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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No culling of animals ordered by central government: Environment minister
Seeking to put at rest certain controversies pertaining to reports that the central government has allowed "killing" of animals to protect agricultural farms, new Environment Minister Anil Dave on Tuesday
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Thousands of fishes found dead in the lake of Kanpur zoo
KANPUR: Thousands of fishes of different species including 'Chilwa' and cat fish died in the lake of Kanpur zoo following dip in the level of dissolved oxygen in the lake water. The dead fishes were found
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Environmentalists hail decision to declare Mangar Bani as no-construction belt
The Aravalli’s ancient forest grove is an excellent groundwater recharge zone Environmentalists have hailed the recent decision of the Haryana government to notify Mangar Bani, off Gurgaon-Faridabad
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What's wrong with Indian government, ask animal lovers
Notwithstanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for conservation and to project India's eco-sensitive stance, the government's call for culling of "vermin" animals has caused a blot on its image abroad,
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SC to hear challenge to hunting, killing of wild animals
Petitioners also challenged the constitutional validity of section 62 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 The Supreme Court will hear PILs challenging three government notifications declaring nilgais,
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Stop culling of monkeys and nilgais, SC urged
Wildlife Act’s Section 62 illegal: PIL In her PIL, animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi has challenged the validity of Section 62 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 that empowered the Centre to let
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Activists fume at culling of Nilgai
Pune: NGOs and activists in the city protested against the environment ministry's decision to allow mass killing of Nilgai in Bihar. A few days back, women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi
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Culling of animals won't help mitigate human-animal conflict
With Union Ministers Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar locking horns over culling of animals including nilgai, animal rights bodies today expressed "shock" over the Environment Ministry's stand saying
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Monkeys declared vermin in Himachal to allow culling
Environment Ministry has declared Rhesus Macaque monkeys in Himachal Pradesh to be "vermin" for a period of one year, allowing their culling to control their population during this time. The notification
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Amazon To Take Down All Animal Specimen And Hunting Equipment From Its Website
After animal rights activists filed an online petition, American online retailer Amazon agreed to stop their sales of animal specimen and hunting equipment which are banned under the Wildlife Protection