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) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Doaba Paryavaran Samiti Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/04/2019 regarding notification of eco sensitive zone covering Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. The execution application has been filed in relation to the order dated 10/12/2015 which included submission for proposal of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Doaba Paryavaran Samiti Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2019 regarding notification for Eco-Sensitive Zone of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. NGT gives MoEF a last opportunity to issue final Notification for Eco-Sensitive Zone of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, within 30 days.
Having already lost one week of operations due to the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), 11 aviation companies have been given clearance by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to carry out chopper shuttle operations to the revered Kedarnath shrine. The shuttles got underway from today and …
The Uttarakhand Government today directed private helicopter operators flying pilgrims to the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath to restrict the flight of helicopters in the range of 600 metres when approaching the area falling between Gauri Kund and Rambara that also encloses Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. The directives issued by Chief Secretary …
Petition highlights threat to wildlife in eco-sensitive zone The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notices to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttarakhand government, National Board for Wildlife and others on a plea raising concern over the looming threat to the flora and fauna in the eco-sensitive …
KEDARNATH: The temple shrine of Kedarnath is just a helicopter ride away for many pilgrims nowadays but the presence of as many as 13 private chopper operators has left environmentalists and local residents worried. They complain that due to the continuous arrival and departure of the whirring machines, a number …
DEHRADUN: A few days after the Uttarakhand forest department disclosed that there were sightings of a tiger at 12,000 feet in the Askot wildlife sanctuary in Pithoragarh, the first time the presence of a wild cat was recorded at such altitudes anywhere in the country, there came reports on Wednesday …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday declined to prevent flying of helicopters in the eco-sensitive zone at Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand and asked the State to issue specific directions in consonance with the aviation policy. “We decline to prevent flying of helicopters in that area,” a bench headed by …
DEHJRADUN: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttarakhand government to furnish explanation before it on why helicopters are flying so low over the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) and the impact it might be causing. The state government has been given two weeks' time to file its report. The Tribunal …
Concern over the "looming threat" to flora and fauna in the eco-sensitive Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary from helicopter operations to fly pilgrims to the religious shrine there was expressed by an environmental group today, leading the green tribunal to seek responses from the Enviroment Ministry and Uttarakhand government. The National Green …
The alpine musk deer, Moschus chrysogaster, a small member of family Moschidae, is a primitive deer threatened due to poaching and habitat loss, and therefore classified as Endangered by IUCN and also listed in Appendix I of CITES. Although the species is legally protected in India under Wildlife Protection Act …
The environment and forests ministry has asked Uttarakhand for a report on the damage caused to forests and wildlife by the floods. “We have asked both the Uttarakhand government and Forest Survey of India to assess damage that may have been caused to forests due to massive flooding. FSI has …
The present study was carried out in parts of a protected area of Garhwal Himalaya, namely, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS). The main aim of the study was to gather and analyze information from the sanctuary dwellers on conservation of natural resources and its value focusing on the needs of local …
Extensive floristic surveys were carried out at Tungnath area in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary during 2007-2011. During the survey a total of 433 plant species belonging to 234 genera under 71 families were recorded along the sub-alpine and alpine region.
Out of seven species of Musk deer found in Asia, five are present in India. One of these species, the Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), is found in Uttrakhand Himalayas, is endangered (IUCN 2011) and listed in Appendix I of CITES. This species is also listed in Schedule I of …
The study reports the impact of migratory livestock in the buffer area of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. The cumulative impacts of livestock grazing, fuel wood extraction and other anthropogenic pressures on forest cover in and around camping sites have been analyzed using satellite data and field observations.
A study was conducted to document spider diversity in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand. The area is dense forest of Chir Pine, Oak, Birch and Rhododendrons.
