गुजरात के गिर में 5 माह में 92 शेरों की मौत
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 10 जून को ही एशियाई शेरों की संख्या बढ़ने पर खुशी जताई थी
Tracking locust attack: Cotton crop spread over 700 hectares destroyed in Bikaner
Farmers in a dilemma with no income to pay for living expenses as well as debt
6,944,608 trees cut across India in last three years: MoEF&CC
6.2 crore trees were planted in their place as compensatory afforestation
Odisha on FRA claims: No time to collect evidence, no hearing, just rejection
The state has rejected 10,000 claims
When forest officials help poachers hunt down protected animals
A government report has exposed Rajaji Tiger Reserve's most gory secret
‘Protect & conserve model’ displaced 13,450 families from 26 protected areas in 2 decades
The number of protected areas increased to 870 in 2020 from 67 in 1988, the study stated
फसलों के लिए काल, पर सोनचिरैया पक्षी के लिए वरदान है टिड्डियां
2019 में टिड्डियों को अपना भोजन बनाने वाली सोनचिरैया पक्षी की प्रजनन क्षमता काफी बढ़ गई थी
COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM
The animal rights organisation said that both SARS and COVID-19 were caused by viruses linked to wildlife markets in China
Tribal affairs ministry constitutes committee on CFR guidelines under FRA
It was doing this as there had been no progress reported by states in recognising habitat rights despite its repeated clarifications
124 tigers poached every year for 18 years in Asia: Report
Most of the seizures of tiger body parts occurred in India, finds a report released by TRAFFIC
FRA comes to the rescue of people displaced by Salwa Judum
The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs decides to conduct a survey of the displaced people who had fled to Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, in order …
Indian Forest Act amendment: Govt ready with first draft
The draft, which has been prepared with focus on conservation and climate change, has been sent to states seeking comments
Centre to rejig minimum support for minor forest produce
But it would be better if instead of making changes on paper, the government implements the scheme well, say experts
SC to hear Volkswagen’s appeal against NGT order
A four-member panel set up by the NGT recently raised fine on the automobile giant to Rs 171.34 crore over damage to people’s health
उत्तराखंड को विनाश के पथ पर ले जाएगा चारधाम ऑल वेदर रोड
निचला हिमालय क्षेत्र स्थिर नहीं है। गंगा घाटी क्षेत्र में लगातार भूस्खलन के रूप में इसके प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण देखे जा सकते हैं
Hold public meeting in Polavaram affected areas: SC to Centre
The SC bench, led by Justice Madan B Lokur, also said the project will only move forward after the public hearings are held
Chhattisgarh, MP elections: Forest rights emerge as major issue
Activists send people’s manifesto to political parties asking them to empower the tribals by recognising their rights over land and forest …
Across cities, commuters are giving metro a miss: CSE
Besides Delhi, cities such as Kochi, Lucknow and Chennai have seen a massive drop in projected ridership
Tribal ministry tells states to stop rejecting FRA claims on invalid grounds
In a letter dated June 27, Leena Nair, the then secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs had written to the chief secretaries of states raising …
Odisha tribal organisations protest against draft CAF Rules
The protests are in opposition to the vague position of the Rules on forest-dwelling communities in the compensatory afforestation process
Top committee for diverting forests recommends penalties for violating projects
The Forest Advisory Committee has said the environment ministry imposes “inconsistent and arbitrary" penalties
Himalaya’s magical grove
Apart from being a religious place, Hariyali Devi’s forests harbour several herbs
Snow leopards, cultural codes can help prevent land degradation in Himalayas: Experts
The animal’s conservation will mean saving herbivores and the land they feed on, said panelists at an event at COP14
Jharkhand Assembly passes resolution for separate identity code for tribals
If the Centre approves the Sarna code, the census would have a column for a new religion for tribals
‘Greed will consume the village’: Chipko birthplace questions its choice after Chamoli disaster
Following the flash floods of February 7, residents of Reni village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district want to relocate