the guidelines laid down by …
There is good news in store for the lovers of wildlife and nature. Soon the wildlife sanctuaries of Kota, Darrah, Ramgarh, Bundi and Kubhalgarh will be improved and developed in the pattern of Ranthambhore National Park and the Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary. A decision to this effect was taken at a …
