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 …
Even as Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and his colleague in the government, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, lock horns over environmental clearances to the Navi Mumbai airport and take pot-shots at each other publicly, Patel has found a reason to thank his counterpart. Jairam
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has been reconstituted with Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh besides Lok Sabha MPs Chandresh Kumari and Dushyant Singh being nominated as its members. The board, which is constituted for three years, has Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as its chairman and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh …
The forest department, following a Central Zoo Authority (CZA) directive necessitating bigger homes for elephants, is planning a rescue centre for the animals at Makulakocha in the Dalma foothills. Divisional forest officer (DFO) at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Anil Kumar Mishra said two tuskers from Birsa Munda Zoological Park in Ormanjhi, …
With the Madhya Pradesh Government giving its nod, the African Cheetah will make its way to Palpur Kuno wildlife Sanctuary in the State late next year.
Shillong, Aug. 29: A group of anglers and nature lovers has proposed to create a sanctuary for aquatic life in one of the rivers in the rich-coal district of Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya in a bid to save the degrading environment of the district. The Jaintia Fishing and Environmental Protection …
Calcutta, Aug. 19: Six spotted deer died early this morning when they were being translocated to the Sunderbans from Parmadan deer park in North 24-Parganas. Locked inside small wooden enclosures, 25 deer, in four trucks, were being taken to Godkhali ghat, around 80km from Calcutta, from where they were to …
KOLKATA, 19 AUG: While six out of 25 deer died when they were being relocated to Dobanki camp in the Sunderbans from Parmadan Deer Park in North 24-Parganas, three more were killed following a fight among themselves at the Parmadan Park today. The deer were being taken from Parmadan to …
Sixty-nine vultures and 22 vulture nests are left in Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Junagadh district of Gujarat, revealed a state-wide census of vultures in the last week of May.Activists hope the finding will derail building a ropeway through the sanctuary for pilgrims visiting the Jain temples atop Girnar mountains.
SIXTY-NINE vultures and 22 vulture nests are left in Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Junagadh district of Gujarat, revealed a state-wide census of vultures in the last week of May. Activists hope the finding will derail building a ropeway through the sanctuary for pilgrims visiting the Jain temples atop Girnar mountains. …
Figures are shocking, and alarming too. Nearly 346 leopards have disappeared from the Himachal’s forests, including protected areas, in the last 14 years. At least 171 of them may have died a natural death or due to injuries, but a large number of these were killed by poachers, or by …
A Group of Experts has submitted a detailed assessment of the potential for reintroducing the cheetah in India, recommending three potential sites for reintroduction. The cheetah, which is a flagship specie of the deciduous dryland/grassland ecosystem, became extinct in India in the 1960s. The word "cheetah" derived from the sanskrit …
Between 1998 and 2008, the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife considered 244 cases for diversion of protected areas. It approved diversion covering 2.88% of the area proposed, while rejecting a shift in a smaller area (0.87%). The rest of the area proposed for diversion still awaits a …
RS 50L FINE FOR ENCROACHERS, STIFFER PENALTY FOR POACHERS, MORE POWERS TO THE FOREST DEPT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES PROPOSED TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY
The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2010 prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. This is to further amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 & strengthen the existing provisions for penalties, traps, criminal procedure etc. A Bill to further amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. This Act may …
