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 …
Nagpur, November 12 The Forest Department is considering closing down the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) for tourists owing to lack of staff and a large number of vacancies. "We have only one range forest officer operating there instead of five. Under the circumstances, we are seriously thinking along those lines," …
BY G. MANJUSAINATH, BANGALORE: The apparent obsession of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officials to be posted in the urban locations of Bangalore, Mysore and other major cities of the State has meant, there are not many willing to be in the forests to keep a check on the rising …
Udhagamandalam: An alleged wildlife offender who was wanted by the police and forest officials for the last eight years surrendered before the Judicial Magistrate
January 2002: Wildlife Department of Haryana proposes denotifying SWS February 2007: Work on Hansi-Butana canal inside SWS starts sans clearances May 2007: DFO raises objection and lodges complaints, but overlooked August 2007: The matter reaches CEC September 2007: National Wildlife Board denotifies SWS October 2007: MoEF gives clearance for diverting …
DIBRUGARH, Sept 16: The Dibrugarh District Forest Employees Association (DDFEA) has condemned the assault on the forest officials by some miscreants while they were on duty at the Dibru- Sahikhowa National Park on Sept.14. Both president and Secretary Bijay Kumar Dohotia and Sekhawat Ali of DDFEA respectively demanded stern punishment …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: The forest department has finally woken up. To strengthen their informer network and also to get more tip-offs about illegal activities in and around various sanctuaries in the state, the department has proposed incentives for informers. A proposal has already been cleared and is awaiting …
the Maharashtra State Information Commission has slapped two top forest officials with a fine of Rs 25,000 for withholding information, sought under the Right To Information (rti) Act, for over a year. At a hearing on July 4, 2008, rti Commissioner Vilas Patil asked the officials
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) was constituted in the year 1987 by renaming the erstwhile Indian Forest College, which was originally established in 1938 for training senior forest officers. IGNFA is currently functioning as a Staff College for the officers of the Indian Forest Service (IFS). The primary mandate …
The Indian Institute of Forest Management is a sectoral management institute, which constantly endeavors to evolve knowledge useful for the managers in the area of Forest, Environment and Natural Resources Management and allied sectors. It disseminates such knowledge in ways that promote its application by individuals and organizations.
They are the keepers of national wealth worth trillions of dollars, but feel their value has been undermined. An association of Indian Forest Service (ifs) officers is complaining that the sixth pay commission has overlooked them much as the government has neglected the country
Gobind Sagar Bharadwaj was attacked by a tiger just after his induction into the Indian Forest Service. The wounds took two months to heal. But the episode was an eye-opener for the forest officer. "The tiger could have easily killed me but it didn't as man is not on its …
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), set up at the behest of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is grappling with an acute shortage of staff with around 70 per cent of total posts yet to be filled. The Bureau, which set up last year by Environment Ministry, aimed to develop infrastructure …
When Bijaya Chandra Panda wanted to cut down a few trees on his 8 hectare (ha) plot he thought he was well within his rights to do so. Little did he realize that it would take him 300 applications, 20 petitions under the Right to Information Act, 2005 and more …
frequent, uncontrolled fires are threatening the Gautala Autramghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra's Aurangabad and Jalgaon districts. About 40 incidents of fire have been reported from the 260 sq km-sanctuary since December 2007, destroying about 230 hectares (ha). "Last year, this was just 40 ha. This may increase as summer sets …
SONIA KUNDU After travelling in Himachal Pradesh to visit friends, I had an idea to export wild mushrooms to the uk. Not really crazy when you consider how much Europeans love their wild mushrooms and how abundantly they grow in Himachal. I have always believed in fair trade. Apart from …
