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 …
SHILLONG: Biodiversity in the State is under threat due to deforestation, habitat destruction, mining and encroachment of forest areas, said Minister of Forests and Environment, Prestone Tynsong. Tynsong was speaking during a function organized to mark the International Biodiversity Day at the U Soso Tham Audotorium here on Tuesday. This …
Adivasi Kshema Samiti to intensify agitation The personnel of Forest Department and the police on Monday evicted a group of tribespeople, owing allegiance to the pro-CPI(M) Adivasi Kshema Samiti (AKS), who had encroached upon 17.65 hectares of vested forest at Thumbassery, near Makkiyad, under the North Wayanad Forest Division in …
CHENNAI: Forest and tree cover has declined in Tamil Nadu and the State has not prepared its own forest policy even though five years have passed since a recommendation to do this was made by the National Forest Commission, says a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. …
This despite the recommendation of National Forest Commission'' The State has failed to frame its own forest policy even six years after the National Forest Commission recommended that each State should have its own policy for sustainable development of forests and wildlife resources. The Comptroller and Audit General (CAG) Report …
KOZHIKODE: The latest series of land agitations started by the tribal people in Wayanad district on May 7 has intensified with more vested forest lands being encroached on Monday. New encroachments of forest lands by erecting huts under the aegis of Adivasi Congress, the tribal arm of the Congress, have …
Seeking a report on the mushrooming of resorts and other activities in the reserve forests in five districts of the State, the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) issued notice to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) in Bangalore on Thursday. The CEC has instructed the PCCF to provide …
Protection of five river valley basins tops its agenda The Western Ghats Task Force has submitted a proposal to recruit 1,000 forest personnel required to protect the natural forests of the Western Ghats. This was announced by Ananth Hegde Ashisara, chairperson of the Task Force, at a meeting on the …
The area under forest cover in Karnataka has increased by four square kilometres, according to a latest report of the Forest Survey of India. It says the change has been noticed in the assessment year of 2009, compared to the survey carried out in 2008. The report was put in …
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has said that there is an initiative to create a ‘Special Tiger Protection Force’ for enhancing the protective cover on the wild cats and other animals inhabiting in the Tiger Reserves in the State. “The Force will see to it that no harm is …
According to the 2010 Wildlife Institute census, the state had 72 tigers and this excluded an estimated 15 tiger cubs. The state, on the other hand, boasted of a much larger figure — 105 tigers just a decade ago. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, the principal chief conservator …
Over 300 tribal community people including 100 women and 20 children who had camped inside the forest in Nelmar Agraharam near Thally ended their agitation on Tuesday. According to officials of the Forest Department, the tribals started vacating their tents inside the forest area from Monday evening. The rest of …
The Assam government has decided to go all out to protect the forest wealth of the State, a State minister said. The government has decided not only to arm forest guards with sophisticated weapons like AK-47 rifles and SLRs but also instructed all forest officials in each district to ensure …
Environmentalists are protesting against what they term a massive land grab by some government politicians in the Buttala forest reserve. They have placed the extent of state land allegedly acquired by politicians at 500 acres. The Environment Conservation Trust (ECT) has written to the Wildlife Conservation Department that a minister …
Kokrajhar, April 17: The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), which has been facing major problems with illegal felling of trees and encroachment in forest areas, has drawn up a plan to conserve the forest wealth under its area of jurisdiction, including strengthening the frontline staff with more arms and ammunition. Expressing …
Deforestation is rampant in Syalapakha Community Forest at Thaplechaur in the district. Dense five years ago, the forest has witnessed denudation over years. Consumer of the forest Bhim Bahadur Shah said that hundreds of trees were felled in the area in the last five years. He, however, said the concerned …
More than seven hectares of forestland have been encroached in Bageshwori Community Forests at Kopawa in the district. Over 400 huts have been constructed in 198 hectares of forestland. Chairman of the forest users’ group Humnath Bhattarai said around 7,000 saplings of various tree species planted three years ago have …
New Delhi: The Delhi high court has cleared the way for the forest department to get possession of key ridge land in Mehrauli area. Justice Sunil Gaur recently dismissed a batch of pleas filed by the encroachers, who claimed they were landless villagers awarded the land in Neb Sarai by …
With the rise in forest encroachment in Kailali, a taskforce has been formed for its prevention and management. The taskforce formed under the leadership of Chief District Officer (CDO) Kailash Kumar Bajimaya comprises Local Development Officer (LDO), District Police Chief and chiefs of district-based offices of forest, survey and land …
The CAG report has revealed that the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) spent Rs 1.28 crore on developing a layout on the ‘encroached forest land’. The Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) of the BDA served notices on khatedars on the land acquired in three survey numbers in Uttarahalli Manavarthe Kaval in …
Govt agencies among the infringers, says minister Government agencies along with private individuals and companies have encroached 2,482 acres of forest land worth Rs 7,000 crore in and around Bangalore, Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara told the Legislative Council on Wednesday. Replying to a query by Basavaraj Horatti (JD-S), Yogeeshwara …
