forest conservation

Bengaluru, March 12 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday directed officials to remain vigilant to prevent illegal tree felling in forests, areas bordering them, and government lands, in the wake of increased demand for firewood due to LPG scarcity, triggered by the escalating...

New Delhi, March 9 BJP Rajya Sabha member Ghanshyam Tiwari said on Monday that there is a need to address "political pollution" in addition to addressing environmental pollution, taking a dig at the opposition parties.Initiating a discussion on the functioning of the Ministry of Environment...

Jaipur, March 9 – Aiming to implement a decision to enact a special law for the conservation and protection of Khejri trees and other important tree species, the state government on Monday constituted a high-level committee to draft a "Tree Protection Bill."The committee held its first meeting...

Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand), March 6 Fourteen people were arrested here on Friday for allegedly poaching Himalayan barking deer, officials said.They said the accused were arrested while they were preparing to cook the deer, which had been hunted on Thursday.Rudraprayag's Sub-Divisional Forest...

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, participated today in delegation-level talks and the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Environmental Cooperation in New Delhi. In a social media post, Mr. Singh stated that the renewal...

Itanagar, March 3 Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Tuesday said the government is committed to conserving the state's rich biodiversity and urged people to safeguard forests and endangered species on the occasion of World Wildlife Day.Mein appealed to citizens to act as...

Gandhinagar, February 27 A total of 322 lions have died in Gujarat over the past two years, including 64 due to unnatural causes, state forest minister Arjun Modhwadia informed the assembly on Friday.He was responding to a question raised by Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar during Question Hour...

Raipur, February 24 The Chhattisgarh budget has allocated five new missions to propel the state to new heights of development through focused, mission-oriented implementation in key sectors, state Finance Minister O P Choudhary said.On Tuesday, Choudhary presented the annual budget of Rs 1.72...

New Delhi, February 24 – Chhattisgarh Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary presented the state budget for the 2026-27 financial year in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, outlining a plan worth Rs 1.72 lakh crore, themed "Sankalp," to promote inclusive development, welfare, and infrastructure...

Sheopur (MP), February 23 Eight more cheetahs from Africa will be airlifted to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on February 28, bringing the total number of these big cats in India to 46, officials said on Monday. The group from Botswana, consisting of six females and two males, will...

BHADERWAH, FEBRUARY 22: Additional Deputy Commissioner Sunil Kumar Bhutyal led a large-scale tree planting drive in the village of Domanda, in collaboration with the Forest Department and local residents.Bhaderwah DFO Davinder Kumar and Tehsildar Kamalpreet Singh, along with officials and...

NOWSHERA, FEBRUARY 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department, led by Chief Conservator of Forests, Jammu, V. S. Senthil Kumar, and accompanied by Conservator of Forests, West Circle Rajouri, Sat Paul, conducted a tour of the Nowshera Forest Division.The visit focused on the Khair Awareness...

Fire damages Jadav Payeng’s Molai Forest 2.0Individuals are alleged to have set fire to Molai Forest 2.0, causing extensive damage to the man-made forest in the Jorhat-Majuli area.The fire was reported on Wednesday, resulting in damage to nearly 200 hectares of forest land. The forest...

New Delhi, February 17 Across the tropics, each square metre of a forest could be contributing about 240 litres of rainfall annually, highlighting the importance of protecting tropical forests amidst increasing water and climate pressures, a new study has estimated.Tropical forests help...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Forest Minister Javed Rana stated that the government will intensify its efforts to strengthen forest conservation, biodiversity protection, and eco-tourism across the Union Territory in the upcoming fiscal year. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that under the ‘Ek Ped...

Jammu, February 13 Jammu and Kashmir Forest Minister Javed Rana on Friday said the government will intensify efforts to strengthen forest conservation, biodiversity protection, and eco-tourism across the Union territory in the coming fiscal year.Concluding the discussion in the Assembly on the...

Gangtok, February 13 Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba met Union Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday, seeking his intervention on the issues faced by people living in villages on the periphery of forests, including the increasing incidents of man-animal conflicts.Subba met Yadav at his...

Raipur, February 12 Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap said on Thursday that his government has been preparing a special plan for the conservation of the state animal, the wild buffalo.He said that 14 to 17 wild buffaloes have been sighted in the Indravati Tiger Reserve in the Bijapur...