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 …
As many as 139 greater flamingos were electrocuted in the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary ten days ago, forest officials said on Thursday. Following the incident, reflectors and flags have been placed and guards deployed near the towers carrying high tension cables. “Some 139 greater flamingos were electrocuted 10 days ago …
PANJIM: Almost after 12 years, the notification issued by government declaring Mhadei Wildlife sanctuary has been challenged before Bombay High Court at Goa by Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. Rane has moved High Court challenging the notification issued by Forest department in June 1999, declaring an area admeasuring 208 sq kms …
To foster public awareness about the need to protect the country's diminishing tiger population, former MP Kamal Morarka is presenting a weeklong solo exhibition of pictures of the magnificent big cats captured by him during his trips to India's various sanctuaries. The exhibition – first mounted at Mumbai's Jehangir Art …
PANJIM: Congress MLA Dayanand Narvekar has urged the State Forest Ministry to cancel Environment Clearances (EC) granted for mines operating in wildlife sanctuaries or forest areas. In a letter written to the Forest Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues, Narvekar has said that clearances granted to mines in wildlife sanctuaries or forest …
PANJIM: In what could give relief for 18 mines around wildlife sanctuaries, Goa government Thursday submitted to High Court that they are withdrawing the suspension of Environment clearance order issued to M/s Bandekar Bros Pvt Ltd. Bandekar mines figures in the list of 18 mines, which were issued wildlife clearance …
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday refused to grant permission for the proposed translocation of 25 elephants from Alur forest range to Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. During the hearing of a suo motu petition over increasing elephant deaths, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice A S …
The National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of Kerala have become vulnerable to encroachment and poaching as the cash-strapped parks are being forced to cut the protection and conservation activities. The drastic reduction in the Central allocation and the failure of the State government to compensate for the loss have resulted …
The mountains in the vicinity of famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir will soon see mining activity with a high-level environment ministry panel giving a conditional nod to such a proposal. The proposal by Jammu and Kashmir Mineral Development Corporation to exploit magnesite at an ecologically-sensitive hill …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat is all set to tell its successful stories of conservation to the whole world. Be it Asiatic lions of Gir, the wild ass of Little Rann of Kutch or the whale sharks from Saurashtra coast, the conservation stories made successful with people's participation will soon find place in …
JAIPUR: A study would soon be instituted at Keoladeo birds sanctuary in Bharatpur to understand the changes in the bio-diversity of the park after the recent introduction of water from Chambal river. The study would be done by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). "The sanctuary was a natural wet …
The fate of 19 mines, located near wildlife sanctuaries, would be decided on Monday, when the state government will make its stand clear on the issue of the buffer zone. State Forest Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues has fixed a meeting with Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Monday, at which a …
The wild elephant population in the Kerala forests has remained stable and healthy between 2007 and 2010, according the 2010 wild elephant census results received by the Forest Department this week. The 2010 census, according to what is called ‘block count method’ of enumeration, puts the number of wild elephants …
Member of the National Land Reforms Council P.V. Rajagopal has appealed to Tamil Nadu Government to implement the Forest Rights Act in a bid to help adivasis (tribals) who are totally dependent on forests for their livelihood. Mr. Rajagopal, who is on a one-year Jansatyagraha yatra in a bid to …
Conservation measures in the Nilgiris are satisfactory, observed the Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore Circle, V.T. Kandasamy here on Wednesday. He was inaugurating a workshop on “Conservation Strategies for Vultures in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve”, organised by the Forest Department, the Nilgiris North Division and the Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association …
The Wildlife Conservation Department (WCD) has sought legal assistance against illegal forest clearing in Yoda Wewa Sanctuary, WCD Director General H D Ratnayake told the Daily News yesterday. He said that the Department filed a case in the Mannar Magistrate's court against the clearing of about 75 acres of forest …
PANJIM: Goa government is in a dilemma over the fate of 19 mines, which were asked to be shut down by union ministry of environment and forest. The state Forest Ministry has decided to refer the issue of buffer zone back to the Centre. It’s been over a month now …
Forest ecosystems assume a significant role in climate change mitigation by the virtue of being one of the largest terrestrial carbon sinks. In India, Sikkim is one of the most pro-active states in leading the implementation of conservation policies and is recognised as a key conservation hub. Sikkim adopted a …
‘JICA to give Rs. 400 crore long-term soft loan' The West Bengal Government is set to sign an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for a Rs. 400 crore long-term soft loan for the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity. “Talks with the international funding agency JICA have taken …
The Forest Department of Kerala has just completed the first-ever ornithological survey for the Malabar region recording 341 species of birds. The survey is one of a kind notable for its sheer depth and span, more comprehensive than all such surveys undertaken so far in India. Hopefully, the five-member team …
In an attempt to put an end to the illegal resorts mushrooming around the fringes of Bandipur tiger reserve (BTR), the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) has directed the State Forest Department to ensure status quo on those resorts to which it has already accorded permission. MoEF, in …
