Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
Opposing declaration of a sensitive zone within 10 km radius of Binsar sanctuary, residents of villages surrounding the sanctuary today demonstrated at the sanctuary’s gate. They boycotted the meeting called by the Forest Department to talk to the villagers about the declaration. “If the government declares 10 km radius area …
Binsar is a wildlife and forest sanctuary in Uttarakhand. It was declared a sanctuary decades ago, and as a result it is unscarred by development today. There are only five houses inside, each of which was built by the British more than a century ago. There is no electricity; water …
The unique assemblages of flora and fauna in the Himalayan region make it one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the Indian subcontinent. Seventy-five protected areas (PAs) encompassing 9.48% of the region have been created to conserve this biodiversity and the fragile Himalayan landscape. However, this has engendered conflicts …
