Environment-related offences fell in 2018; 8 states buck trend

Bihar forest offences up 249%, MP wildlife cases jump 480%; Rajasthan, UP stay hotspots

Crime against children sees 11 per cent increase in one year

Moreover, 111,569 children went missing in 2016 with maximum cases reported from West Bengal

From Kolkata police, with love

The Kolkata police is providing a social platform to over 15,000 senior citizens to help them cope with loneliness

Environmental offences in India soared 790% in 2017

Almost half the crimes took place in Tamil Nadu

Why Assam’s drive will weaken the movement against child marriage

Over-emphasis on prosecution, like in Assam, will not bring any sustainable change when the issue is deeply rooted in culture and social norms

Rhinos, elephants, pangolins, cedars, rosewoods & agarwood most affected by illegal wildlife trade: UNODC

Wildlife trafficking persists worldwide despite two decades of concerted action at international and national levels, says 2024 World …

Ill health is pushing people to suicides, mental illness among top worries

More than a sixth of suicides in India in 2016 due to health reasons

Wildlife trafficking, organised crime linked: Nonprofit’s report sheds new light

Wildlife Justice Commission Report also includes illegal sand mining as environmental crime

Environment-related offences recorded 78% increase in 2020

Tamil Nadu has the country’s highest number of environment-related crimes

NCRB data shows COVID-19 pandemic made children more vulnerable to crime

Over 400 crimes against children happened every day in 2021; 16% increase compared with 2020

Rajasthan records maximum number of environmental crimes for two successive years

NCRB’s report shows that the state made maximum violations under The Wildlife Act, 1972

Air, water pollution offences more than triple in 2020: NCRB

Only 8 of 36 states and Union territories register cases for violating air, water pollution laws in 2020

UN Crime Congress adopts Doha declaration on combatting wildlife crimes

International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime calls on members to recognise wildlife and forest crime as a transnational organised crime …

Kingpin of poachers, Sansar Chand, set free

Delhi city court says he cannot be charged under law against organised crime

Access to justice still elusive for women

A UN report says 35 per cent women in India face physical violence

Number of daily wage workers dying by suicide increased in 2022: NCRB data

As per the NCRB, 64.3% suicide victims were reported to have an annual income of less than Rs one lakh

State of India’s environment: Environmental crime cases piling up, disposal slow

Over 50,000 environment-related cases pending trial. To clear the backlog, courts will have to dispose of 137 cases every day

This World Wildlife Day let’s take a look at wildlife crimes in India

The Union government has cut the funds released under three flagship wildlife schemes even though poaching remains rampant

Increased crime rate linked to spike in air pollution: study

Tackling air pollution could help bring down crime rate in London, say researchers from London School of Economics

Trophy hunting – can it really be justified by ‘conservation benefits’?

Banning trophy hunting would provide a much needed incentive to develop creative conservation approaches to wildlife protection and human-animal …

889% rise in cases of crime against children since 2001; can ‘smart cities’ curb them?

Making roads and public transport safe for children and women to navigate is a demand long overdue

Environmental crime on the rise, says report

More than one quarter of the world’s elephant population has been killed in the past 10 years

New amendments in wildlife trade rules enable issuing licences for certain Schedule II species

The revised notification came into effect on January 16, the first revision since 1983

India will need 34 years to dispose of pending cases under environment protection act

Over 88,400 environment-related cases pending trial in 2022; cases under the Environment Protection Act are being disposed-off at the slowest rate

Reading 2021 NCRB report: Jump in forest-related crimes in Jharkhand

Jharkhand registered the maximum number of crimes under the Forest Act since 2012