Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
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 …
K.S. Sudhi KOCHI: A Tiger Conservation Foundation will be formed for the Periyar Tiger Reserve by dissolving the Periyar Foundation. The new foundation will be named Tiger Conservation Foundation, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala. The foundation is being formed as per the guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. The Periyar …
Aiming to step up protection for the big cats in sensitive areas, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has issued revised guidelines to the states for the formation of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) on the lines of the India Reserve Battalion. As per the new guidelines, the Centre will …
New Delhi: Tiger deaths continue at an alarming rate. Statistics collated from different parts of India by a prominent wildlife NGO show that between January 1 and August 19 this year, at least 66 tigers lost their lives. Of these, 23 died due to poaching. The list includes seizures of …
After being the only state with lions, Gujarat may also get tigers. Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has written to Gujarat proposing that tigers be translocated to the state. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has been asked to conduct a technical study on this. While many see …
Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain at a press meet here on August 11 denied the allegation raised by former Chief Minister PK Mahanta that the State Government failed to utilise funds released by the Central Government for Kaziranga Tiger Project. The Minister informed media persons that the State Government had already …
For the first time, India will host World Tiger Summit next year where wildlife experts from various countries are expected to congregate to deliberate on conservation of diminishing striped cats in the wild.
The locals engaged in tourism-related activities at Bandhavgarh National Park panicked with the rumours of reported plans of moving tourism zones situated mostly in core areas, have voiced their concerns before the renowned wildlife experts of the country during the two-day national convention recently at New Delhi. The event was …
Even as tigers go extinct in national parks across India, a study has found that translocating a tiger from one part of the country to another could end up doing more harm than good. In fact, a tiger genome study shows the six genetically distinct tiger populations in India should …
Having amassed non-invasively collected samples from 73 tigers from 28 Indian reserves, Mondol, Karanth, and Ramakrishnan have published a comprehensive study of genetic variation in tigers in PLoS Genetics. Incorporating information on mitochondrial haplotypes and microsatellite allelic diversity from previous studies, their additional data from the wild tiger populations in …
With only 3,000 wild individuals surviving restricted to just 7% of their historical range, tigers are now a globally threatened species. Therefore, conservation efforts must prioritize regions that harbor more tigers, as well try to capture most of the remaining genetic variation and habitat diversity. Only such prioritization based on …
A committee was set up by the National Tiger Conservation Authority on 14th July 2009 to visit Similipal Tiger Reserve and undertake: an appraisal of the damage to infrastructure/habitat due to left?wing extremism; assessment of present status of tiger, co predators and prey animals, and protection efforts; and provide suggestions …
Mumbai: While the entire nation is worried about grave threat to wildlife, especially tigers, and adopting measures to protect the big cat, the state forest minister has virtually thrown open three tiger reserves in the state for poachers. The recent transfers in forest department have once again highlighted the callous …
The State Forest department has constituted a steering committee, headed by the Chief Minister, for better conservation of tigers in the state. State Forest Minister would be the Vice-Chairman of the committee. The steering committee, which was notified on July 15, will also have the Principal Chief, Conservator of Forest …
New Delhi, July 3 In a boost to tiger conservation efforts, the Centre has approved a proposal for implementing the tripartite agreement between the Environment Ministry, State Governments and tiger reserves. The proposal for the MoUs, cleared by the Cabinet on Friday, aims at strengthening tiger conservation initiatives and develops …
