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 …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has come down heavily on the state government for allowing illegal construction and widening of a road inside Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary by the Balyogi Shree Sadanand Maharaj Ashram Sanstha. The CEC in a report submitted on September 29 has recommended to the Supreme Court to …
Sivaganga: Saturday night across the country will be lit up by firecrackers shipped mostly from Sivakasi. But barely 90km away, a tiny area along Sivaganga will ensure that the skies remain dark and quiet on Diwali. For three decades, Singampunari hasn
LUCKNOW/ BAHRAICH: With their habitat under two meters of water, survival poses a tough challenge to tiger and leopard cubs in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve of Uttar Pradesh. Flood situation in Bahraich and Pilibhit has worsened dramatically over the past three days after Nepal released over 5 lakh cusec of water …
Proposal to be sent to govt. soon: Collector KRISHNAGIRI: With the district having a major portion of the reserve forests, an elephant sanctuary can be created here, said T. Senguttuvan, DMK MLA, here on Wednesday. He made this appeal to the district administration at the Wildlife Week Celebrations to which …
Collector delivers special address at the Wildlife Week Celebrations Menace posed by wild animals leaving forests and entering agricultural lands in search of water Forest cover has to be increased in order to induce rainfall and facilitate availability of water VELLORE: The Forest Department and the Vellore district administration have …
Early Birds, an organisation for animal welfare, has been extending free veterinary service to domesticated bovine groups around wildlife habitats of the State to sustain an immune belt so that communicable diseases are not transferred into the animal refuges. An Early Birds team conducted two camps of free treatment and …
Illegal hunting is going on in the country and even the sanctuaries and Wildlife department reserves are no longer safe for animals. Animal Safety Organisation Pakistan President Muhammad Usman said this at a rally held here on Sunday to mark the World Animals Day. The organisation also set up a …
Shimla: The proposal to rationalise wildlife sanctuaries in the state cleared the main hurdle with national board of wildlife granting approval with certain important modifications, including setting up of conservation reserves in place of scrapping sanctuaries altogether. The approval has been granted on the basis of the report of two-member …
There are indications that the immense potential for river tourism offered by the mighty Brahmaputra is slowly being harnessed. Two long-distance luxury cruisers run by Assam Bengal Navigation
In the national context, the role of environment law in fostering sustainable development is significant. For this purpose, WWF India established the Centre for Environmental law in 1993 to strengthen the professional and educational support base for environmental law and policy in India. The Centre for Environmental Law is a …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Forest Department will organise the 54th Wildlife Week across the State from October 2 to 8. During the entire week, entry to wildlife sanctuaries and parks in the State will be free. Wildlife exhibition, tribal art festival, a day dedicated to elephants, seminar on global warming and competitions …
Shimla: The National Wildlife Board has agreed to exclude 767 villages from the jurisdiction of various wildlife sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh. Stating this here today, Forest Minister JP Nadda informed that it was at a meeting chaired by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh at New Delhi yesterday that a decision in …
Kokrajhar: Deep within the graveyard of butterflies, there moves a flutter of hope. And the awestruck nature-lover, bewildered at the miraculous triumph, captures a quick moment of the blithe spirits flight for posterity. Kushal Choudhury, a young lepidopterologist and lecturer Kokrajhar Science College, has spotted a rare breed of swallowtail …
The Wild Life Department has come to the rescue of drought stricken wild animals in the Sanctuaries, especially Yala and Kumana by pumping water from the Menik Ganga and using bowsers to fill man made water ponds in the Park, Director of Wild Life H. D. Ratnayake said yesterday. He …
Chandertal (Lahaul-Spiti): Eco-tourism is slowing spelling doom for the Chandertal lake high-altitude wildlife sanctuary, the last remaining natural habitat for the rare snow leopard. This lake, an international wetland, attracts nature lovers, Gaddi shepherds and pilgrims every summer. Trekking groups, tourists, tent operators, makeshift dhabas remain active near the lake. …
