conservation

New Delhi, March 28 Taking strong exception to the deliberate violation of its order, the Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India for failing to submit a response on the conservation status of 173 notified heritage sites in the...

Bengaluru, March 27 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre ordered an inquiry into the death of a three-year-old tiger that was caught in an illegally set snare on private land near the forest boundary in the Metikuppe range of Nagarahole National Park, on Friday.Expressing grief over the...

Jaipur, March 27 – A cheetah that strayed from Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park has entered Rajasthan, causing panic in the Pipalda Sammel village under the Madanpura panchayat in the Sultanpur area of the Kota district.The cheetah, KP-2, was spotted moving through fields and residential...

Itanagar, March 27 Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik appealed to the people of the state to actively participate in Earth Hour by switching off all non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on March 28.As we mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Hour, let us create "The...

March 26, Kohima: Nagaland is set to participate in the global Earth Hour movement on March 28 to raise awareness about climate change and energy conservation.The Department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has urged citizens, offices, and workplaces to observe the hour by switching...

Kohima, March 26 MLA Achumbemo Kikon of the ruling NPF expressed concern over the growing impact of climate change and environmental degradation, and called for urgent and sustained action to protect Nagaland's ecology and livelihoods on Thursday.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the...

Kota (RJ), March 26 Anita Chaudhary, a forest guard stationed at the Shergarh wildlife sanctuary in Rajasthan, has been awarded the 'Machhli National Award' presented by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.The award, recognizing her outstanding contribution to wildlife rescue and conservation...

Kota (RJ), March 26 Anita Chaudhary, a forest guard stationed at the Shergarh sanctuary in Rajasthan, has been awarded the 'Machhli National Award' presented by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.The award, recognizing her outstanding contribution to wildlife rescue and conservation, includes...

Thane, March 26 Forest authorities have launched an investigation into two cases of monkeys injured by arrows in the Yeoor forest in Thane district, Maharashtra, and have announced a reward of ₹25,000 for information leading to the identification of the perpetrators, officials said on Thursday...

Mumbai, March 25 – Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar said in the State Assembly on Wednesday that the state is taking comprehensive steps towards the conservation of its historic forts.A dedicated Fort Conservation Authority will be established to manage forts with UNESCO...

Prayagraj (UP), March 25 Taking note of the dilapidated condition of various heritage sites and structures across Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Union Ministries of Culture, Tourism and Housing and Urban Affairs, the Archaeological...

New Delhi, March 24 Four greater one-horned rhinos were released from a rehabilitation area into a suitable grassland habitat at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh during a relocation exercise conducted on Monday and Tuesday.With this, the total number of rhinos in the wild at the...

New Delhi, March 23 Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Monday that despite claims by the Centre about public access to the digitised versions of 1.29 lakh manuscripts under its Gyan Bharatam initiative, "no information" is provided on access mechanisms, language interfaces, or reach.In a post...

Baripada (Odisha), March 23 The Odisha forest department has arrested nine people and seized the skin of a rare melanistic tiger during a crackdown in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), an official said on Monday.The arrests and seizure were made on Sunday by the special enforcement wing of...

New Delhi, March 22 – India's environmental record is often scrutinized for pollution and climate challenges, but several indicators suggest a quieter, positive story: one of expanding forest cover, rich biodiversity, and growing conservation efforts across the country.Recent data and...

Phnom Penh, March 22 – P. Kumaran, Secretary (East) of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), visited the Ta Prohm Temple and Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Sunday.In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: "Secretary (East) Shri P. Kumaran visited the Ta...

Mumbai, March 22 Climate activists have raised an “emergency” concerning wetlands, as three key flamingo habitats in Navi Mumbai have become toxic, with tests of water samples revealing alarming results.Activists have highlighted the deteriorating condition of the DPS, NRI, and T S Chanakya...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 22 The Forest Department has launched an operation to tranquilize and capture a wild elephant that has repeatedly raided crops and posed a threat to human lives in Vadakkanad, officials said on Sunday.According to forest officials, efforts are being made to capture the...

New Delhi, March 19 South African explorer Steve Boyes, who has spent years obsessively searching for the elusive "Ghost Elephants" in the highlands of Angola, says he faced many moments of frustration, but they were always balanced by the excitement of new discoveries.Boyes is driven by the...

Umaria (MP), March 18 A tigress died on Wednesday in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh, with officials citing illness as the preliminary cause of death.The deceased tigress was five years old, officials said.Dr Anupam Sahay, field director of BTR, said that on the evening...