FORESTS
When might is right: Seeing Mahabharata from the point of view of the forestOnce upon a time in a forest, there lived five orphans, the sons of Pandu or Pandavas. They were raised by their mother. Their father had d...
- India brings forest fire in tiger reserve under control
Hundreds of forestry officials in Similipal National Park, home to protected species including the Bengal tiger and Asian elephant, have be...
- Security forces bust Hizbul Mujahideen hideout in Pulwama forests
"Based on a credible input, police along with the Army and the CRPF busted a terrorist hideout in the forests of Seer-Pastoona in Awantipor...
- Everything should be done to ensure protection of forests, safe habitats for animals: PM Modi
Modi tweeted, I salute all those working towards wildlife protection. Be it lions, tigers and leopards, India is seeing a steady rise in th...
- Giving nature a chance
- NGT seeks report on plea alleging diversion of forest land in Gurugram to IOCL
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel directed the Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram and the Divisional Forest Officer to enforce ...
- TMC defectors will be defeated in polls, anomalies in forest dept recruitment to be probed: Mamata Banerjee
The TMC supremo, training her guns at all deserters, said they would be defeated in the upcoming assembly polls and "their shops will be cl...
- CM Mamata lashes out at Rajib Banerjee, says 'will investigate anomalies in recruitment'
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says she has received a complaint from forest officials that Rajib Banerjee, who jumped ship to BJP, had don...
- Supreme Court notice to Centre on plea against encroachments on Ganga floodplains in Patna
The top court was hearing a plea filed by Patna resident Ashok Kumar Sinha against June 30, 2020 order of NGT dismissing his plea against i...
- After almost 14 days, Nagaland's Dzukou Valley wildfire doused
Nagaland Home Commissioner Abhijit Sinha, in a review meeting on Monday, decided to put a request for de-inducting the IAF helicopters depl...
- No fire spotted in Nagaland's Dzukou range; operations to be scaled down: DFO
As no active fire was noticed in Nagaland's Dzukou range on Sunday, operations will be scaled down but the situation will be constantly mon...
- Arm forest officials to take on poachers, CJI SA Bobde tells states
A bench of the top court questioned how unarmed forest officials can protect India’s forests against heavily armed poachers.
- SC says concerned over attacks on forest rangers, may order providing arms to them
The bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said the forest officials are up against the "bigger force and millions of dollars are being si...
- Bird flu outbreak reported in 4 states; advisories issued to contain further spread: Centre
In a statement, the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said that other states have been asked to keep a vigil on an...
- Dzükou Valley wildfire under control, say officials
Reviewing on the ongoing activities at Dzükou, DC & DDMA Chairman informed that the situation was more or less under control .The activitie...
- Sonowal asked the Forest and Revenue Department to permanently rehabilitate the families of Laika and Dodhia
Sonowal also constituted a ten-member committee with Environment and Forest Minister as its Chairperson and Revenue and Disaster Management...
- Karnataka rejects Kasturirangan panel report on Western Ghats
“The report is unscientific and there are plenty of ambiguities which makes it difficult to implement. The report is opposed everywhere rig...
- Over 1.89 lakh trees cut for Bundelkhand expressway
The 296-km long four-lane road will connect Etawah to Chitrakoot and Uttar Pradesh districts to the National Capital Region via the Yamuna ...
- West Bengal to constitute anti-electrocution cells to protect elephants in the wild
The Forest Department will identify corridors frequented by the elephant and the WBSEDCL will insulate the low-tension lines passing throug...
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