Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
KOKRAJHAR: Massive deforestation and illegal encroachment are taking place in all important reserve forests in BTC region but the concerned department has miserably failed to protect the forest and its valuable resources. The department has also failed to protect the forest land from illegal encroachment. Forest department officials, as alleged …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed & Ors. Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 29/05/2015 regarding non-forest activity on the forest land of Delhi Ridge.
The high-powered committee of Central and State government officials, constituted by the Gauhati High Court, conducted a survey of the encroachments in Kaziranga National Park on Sunday and directed local authorities to clear them within one month. The committee was led by Commissioner and Secretary (Revenue) PK Tiwari and it …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Aam Aadmi Lokmanch Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 19/05/2015 regarding destruction of hills around city of Pune for the purpose of land grabbing and illegal construction of buildings.
LAHORE: Through a successful operation against land grabbers in Rajanpur District, 8,896 acres of land of the Forest Department and 6,916 acres state land has been retrieved in Rajanpur District. The operation was launched on February 4 on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and 100% target of …
The rising leopard population in the region has resulted in frequent human-animal conflicts over the past five years. Leopards straying into farms have claimed 12 human lives and caused 6,603 animal deaths since 2010. Foresters said there have been 10 incidents of leopard straying and/or attacking human beings or animals …
THE government has been urged to mark afresh all forest boundaries and fence off six blocks of the Mau Forest to stop encroachment and massive destruction. Ogiek Welfare Council national coordinator Joseph Towett yesterday said fencing off Logoman, Likia, Mariashoni, Bararget, Kiptunga and Nesuit forests will reduce further encroachment of …
The government has given approval for diversion of 35,867 hectares of forest land in a total of 783 cases in 2014, Parliament was informed Tuesday. "The central government has given approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, for diversion of 35,867 hectares (ha) of forest land in 783 cases during …
The National Green Tribunal today pulled up the Assam government for its failure to release funds for protection of wildlife in Kaziranga and Manas national parks and directed it to make the amount available in two weeks. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi came down heavily on the …
Twenty persons have been killed and around 300 injured during the incidents of human animal conflict in Jammu and Kashmir in the past one year. The officials at wildlife department revealed that though there had been a steep increase in man- animal encounters during past several years yet such incidents …
The man-animal conflict in the state has claimed 14 human lives and 211 persons were injured in attack by wild animals during 2014-15, highlighting the situation arising out of encroachment of forests by people. The maximum number of attacks were reported from the Kashmir valley and mountainous areas of Jammu. …
To identify encroached forest land in Sunjwan, Bathindi, Raika and Sidhra areas of Jammu district, the State Government has constituted a committee, headed by the Chief Conservator of Forest (S&D;), J&K;, Jammu. The committee will ascertain the status of land and delineation of forest land from other land so as …
To save mangrove forests — the last of the untouched green spaces in the city — the mangrove cell has issued over 700 eviction notices to illegal structures inside the forests. A majority of these encroachments are in Colaba and Cheetah Camp reserved mangrove forests. Mumbai city has 4,000 hectares …
Amid lurking danger of further landslides by heavy rain across the Valley, earth science experts and geologists blame deforestation and illegal encroachment of forest land and streams for soil erosion and slides. The threat of landslides has forced the authorities to shift hundreds of families from vulnerable areas of the …
The Centre today said that at least 3172.15 sq km of forest areas is under encroachment in Assam. Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar, in reply to a Rajya Sabha question by Bhubaneswar Kalita, said that protection and management of forests is primarily the responsibility …
Concerned over the reports of encroachment on the reserve forests posing a threat to the law and order situation in Assam, the Centre has sought a detailed report from the State Government on the issue. The Centre has also expressed concern over the encroachment on the tribal belts and blocks …
Weeks after a farmer blocked a route, Gujarat forest department has reduced the number of permits for lion safaris in Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (GNPWS) at Sasan-Gir in Junagadh district. Naran Solanki, a farmer, blocked way to Bhambhafod check-post in early February after it was found that the …
In a rapidly changing landscape highly impacted by anthropogenic activities, the great apes are facing new challenges to coexist with humans. For chimpanzee communities inhabiting encroached territories, not bordered by rival conspecifics but by human agricultural fields, such boundaries are risky areas. To investigate the hypothesis that they use specific …
Despite Afforestation Activities, Recurrent Forest Fires Destroyed 18,170 Hectares Of Forest Land Over The Past Five Years The latest data compiled by the state forest department which gives a comprehensive picture of Kerala's biodiversity has thrown up both good and bad news. Kerala`s virgin green zones, its flora …
The Odisha High Court on Thursday asked forest and revenue officials of both the Central and State Governments to inquire into an alleged forestland grab by certain influential persons in Dharmasala block of Jajpur district and submit reports within two weeks. The HC notice came in connection with the alleged …
