Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Children from Sheopur collecting water.Children from Sheopur collecting water. Bhopal: In the eye of storm for malnourishment deaths, Sheopur district's large number of malnourished children and their families are forced to drink contaminated water from nullahs. More than 50 per cent villagers in Karhal block, one of the worst malnourished …
BHOPAL: Health minister Rustam Singh said that death of eight to 10 children due to malnutrition in Sheopur had occurred over a period of four to five months. Talking to TOI after his visit to Golipura village of Sheopur from where malnutrition deaths have been reported, he said, "Tribals told …
BHOPAL: Surprise flood killing eight Asiatic lions in Gujarat has rekindled hopes for Madhya Pradesh government, which has been trying since long to get a pride of big cats translocated to Kuno-palpur sanctuary in Sheopur district. "Since a natural disaster has left eight lions dead and several missing, Gujarat cannot …
Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar on Thursday assured the Assembly that Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir Wildlife Sanctuary would be translocated to Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Sheopur district soon. Replying to query by Satyapal Singh Sikarwar (ruling Bharatiya Janata Party) during the Question Hour, Shejwar said a technical committee …
The move came following a Supreme Court judgement on April 15 which held that the species was under threat of extinction and needed a second home Madhya Pradesh government has sought over Rs 7 crore from the Centre to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to its Palpur Kuno Sanctuary under …
First Asiatic lion, then cheetah: officials struggle to decide which animal to introduce, and when, in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary. But they evict tribal residents with poor compensation. Read More: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/displaced-nothing
State Cabinet here on Wednesday took several important decisions. It decided to constitute Madhya Pradesh Water Corporation (MPWC) for implementation of group piped water schemes in rural area. The corporation will avail loans under prescribed procedure to run these schemes and other fiscal management. The Corporation will implement piped drinking …
Solar photovoltaic plants of 280 kilowatt have been fitted with the cooperation of the New and Renewable Energy Department in 28 community health centres in the state with a view ensuring to availability of uninterrupted power over there. One solar power plants of 10 KW has been installed in each …
Kolkata: Buxa Tiger Reserve, a favourite holiday destination for wildlife lovers where tales abound of phantom tiger sightings, may have finally regained its stripes. A report by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has concluded that the North Bengal reserve — which has never had a steady tiger …
The Madhya Pradesh forest department’s wildlife wing, in association with the Wildlife Institute of India, is close to introducing the extinct cheetah at Palpur Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Sheopur district. The last Asiatic cheetahs were seen in this part of the world in the middle of the previous century. This …
With a view to formulating an action plan for rehabilitating Cheetah, an extinct species, in Kuno Sanctuary in Sheopur district, a team of national and international experts of Cheetah visited the Sanctuary between August 6 and 9, 2011. The team comprised Dr. Lorry Marker, Executive Director of Cheetah Conservation Fund …
The State Government has released an amount of Rs. 23 lakh to three districts in order to extend financial help the citizens affected by natural calamity. Relief Commissioner Office accorded a sanction of Rs. 10 lakh to Ashok Nagar while Rs. 8 lakh to Jhabua and an amount of Rs. …
In order to ensure self help groups better livelihoods opportunities by strengthening them, the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) would be implemented in ten districts of the state that include - Mandla, Dindori, Balaghat, Shahdol, Anuppur, Sheopur, Dhar Jhabua Badwani and Aalirajpur. The NRLM would be implemented by the State …
Taking cue from State Forest officials, residents in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh have also slammed the decision of the Gujarat Government to disallow the translocation of Asiatic lions to the Palpur-Kuno sanctuary. The residents have described the Gujarat Government's move as anti-tourism, and one that will hamper employment prospects …
Bhopal: Despite the forecast of good monsoon in Madhya Pradesh, the state was yet to experience adequate rainfall, met department sources said. According to Regional Meteorological Centre, the monsoon was weakening mid-way when it was moving towards the state and it happened twice in twenty days. But a cyclonic circulation, …
Sanjay Sharma Bhopal: More than 60 years after the cheetah, the world's fastest land animal, was wiped out from India due to unbridled hunting, hectic efforts are on in Madhya Pradesh to ensure that the first translocated cheetah is introduced in its Palpur Kuno park in Sheopur district. The Palpur …
This paper evaluates the deciduous thorn forest encompassing Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary as a possible reintroduction site of cheetah. This area was selected because it has a large area, the density of human habitations is low, and it was a part of the historical range of the cheetah.
More than 39 lakh children in Madhya Pradesh suffer from malnutrition and ten districts have been identified as malnutrition-affected, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Ranjana Baghel told the Assembly today. In a written reply to a question by Sunil Jaiswal (Cong), Ms Baghel said 39,69,454 children were …
