Hopes of reviving the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) population in the State have suffered a set back, as an egg that was found abandoned in one of the remote villages near Bellary was destroyed by a village hen, when it was included among its eggs for incubation.

Endangered: The Great Indian Bustard near Bellary. (Inset) Bustard

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that environmental clearance from the National Board for Wildlife was essential for the ongoing Noida Park project taken up by the Mayawati Government.

A three-Judge Bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice K.S.

Mumbai A month after it took up the task of cleaning the oil spill, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said the shores of Alibaug should be cleaned within the next 10 days but the Navy Nagar in Colaba was the worst-affected and the shores can be completely cleaned only in three months.

TERI director Dr Banwari Lal said it would take at least three more months to bring down the the level

The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has been reconstituted with Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh besides Lok Sabha MPs Chandresh Kumari and Dushyant Singh being nominated as its members.

The board, which is constituted for three years, has Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as its chairman and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh as its vice-chairman.

It has various environment-based NGOs as its m

Mumbai Nine months after the Central zoo Authority gave its final approval to the Rs 433-crore Byculla zoo makeover, two CZA experts visited the zoo last week to take stock of the redevelopment plan, zoo officials said on Thursday. The project, which was passed by the CZA in November 2009, has been held up for a final approval from the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee.

A proactive minister puts Paryavaran Bhavan in focus. The development dauphins are aflutter.When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday tore into the UPA government

Wildlife enthusiasts in Bellary are worried at the sighting of an increasing number of Indian grey wolves found with their left fore leg limping, which they suspect could be due to some dreaded disease.

Experts split on possible cause for limping wolves.

AMITABH SINHA
NEW DELHI,

HAVING thrown the rulebook at POSCO and Vedanta within the last 10 days and bringing their projects in Orissa to a grinding halt -at least temporarily -the Environment Ministry is now all set to decide the fate of the new airport in Navi Mumbai.

From tomorrow, an Expert Appraisal Committee of the ministry is meeting for three days during which the Navi Mumbai airpo

400 sq m Of Marine Habitat Under Threat; Coast Guard Warns Of Oil Spill
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