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) …
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved the state government's proposal to declare boundary periphery areas of Sunabeda and Debrigarh wildlife sanctuaries as eco-sensitive zones (ESZ). Official sources said the Centre will soon come up with a notification in this regard. Once declared an ESZ, demarcated areas beyond the sanctuary boundary will …
BHUBANESWAR: As the Odisha government is all set to start its big cat count in the first week of February, the authorities are likely to skip the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary that has of late turned into a hot-bed for the Maoist. The tiger census in the sanctuary, in Nuapada district, …
Several initiatives have been taken by govt for conservation and protection of tigers and other wild animals in the country. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has accorded final approval to two national parks for being declared as tiger reserves, the Lok Sabha was informed today. "The NTCA has accorded …
The Union environment and forests ministry has asked the Goa government to send proposals to set up a tiger reserve at the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary, Parliament was told on Monday. The ministry has also asked the Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh governments to send similar proposals to start tiger reserves …
Giving a boost to tiger conservation efforts, the Centre has given in-principle approval for creation of five new tiger reserves in the country. This was stated by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. Spelling out the initiatives taken by Government for conservation of the big cats, the …
This article deals with how Chuktia Bhunjia tribe of Orissa negotiates with their ecosystem to ensure that agricultural production and livelihood are sustainable. This study shows that the reasons behind continuation of traditional agriculture are the life experience with the traditional methods and cultural acceptance that not only make them …
Forest officials of the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district boycotted the tiger census fearing danger to their live as they suspected a large number of Maoists have entered the area. "That the Maoists are roaming freely inside the sanctuary area was alleged by forest personnel, who boycotted the tiger …
BARIPADA: Rains and inclement weather marred the first day of tiger census today, Similipal Tiger Reserve sources said. The PIPs (Pug Impression Pads) laid on footpaths and tigers
Primitive tribal communities like the Chuktia Bhunjias living in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa continue to practise traditional agriculture using bio-cultural resources. Policymakers must learn from them in order to challenge the conventional model of agricultural production and food insecurity, as also about how to make development sustainable.
Mindless Mining, Industrialization Leading To Largescale Destruction Of Forests Spell Doom For Big Cats Rajaram Satapathy | TNN Even as the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) prepares to launch a special tiger census, the news has failed to cheer environmentalists in Orissa. They said regardless of the outcome, the future …
BHUBANESWAR: The Left wing extremists have done it again. With the State Government focussed on combatting them elsewhere, the Red rebels have targeted another wildlife sanctuary, also a tiger habitat, without facing any resistance whatsoever. After Similipal Tiger Reserve, the attack at Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary has come as a grave …
