forest protection

New Delhi, April 2 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday stayed an order of the Assam government seeking the deployment of around 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force personnel for the April 9 Assembly polls in the northeastern state.The NGT's eastern zonal bench in Kolkata, comprising...

New Delhi, March 29 A group of former bureaucrats and wildlife conservationists has called for the withdrawal of an order from the Assam government's environment department, which requires the deployment of approximately 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel for the upcoming...

Jaipur, March 29 The Rajasthan High Court has prohibited night safaris and the use of drones in the Jawai Leopard Reserve in the Pali district, expressing concern over the disturbance to wildlife caused by unregulated tourism activities.A bench comprising Justices Sandeep Shah and Pushpendra...

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...

Bengaluru, March 23 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Monday that the government is taking additional measures to mitigate human-elephant conflict in the Bengaluru South district, including strengthening barriers and deploying task forces.Responding during Question Hour in the...

Bhubaneswar, March 21 Asserting that Odisha has emerged as a leading state in forest protection and expanding green cover, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday said that 558 square kilometers of forest and tree cover have been added in the last two years.Majhi made the remarks while...

Mumbai, March 18 The opposition on Wednesday claimed in the Maharashtra assembly that teak wood smugglers operating in the Chandrapur district are enjoying political patronage.Congress legislature party leader Vijay Wadettiwar alleged during Question Hour, the first hour of the House...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 Odisha Minister of Forests, Environment and Climate Change, Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia, on Tuesday informed the assembly that 344 wild elephants have died in the state due to various reasons, including poaching and accidents, from April 2022 to March 10, 2026.In a written...

Berhampur, March 15 Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district in the early hours of Sunday, with over 10,000 turtles laying eggs along the sandy beach, forest officials said.According to Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer Sunny...

Hyderabad, March 13 – After a lengthy legal battle, the Telangana government has declared the Gurramguda forest area in the Amangal division of the Rangareddy district as a reserve forest, a senior official said on Friday.The state government has issued a Government Order (GO) notifying 424...

Mumbai, March 13 – The Maharashtra government informed the State Legislative Council on Friday that in 2025, 166 tiger deaths were recorded across the country, with 41 occurring within the state.Independent MLC Satyajeet Tambe, along with others, had raised concerns about the tiger deaths in...

Baripada (Odisha), March 11 Officers from the Odisha forest department arrested a man on Wednesday for allegedly setting fire inside the Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary in the Mayurbhanj district, officials said.While patrolling the Nedam forest on Tuesday evening, staff from the Pithabata North...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Odisha's Minister of Forests, Environment, and Climate Change, Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia, informed the assembly on Tuesday that 4,609 hectares of forest land were affected by fire incidents last year.In a written reply to a question from Congress MLA Sagar, the minister...

Seoni, March 3 A tiger killed a woman and partially consumed her body on Tuesday in the Beharai forest range of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, according to an official.Anita Chaudhary, the woman, was collecting forest produce with her husband Roopkumar near the Pandharwani village when the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 A drone designed to tranquilize aggressive elephants without close human contact, recently unveiled by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, marks a significant milestone in the use of indigenous UAV technology for mitigating human-wildlife conflict, the manufacturing...

Mumbai, February 25 Maharashtra Minister Ganesh Naik said on Wednesday that the state government will provide advanced equipment and strengthen systems to prevent forest fires and improve firefighting capabilities across the state.Responding to a question raised in the legislative assembly by...

Srinagar, February 14 National Conference President Farooq Abdullah participated in the funeral prayers for his party colleague and former minister Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Shah in Kulgam district on Saturday.Abdullah, accompanied by party leaders and MLAs, joined the mourners at Shah's funeral...