Counter affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the matter of Pradeep Singh Shekhawat Vs State of Assam & Others dated 30/01/2025. The application complained about the illegal constructions, including the illegal construction of road to Bhuban Hill, within the Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary located …
Bypassing Supreme Court directions to declare a 10km radius around Okhla bird sanctuary as eco-sensitive, the Uttar Pradesh forest department has moved a proposal to reduce it to just one kilometre. The proposal will be put before the Centre through the UP government for final approval. Shocked at this move, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Kumar Vs Union of India & Others regarding construction work going on within 10 km radius of Okhla Bird Sanctuary dated 14/08/2013. The Applicant (Amit Kumar) is directed to point out the identity of other buildings which are allegedly …
The forest department will send fresh proposals to the state government for planning two more tiger reserves to boost the population of big cats in the state. Maharashtra, which currently has four tiger reserves in Melghat, Pench, Tadoba-Andhari and Sahyadri, is among the few states directed by the NTCA to …
The environment and forests ministry Monday introduced in the Rajya Sabha major amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 that seek heavier penalties to check wildlife-related crimes and aim to make Indian laws consistent with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Wildlife …
The expert appraisal committee (EAC) will not clear the ECs of mining leases lying within 10km of protected areas until the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) decides on buffer zones or the mining leases have permission from the national wildlife board. EAC is examining environment clearances (EC) of …
Of 54 mining leases surveyed, one mining lease was found to be within the confines of a wildlife sanctuary (WLS), 49 within 10km of WLS and national parks (NP) and four mining leases beyond 10 km of WLS and NP. This was revealed following a survey by directorate of mines …
The Goa government criticised the Centre, the K Kasturirangan Report and the Gadgil Report on Western Ghats for not taking into consideration the ground realities of the State, while reacting to reports that the PMO had written to the State asking it to provide details of distances, coordinates for points …
In a major setback to more than 50 realty projects in Noida, the National Green tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued notices to the ministry of environment and forests, Noida Authority chairman & CEO and Uttar Pradesh chief secretary for failing to protect the 10km radius around Okhla Bird Sanctuary under …
The Department of Fisheries is implementing nine various development projects to increase fish resource in the district. Under the projects, setting up of fish sanctuary, beel nursery, releasing of local varieties fish fry in open water bodies and livelihood programme to the poor fishermen have increased the fish production in …
Incidence of wildlife poaching is on the rise in the southern States, said Ravi P. Singh, Secretary-General of World Wide Fund for Nature – India (WWF-I). Mr. Singh who was here recently told The Hindu that poaching of leopards in the southern States has increased. Since 2000, the Traffic, a …
In a significant development, the Sericulture department of BTC in active association of Central Silk Board (CSB) and department of forest has set up the world’s first Muga Wildlife Sanctuary in a fringe village under Manas National Park in BTC region recently considering the importance in the conservation of Muga …
Two members of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) inspected a dumping ground site at Sector 23 in Panchkula here on Wednesday, where the residents complained to them that the Panchkula Municipal Corporation (PMC) hurriedly filled the site ahead of their visit with soil. The residents said that a foul smell …
Lonely Planet Group conferred "Best Indian Destination for Wildlife" award to Madhya Pradesh Tourism in Mumbai on Friday. The award was bestowed by film actor and chief guest of the function Tushar Kapoor to Corporation chairman Dr Mohan Yadav. The selection for the award is done by readers of Lonely …
AHMEDABAD: "If the Government of Gujarat keeps allotting land arbitrarily to industries, 62% of the state's land will be acquired by industrial corridors and corporates in just 15 years. Where will you grow crops then? The farmers of Gujarat will have to pay heavily for this," said environmental activist Mahesh …
PANAJI: The government on Monday initiated the differential global positioning system (DGPS) survey to identify the borders of the state's seven wildlife sanctuaries and one national park. To hasten the process, the government has got mining lease holders in the state to pay for the survey. Speaking to TOI, mines …
The National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) recently shot down a proposal to set up a Clinker Grinding and Flash Mixing Unit in close proximity to the Chambal Crocodile Sanctuary in Kota, Rajasthan. The NBWL chaired by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan also overturned the Rajasthan State Board of Wildlife stating that …
In a bid to track its wildlife and hunt down poachers, Russia is all set to test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a nature reserve on the country's Pacific coast this summer. The drones in question, weigh about two kilogramme each and have a range of 60 km. They would …
The move will prevent people from encroaching the forest land One more wildlife sanctuary will dot Karnataka which already has 22 wildlife sanctuaries. The State government has officially declared a part of the Kollegala Range Forest as Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary. Off the 1,224 sqkm of the Range forest, 906.18 …
Ullas Karanth of Wildlife Society of India said that the final report on the existence of tigers in Goa's forests with all results may be submitted after monsoon. Goa government has agreed to conduct a comprehensive study about the existence of tigers in Goa's forests, in the first meeting of …
The state government on Friday proposed a buffer zone of up to 1 km around wildlife sanctuaries (WLS) and national parks (NP) in the state. It submitted details of its proposal of Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ) to the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). Sources in the forest department …
