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 …
The Pench Jungle Lodges Federation has challenged the fresh comprehensive ecotourism guidelines issued by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). The guidelines were notified on October 15, in the backdrop of Supreme Court hearing on a petition demanding ban on …
The Kerala high court on Friday asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to explain its stand on a petition seeking a CBI enquiry into the killing of a tiger at Wayanad recently. The petition alleges that killing has brought dishonour to the nation, tiger being India's national animal. …
Getting an UID is no longer just a unique human right. Tigers can have it too. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) issued a guideline on Monday, proposing to assign a unique identification (UID) number to each tiger captured through camera traps. The NTCA wants to create a national repository …
JAIPUR: In a major boost to tiger conservation, the expert committee has defined the core and buffer zones of the Mukundra sanctuary. An erstwhile royal hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Kota, a thickly forested sanctuary lying along the southeastern border of Kota, would soon see dedicated efforts to create …
Tiger sighted after it was thrown open on Tuesday The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) was thrown open to tourists on Tuesday. The ad hoc committee, constituted on the recommendations of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in accordance with a recent directive of the Supreme Court, had reviewed the situation …
There is good news for tiger watchers going to Dudhwa tiger reserve. The National Tiger Conservation Authority guidelines, in view of the Supreme Court order, have not made much impact on its tourist map. Sonaripur range, Dudhwa national park and Sathiana range are open to tourists. The latest guidelines permit …
‘No time-frame fixed for re-opening MTR’ A special tourism plan is in the process of being put in place for the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) near here, according to Field Director, MTR, Raguram Singh. He told The Hindu that it would be in tune with the guidelines of the National …
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will soon create a national data base for tigers, the flagship species of India, and each one of the big cats will have a unique identification number and code. This was announced by Rajesh Gopal, member-secretary of NTCA, during a side event on “Have …
The famous Ranthambore and Sariska national parks in Rajasthan were thrown open to tourists on October 17, a day after the Supreme Court lifted the interim ban on tourist activities in the core areas of tiger reserve forests in the country, following the notification of revised comprehensive guidelines for tourism …
Strictly adhere to National Tourism Conservation Authority guidelines, says court The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the ban on tourist activities in core areas of tiger reserve forests. This follows Additional Solicitor-General Indira Jaising’s submission that on October 15 the government notified the revised guidelines for the 41 tiger reserves …
The lifting of the interim ban on tourism in tiger reserves has brought a cheer to the tiger tourism industry though the Supreme Court has unequivocally placed the onus of responsibility of protection of the tiger reserves on the state governments. Amit Sankala, director of Tiger Resorts, believes the Supreme …
SC Verdict On Lifting Ban Likely To Attract More Tiger Tourists During Festive Season Jaipur: It could not have been better than this. With festive season around, it was a gift of sorts for many a tourist in the state as the Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the ban on …
Tiger tourism will be back to business as the Supreme Court today lifted its July 24 ban that had made the core areas of all the 41 tiger reserves across the country out-of-bounds for tourists. Tourists will, however, be allowed to visit only 20 per cent of the core areas …
Much to the delight of wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists, the Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted its interim ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves which had stopped the entry of visitors to popular destinations like Dhikala in Corbett National Park. Additional solicitor general Indira Jaising informed a bench …
Bhubaneswar: As part of the Tiger Monitor Protocol of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), sign survey of carnivores and ungulates, kicked off across the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) on Monday. The three-day sign survey is being carried across STR, Baripada, Rairangpur and Kanajia divisions of Similipal. Only forest officials and …
KOHORA, Oct 10 – Union Environment and Forest Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today made an on-the-spot assessment of the impact of floods on the Kaziranga National Park cum Tiger Reserve and announced a slew of measures to augment security there. Natarajan was accompanied there by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. Addressing mediapersons …
Panel counsel says States can prepare site-specific tourism plans considering ecological, social and religious issues The Supreme Court’s observation that guidelines for protection of tiger reserves will not hamper the movement of devotees to the Sabarimala temple comes after a point-blank submission in court by the Kerala government that any …
Jaipur: With the Sariska tiger translocation project bearing fruit in the form of two cubs, the stage is set for Sariska to get three more tigers. In fact, the second phase of the translocation will see the forest department trying to introduce fresh blood into the 866 sq km forest. …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines on tiger conservation. It indicated that it may modify its July 24 order that stayed all tourism activities in tiger reserves. A Bench comprising Justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar said it will …
The Supreme court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines on tiger conservation and indicated that it may modify its July 24 order staying all tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country. A bench of justices A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, …
