Reply by Army in OA No 782 of 2023 (News item titled Forest Department sends notice to Army HQ for tree offences, which appeared in The Times of India dated 18/12/2023). The report of December 23, 2024 was uploaded to the NGT site on April 17, 2025. The affidavit was …
BHUBANESWAR: The suspected killing of a Royal Bengal Tiger and the recent Maoist onslaught at Similipal has prompted the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) to take note of the situation. A top WCCB official today met Chief Wildlife Warden BK Patnaik and proposed capacity building measures for both police and …
ERODE: Officials from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption have registered a case against a forest guard on graft charges. According to the police, Neela Megam, 45, a forest guard at the check post, near Thengumarahada, took bribes from the vehicles that passed through the check post. Unaccounted cash They …
The tribals leaders in the state have given deadline of seven days to the forest department to transfer two of its officers from Khotigao wild life sanctuary accusing them of harassing the local inhabitants. United Tribals Association Alliance (UTTA) President Prakash Velip along with the Poinginium MLA Ramesh Tawadkar and …
FOREST officials from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka opi ne that shortage of manpower, especially frontline workers, has come in the way of benefits from conservation measures in the reserve forests across the country. They were interacting with wildlife conservationists at a meeting organised by The Sanctuary, The Wildlife Conservation Trust, …
JORHAT, April 16: Forest employees of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) are likely to resume their agitation after the Lok Sabha polls in protest against the police failure to arrest Thowra MLA Kushal Duori and Bokakhat MLA Jiten Gogoi allegedly assaulted the Park Ranger when he tried to prevent them …
Trail of tiger deaths View image Officials say poisoning, activists say poaching The death of 10 tigers in three months in Kaziranga National Park in Assam has alarmed environmentalists. The tigers were found dead between November 12, 2008, and February 14, 2009. Park authorities suspect some of the tigers might …
In what could be a fillip to the State forestry, the Central Government has upgraded the forest cadre postings for Goa and enhancing the number of posts as well. An Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) and a team of 11 officials will now lead the State forestry. Presently …
The State Chief Electoral Officer has reportedly assured to consider exemption of staff and vehicles of wildlife/tiger reserves from election duties during general elections - 2009. On a request by a City-based non-profit-organisation, Wildlife First, the Chief Electoral Officer M N Vidyashankar is said to have assured that he will …
Udhagamandalam: A meeting of the Tamil Nadu Forest Staff Association, Gudalur and Mudumalai chapters, held at Gudalur on Sunday urged the Government to provide protection to the forest officials associated with the implementation of Project Tiger at Mudumalai and surroundings. Adverting to the recent targeting of the forest office at …
Dehra Dun: The gates of the Jim Corbett and Rajaji National Parks may not open on Saturday after the long monsoon break with the Uttarakhand Forest Guard Federation on Friday threatening not to allow visitors into the reserves until their demand for better wages are accepted by the authorities. The …
Ignoring ecosystem services will only push us to a faster ecological crisis OF THE different all-India services, the Indian Forest Service is the one that is marginalized. Its resources are less and its power to influence policy even lesser. It is understandable. As the focus shifted from timber to biodiversity …
