Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others. The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, …
Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of T N Godavarman Thirumulpad/ Gaurav Kumar Bansal Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2024. "In the present case, it is clear beyond doubt that the then Forest Minister and Kishan Chand, DFO considered them to be the law unto themselves. …
Survival of tigers is dependent on conservation and management efforts. To gauge the success of conservation efforts as well as to guide management inputs, it is important to assess the effectiveness of management of Tiger Reserves. This publication aims at compiling management issues and key recommendations evolved from different cycles …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Brajesh Kumar Bharadwaj Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 16/02/2024. Issue raised in the application is violation of the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Satpura Tiger reserve, Narmadapuram district which is adversely affecting the survival of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Core breach as structure set up in Kali Tiger Reserve" appearing in the Bangalore Mirror dated 28.12.2023. The media report says that on illegal construction and infrastructure development in the core area of Kali Tiger Reserve has …
Order of the Madras High Court (W.P.No.28257 of 2022) regarding plea for fixing the carrying capacity of Adhi Karuvannarayar temple located in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. The temple is in the core area of the tiger reserve forest and as per the guidelines, the carrying capacity …
This bulletin presents indispensable state-wise profiles regarding the status of tiger reserves across India. Each state's profile includes information regarding estimations of the total, core, and buffer areas, current tiger population, tiger reserve biodiversity, gazette notifications, and land cover maps of each reserve in the state. Moreover, the contact details …
Adopted from the framework of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas, Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) has emerged as the most important tool to assist and improve the management perspectives of Tiger Reserves and their associated landscape connectivity. Tiger Reserves in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : news item published in the Newspaper The Hindu dated 02.10.2022 titled “Over 6,000 trees illegally cut for tiger safari project in Corbett Reserve, says FSI report” dated 17/04/2023. The matter has been taken up suo motu by …
According to the latest tiger census data by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, India's tiger population has increased by 200 in the past four years to reach 3,167 in 2022. The tiger population has shown a steady increase from 1,411 in 2006 to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014, 2,967 …
The Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala is the best-maintained of all tiger reserves in the country, according to the 5th cycle of Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) carried out by the Centre and released alongside the Tiger Census. While Periyar reserve has obtained an MEE score of 94.3%, it is followed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'In re: Ranthambhore Musical Festival, near the Forest/Sanctuary area' dated 07/11/2022. The Ranthambhore Musical Festival proposed to be held near the tiger reserve at Ranthambhore, Rajasthan can be held subject to conditions laid down by a joint committee of National …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: news item published in the Newspaper The Hindu dated 02.10.2022 titled “Over 6,000 trees illegally cut for tiger safari project in Corbett Reserve, says FSI report” dated 21/10/2022. The matter has been taken up suo motu by the …
The tiger reserves are not just for tigers, but they are far more vital as more than 35 rivers originate from these areas which are crucial for water security, Union Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Minister, said. The Union Minister also released a Water Atlas that has mapped all the …
The report provides an overview of tiger monitoring studies undertaken in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (TX2 site) using intensive camera trapping and line transect and tiger & prey population estimates. The study also highlights critical conservation issues, threats, challenges and opportunities for the recovery of tiger populations. Over the years, several …
The Environment Minister released the report ‘Status of Leopards, Co-predators and Megaherbivores-2018’ stating that the report is a testimony to the fact that conservation of tigers leads to the conservation of entire ecosystem. During all India tiger estimation 2018, leopard population was also estimated within the forested habitats in tiger …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published on 27.07.2020 in the local daily named “Times of India” titled “Forest guard mowed down by ‘mining mafia’ in Sariska" dated 06/04/2021. Proceedings in the matter was initiated based on a media report of July 27, 2020 …
Rejoinder by the Joint Committee to the objections filed by the applicant on the report of the Joint Committee in Original Application 29/2020 (SZ) in the matter of Sajimon Salim Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/01/2021. The matter related to the allegation of illegal construction of a football …
This study has provided a different perspective and approach to the relocation and rehabilitation programmes from PAs. The study has revealed that there is a uniformity of experience and narrative that emerges not just through the provision of adequate compensations but also the practices that have guided the implementation of …
India now accounts 70 percent of the world's total population of tigers, the environment ministry said while releasing its fourth detailed national tiger estimation report. The report compares information gathered during tiger surveys of 2006, 2010 and 2014 with data from the 2018-19 review to estimate population trends, patch colonisation …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors" dated 07/07/2020. The issue for consideration is the obstruction of tiger corridors by new road …
