The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022
An Act further to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. This Act may be called the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may,
Wildlife Act 1972
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The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
An Act to provide for the protection of [Wild animals, birds and plants] and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. This Act may be called the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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Bat Tracks
On the tracks of two Indian bat species: one found in abundance, the other most elusive
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Collaborators consolidated
THE intentions of the recent Jungle Jivan Bachao Yatra, during which environmental activists and villagers living around India's national parks and sanctuaries went on a 45-day walkathon through 18
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Licence to kill
MP government mulls proposal to facilitate hunting of crop eating wild animals
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Biopirates in the dragnet
Air pollution levels rise drastically in Asia; push health costs<br> <br>
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Bioprates in the dragnet
Illegal smuggling of insects from the Himalaya comes into focus with the arrest of two Russians in Sikkim
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Briefs
• Elephant deaths are being frequently reported from many parts of the country. Recently, an elephant carcass was discovered in Jharkhand's Palamau Tiger Reserve and two elephants, including a
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Oil company seeks legal nod to barge into marine park
How can one conserve a wildlife sanctuary better? By flagrantly trespassing on one part of it. Then picking up the tab for planting trees on another in recompense. This is precisely the logic underlying a petition filed by Essar Oil Limited in the Supreme
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Target Jodhpur
In Jodhpur range, from 1991 to May 2007, the state's forest department has registered 650 cases under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Of these, 391 are minor crimes, such as cutting wood or