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 …
While the forest department had published new maps of sanctuaries in the state, the proposal for rationalisation of these protected wildlife areas has not been cleared by the Centre so far. The final clearance will be subject to the report of the team visiting the state from April 16. The …
Maharashtra wants to denotify Maldhok bustard sanctuary IN A closed-door meeting on February 20, the Maharashtra government and the state wildlife board agreed to reduce the size of Maldhok sanctuary
This study aims to document the medicinal plants, their uses and the various formulations in Shershong village, which falls under Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary.
water feud: Acting on a petition against the Kalasa-Bhandura diversion project, the Karnataka high court has issued show cause notice to the state government and the Union ministry of environment and forests. The project will divert 7,560 million cubic metres of water from river Mandovi to river Malaprabha and displace …
New Delhi: Supreme Court may have banned all mining within 5 Km of Delhi but countless fresh cuts in the Aravalis around Pali and Anangpur stand witness to how the coveted blue stone that go into making plush houses in the city still come from these ravaged mountains. On paper …
Precarious situation prevails in the Chimminy, Peechi and Periyar forest areas K.S. Sudhi KOCHI: Forest fire has become a major environmental concern in the State with many of the wildlife sanctuaries facing the threat of outbreak of wildfire. A precarious situation prevailed in the Chimminy, Peechi and Periyar forest areas. …
Mumbai: Wildlife experts are fuming over recent decisions made by the Maharashtra State Wildlife Board (SWB), alleging that the board has been acting against the interests of wildlife. The board met hurriedly on February 20, without prior notice to members and without issuing an agenda. Forests minister Babanrao Pachpute chaired …
We discuss separate and integrated approaches to building scalable solar power plants and wildlife sanctuaries. Both solar power plants and wildlife sanctuaries need a lot of land. We quantify some of the requirements using various estimates of the rate of solar power production as well as the rate of adding …
Mumbai: While Mumbai was waking up to a lazy Sunday morning, 500-odd birders had already hit birding hotspots like Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Sanjay Gandhi National Park and even Fansad Wildlife Sanctuary. The fifth edition of Mumbai Bird Race, organised on February 22, has set a record of maximum number of …
MUMBAI: Wildlife enthusiasts, including amateur bird-watchers and ornithologists, are busy revising the differences between a Ruddy Turnstone and a Desert Wheatear for the fifth edition of the HSBC Mumbai Bird Race to be held on Sunday. With more than 80 teams already having registered, the total participation has crossed 450 …
Thousands of carcasses of Olive Ridley sea turtles are lying at the Satabhaya beach under the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, one of the largest rookeries of the species, in the ongoing turtle nesting season. Foul odour from dead turtles has polluted the whole of Satabhaya region, said Satabhaya sarpanch Sasmita Das. …
Ahmedabad : The gen-next eco activists could be right in your home. Forest department officials are now roping in school students for conservation of sanctuaries like Nalsarovar, Thol and even Gir. The move comes in the wake of success tasted by the forest department after setting up an eco-club for …
With 80 percent of their land being claimed by the forest department, residents of Kalay are more likely to be the endangered species. Kalay-Sanguem panchayat had ambitious development projects to be undertaken in the village, but the forest department
An extensive survey was carried out to locate breeding colonies and nests of vultures in Rajasthan. A total of 5,080 vultures of 7 different species were counted in 23 districts of Rajasthan. Many serious threats to these vultures were recorded during the study other than 'diclofenac', like habitat loss, predation …
MUMBAI: Whether it's two young women pioneering a community-led environmental revolution in the rich islands of Lakhadweep or a teacher in a remote village in Rajasthan who worked with his students towards reducing a thorny shrub, these unknown footsoldiers are doing what they can to save the environment in any …
PTI | Sipaheejala Sanctuary The endangered clouded leopard seems to have got a new lease of life in the Sipaheejala Sanctuary which has witnessed two births annually of the species whose population has declined to just 31 in India. The sanctuary is the only conservation breeding project for clouded leopards, …
