wildlife 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...

Jammu, March 28 The population of the endangered Kashmir stag, Hangul, has shown a steady and encouraging increase over the past decade, rising from 183 in 2015 to 323 in 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir government said on Saturday.Responding to a Calling Attention Motion moved by National...

Ranchi, March 26 – The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday criticized both the state government and the Forest Department for their lax attitude towards tiger conservation at the Palamu Tiger Reserve.Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice...

Guwahati, March 13 Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita launched a sharp attack on the opposition on Friday, claiming that rhino poaching was rampant during the tenure of the Congress government in Assam, but has been effectively curbed since the BJP came to power in...

Jaipur, March 12 A tigress has given birth to three cubs in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, bringing the total number of big cats in the protected area to 53, officials said on Thursday.The tigress and her cubs appear to be in good health. Tigress ST-17 had previously given birth to...

Itanagar, March 11 The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday constituted a committee to study the increasing human-animal conflicts in the state and recommend measures for wildlife protection.Announcing the formation of the committee, Speaker Tesam Pongte said senior BJP MLA Wanglin...

The Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has informed that work on the automatic train protection system, KAVACH, in the country is progressing rapidly. Responding to supplementary questions in the Lok Sabha today, Mr. Vaishnaw stated that KAVACH is a very complex system with five...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Tuesday that a 7-km railway barrier has been approved for the Madikeri division and 20 km for the Nagarhole division in 2025-26 to reduce human-elephant conflict in the region.Responding to a proposal raised by BJP MLC Suja...

New Delhi, March 6 The Delhi government's Department of Forests and Wildlife has restored its toll-free Green Helpline number 1800118600 for receiving complaints related to trees, wildlife, and forest-related issues, according to an official order.The department said the helpline has been...

Itanagar, March 6 Arunachal Pradesh Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Wangki Lowang on Friday said that frequent human-animal conflict in the state is largely the result of a shared landscape where globally significant biodiversity coexists with forest-dependent livelihoods...

Chennai, March 4 Highlighting the state's commitment to "responsible and community-centered" conservation, the Tamil Nadu government has launched a series of initiatives, including a Dark Sky Park and an AI-powered drone surveillance unit to protect wildlife, a senior official said on Wednesday...

March 03, New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reaffirmed the government’s commitment to wildlife conservation on World Wildlife Day.The Prime Minister stated that World Wildlife Day is about celebrating the incredible faunal diversity that enriches the planet and sustains...

New Delhi, March 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that World Wildlife Day is about celebrating the incredible biodiversity that enriches the planet and sustains the world's ecosystems.He also said that it is a day to acknowledge everyone working towards wildlife protection."We...

Bahraich (UP), February 16 A wild elephant killed a priest, reportedly over 100 years old, at a temple inside the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary here, officials said on Monday.Forest officials identified the deceased as Baba Suresh Das of Hazaripurwa village under the Sujauli Police Station...

Guwahati, February 15 – A forest guard was killed and another seriously injured after a rhinoceros attacked them while on duty inside the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) in Assam on Sunday, officials said.According to a KNPTR official, the incident occurred at Bordoloni Camp...

Jorhat, February 15 A forest guard was killed and another was injured in an attack by a rhinoceros at Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Sunday, a senior forest department official said.The incident occurred in the Kohora range in the morning during patrol duties, he said."When the forest...

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly passed grants worth Rs. 3,24,177.48 crore for Public Health Engineering, Rs. 1,52,482.05 crore for Forest, Ecology & Environment, Rs. 1,60,699.61 crore for Irrigation & Flood Control, and Rs. 40,600.72 crore for the Tribal Affairs...