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 …
R Ayyappan THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Muduga tribals of the Vettilachola colony spread over 60-odd acres across the Siruvani and Kanjirapuzha forests in Palakkad have gone on the rampage clearing nearly 100 acres of evergreen forest in the catchment area of Kanjirapuzha dam. There is a growing fear that these tribals are being …
K. Raju As man encroaches forest land, elephants and Indian gaurs left with no choice AT LOGGERHEADS: Two from a herd of Indian Gaurs grazing off the road at the foothills of Sirumalai in Dindigul district. DINDIGUL: The conflict between man and animals has been escalating owing to rampant destruction …
Ashwin Aghor / DNA There is a general feeling of distaste among the city's environmentalists when it comes to the attitude of politicians to the city environs. The manifestoes of political parties have all the colours except green, they say. "The city is bound to be inundated owing to sea …
The central ridge is in the process of being surrounded by a 7-foot high wall on directions of the city government which wanted the notified parts to be protected from encroachment and vandalism. However, even now, the popular consensus is that such a high wall will make the area highly …
Aug. 24: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central and state governments to ask the Survey of India to conduct a new survey of boundaries at five existing leased mine companies including Obulapuram mines within six weeks. The petitioner, Mr S.K. Modi of Bellary Iron Ore Company Private Limited, …
Stung by the criticism in the assembly from both the Opposition as well as the ruling MLAs, Sanvordem MLA Anil Salgaocar, who is also a well-known mine owner, said that the mining is contributing substantially to the Goan economy besides providing employment and it would be a difficult position for …
Subhash Chandra NS,DH News Service,Bangalore: The Forest Department, which is on an encroachment clearance spree in Bangalore Rural district, has been now forced to seek police assistance to achieve its objectives, following a threat from land sharks. The scenario cannot get worse. Despite the Court
Worried over encroachment of forest land and deforestation, experts have suggested a noble way to conserve the woods. They said that the new constitution should incorporate a provision ensuring 40 percent forest cover in the country. According to an estimate, forest land
IMPHAL, July 8: Manipur Forests and Environment Minister Th Debendra today said the government had identified 29 villages in reserved forest areas of the State where encroachment was reported and 2,799 houses were constructed in the areas. During the question Hour, the Minister informed the Assembly that the area covered …
KOHIMA, June 19: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has convened a meeting tomorrow to discuss the matter of encroachment inside the Intangki National Park. Official sources today said the meeting will be held at the Zonal Council Hall here, which will be attended by all the Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, Advisors, …
KOHIMA, June 18: Nagaland Forest and Environment Minister M C Konyak today decried the eviction of Inavi village carried out by NSCN-IM inside Intangki National Park without the knowledge of the Forest Department and appealed to all encroachers to voluntarily vacate the National Park area. In a press release here …
Forest Officials evicted about 8 huts out of 22 huts put up by the tribals on forest land near Ashram School at C B Halli near Siddhapura, on Thursday. The eviction drive was taken up with police security. As the drive took off, the officials saw intense retaliation from tirbals. …
Sandhya Hegde Almane Once, the Bachagaon forest region was famous for theft of timbers. Today, though, it is a plantation full of greenery. All thanks to the Bachagaon village forest committee (VFC), which has become a model to other VFCs by providing firewood to villagers and income to the committee …
Forest Department has arrested 30 farmers including 8 women for cultivation in bagair hukum land, in Haragihal forest limits (Shikaripur taluk) on Monday. The arrested, who belong to Esur village, have been remanded to judicial custody till June 29. This is the second such incident in the taluk; 21 farmers …
The Karnataka High Court on Monday pulled up the Forest department for delay in despatching the letter to Survey of India to be part of the joint survey of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh borders. The HC had ordered the joint survey, following a petition over alleged encroachment of the State …
by Raju Kumar FOR forest communities living in the interiors of Madhya Pradesh, the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act 2006 should have signalled a new era. Recognising the symbiotic relationship between forest dwellers and the forests, the Act seeks to correct a historic injustice by giving forest …
The Madhupur forests have almost disappeared, thanks to encroachment, neglect in preservation, corruption by forest officials, nepotism in leasing forestland and discriminatory attitudes towards indigenous people for decades. Once a large, dense forest and home of tigers, peacocks and langurs, Madhupur has now been reshaped with banana and pineapple orchards …
