Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
Alarmed at the diminishing number of birds that visit Sultanpur Lake, the forest department has suggested an ambitious plan to the district administration to turn the situation around. Over the years, the number of migratory birds coming to this lake has gone down considerably. The district administration is now planning …
Bird flu may not have been the cause behind the deaths of 47 birds at Sultanpur sanctuary in Gurgaon recently. Officials now suspect something more lethal. Biologists and Haryana forest department officials said there is a high probability that the birds died of pesticide poisoning from neighboring fields. The sanctuary …
The district administration has woken up to the need of developing an eco-friendly zone around biologically sensitive areas as per the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) guidelines. The administration has now directed the officials concerned to prepare a zonal masterplan for developing such a zone in the five-km radius …
Gurgaon: The bird reserve in Sultanpur National Park near Gurgaon played host to more than 40,000 migratory birds this year. According to officials, the rise in the bird population was a marked improvement from last year
The onset of winters might have been delayed this year, but the winged visitors have not disappointed, flocking to the Sultanpur Lake by the hundreds and making it a perfect destination for a peaceful weekend getaway. The bird sanctuary recently underwent an eco-friendly revamp by the Forest and Tourism department, …
The Whistler's Warbler (Seicercus whistleri), a threatened migratory bird naturally found in the Himalayan ranges, has been observed in Sultanpur bird sanctuary in Gurgaon after some 25 years. Officials at the sanctuary claim, however, that eminent Indian ornithologist Dr Salim Ali could not observe the 9.5 cm to 12 cm …
Chandigarh: After the Aravali forest reserves, the Union minister of environment has declared the Sultanpur wildlife sanctuary, a destination for eco-tourists in NCR, an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). Issuing a notification to this effect on Thursday, the ministry invited objections, if any, from locals and directed the state government to ensure …
Gurgaon: After reports of bird flu from Assam and West Bengal, a team of veterinary doctors has started collecting blood samples to test for the disease in migratory birds at the Sultanpur Lake and Bhindawas in Haryana. A medical team, led by Dr Kusum Lata and other veterinary doctors, and …
WILDLIFE officials fear that migratory birds will not come to the Sultanpur National Park, Haryana, because the lake that supports the park is rapidly drying up and even the artificial sources of water have been stopped. According to R D Jakati, chief wildlife warden of Haryana, widespread activities like industrial …
migratory birds coming to the Bhatkal Lake area and Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, are dying due to the growing pollution, scarcity of water in the lakes and inhospitable conditions. Members of the Delhi Wildlife Society (dws) recently found a migratory Bay Owl (Phodilus badius) and two Salty-backed Gull (Larus Schistisagus) dead …
