SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Right to Information Movement (MRTIM) would be holding a public hearing on the RTI findings relating to the activities of the cement plants based in Jaintia Hills district a
SHILLONG: While admitting that the issue of alleged encroachment of the cement plants in Jaintia Hills into the forest areas is a serious matter, Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong sa
The state forest department has created a new post of Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Mangroves, for the protection and conservation of nearly 5,800 hectares of mangroves under it.
The Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Adilabad district — where a new tiger reserve is being established but is opposed by tribals — has lost 27 sq km of dense forest area between 2000 and 2010 due to cu
A private power generation company has threatened officials of the forest department in Sakleshpur taluk for taking action against the company for violations in the Kagneri and Kenchankumari reserv
KOHIMA: The Naga United Village, which has been in the eye of a controversy for allegedly being established illegally inside the Intangki National Park, has informed its decision to vacate occupati
The state government has taken up an ambitious project with the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) to launch a mega plantation drive along Trikuta Hills, which houses the world famous Mat
A draft national recovery plan for the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and the endangered Lesser Florican has been submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) by a
Jaipur: The fact that the twoand-half-year-old panther rescued by forest officials after entering the woods near a slum area at Jalana due to shrinking habitat, has upset wildlife activists.
