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 …
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: BJP has urged the Government to conduct a judicial probe into the Munnar township issue in view of reports that Tatas had come to know about the Government move to introduce a piece of legislation with amendments to replace the lapsed Munnar ordinance even before the issue had come …
Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: Human intervention in the tiger reserve is proving costly with a third man being mauled by the animal in Ranthambore in four months. In fact, several efforts by the government towards tiger conservation have failed to yield result despite several crores spent on the project. …
GUWAHATI, Aug 12: Encroachment over forest land has drastically reduced the roaming field for elephants, resulting in frequent man-elephant clashes that has claimed nearly 500 lives in the last ten years. Lack of an adequate space for the elephants to lead its usual life is at the crux of the …
KENDRAPARA: The crusade against illegal prawn farming is making inroads into seaside villages of Mahakalapada block. In the last two years, the forest and district officials have demolished 1,252 hectares out of the 2,529 hectares being used for prawn farming, said Prasanna Kumar Behera, the divisional forest officer of Bhitarkanika …
G Rajasekaran | ENS Salem, July 25 FOREST RIGHTS ACT WHILE the poor and marginalised tribal community is yet to benefit out of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006, thanks to procedural and legal hurdles, the hill and forest areas in Salem …
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has told the Kerala government that no encroachment should be allowed in the tourist hotspot of Munnar and a central panel's recommendations in this regard should not be diluted. "I would like to request that the recommendations of the central team not be diluted in any …
In response to media reports alleging a land scam in Bannerghatta, Government Land Protection Task Force Chairman V Balasubramaniam on Wednesday, inspected the Bannerghatta Zilla Panchayat vicinity. According to charges levelled by Bangalore Urban Zilla Panchayat President Bhagya Rajashekhar Reddy, nearly 50 acres of land was encroached upon by Bannerghatta …
Animals are increasingly finding it difficult to move from the Corbett Tiger Reserve to the adjacent Ramnagar Forest Division in Uttarakhand. Reason: unregulated tourism along their route. A study in December 2009 found 49 tourist resorts exist along the route, called the Kosi river corridor, and 12 more are under …
FOUR months pregnant Lalita Devi coiled herself to escape the blows of heavy sticks. She was bewildered why each blow was directed at her belly. Men in khaki were ruthless till she fell unconscious. After five hours she found herself outside the Kone police station. “I was lying in a …
RS 50L FINE FOR ENCROACHERS, STIFFER PENALTY FOR POACHERS, MORE POWERS TO THE FOREST DEPT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES PROPOSED TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY
KOKRAJHAR, June24: Forest mismangement has ruined the forest wealth in BTC. The department of Forest has admitted that already 30 per cent of BTC forest land is under illegal encroachment. The Book-
Repeated claims of the government of having retrieved encroached land notwithstanding, the illegal practice has been going on unabated due to political patronage. Encroachers with support from their political masters have especially been targeting forest land in different parts of the Jammu region and the authorities have been finding it …
The Delhi government finds itself in a piquant situation over the implementation of the Tribals and Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act. The Act came into force in January 2008, but much searching and a special committee for Delhi later, it has been decided that there are
Raipur: The maize he grew on the small zig-zagged shaped patch of forest land was the only food for his family. But in 1998, the forest department picked up Bir Singh Markam, and along with 75 other men in his village in Bastar, and jailed him for illegally occupying forest …
KOLKATA, 15 June: The chief minister has proposed fresh negotiations to persuade the encraochers at Bhagawanpur mouza in South 24-Parganas to settle for a lesser amount of rehabilitation cost and make way for the new zoo. The district magistrate of South 24-Parganas had earlier proposed that the families should be …
The Forest Department has decided to conduct a survey to protect Devarakadu in association with the local villagers by evicting the encroached Devarakadu after monsoon. The survey will be carried out in association with revenue department. Speaking to presspersons here on Tuesday, Kodagu Circle Conservator of Forest K B Markandeya …
KOKRJHAR, June 4: The illegal encroachment in Lumsung reserve forest under Holtugaon Division in Kokrajhar district is going on unabated in a well organized manner. The eviction is not easy task. Large part of the reserve forest has already been destroyed. The satellite data pictures of Eco Task Force (ETF) …
KOKRAJHAR, May 30: The 135 Battalion of Eco Task Force (ETF), mostly drawn from retired defence personnel, is continuing its laudable efforts for reviving the deflated Chirang reserve forest under Holtugaon Division in Kokrajhar district. The ETF which has taken up the re-plantation in the reserve forest started their works …
KOKRAJHAR May24: Though the BTC Forest department has taken some steps against illegal felling of trees and encroachment in reserve forests in BTC, the syndromes continue unabated in the eyes of the department. The valuable sal logs are smuggled without much resistance for which the famous reserve forest virtually turns …
KOKRAJHAR, May 24: Prominent NGOs in the State, working for conservation of forest and natural resources, have made an appeal on Sunday to come together and offer help to the concerned departments for conservation of forest. The NGOs also resolved to urge the civil administration to give utmost attention to …
