The Supeme Court (SC) has expressed concern over the reports of considerable encroachments in forest area in Karnataka. It has directed the state government to give districtwise particulars in this
the forest department in Maharashtra has confiscated properties worth Rs 70 crore on 120 acres of forest land in the Alibagh forest division of Raigad district. Forest department officials seized
The Supreme Court has directed all state governments to complete within one year the process of settlement of the rights of people living inside over 500 national parks and sanctuaries. Justice G T
Aggressive shrimp farming is slowly breaking down the last ecological barrier against tidal waves and cyclonic gales in coastal Andhra Pradesh. Rapacious aquafarmers are marauding the rich mangroves
The Delhi government is in a quandary about declaring the Delhi Ridge a reserved forest. Claims to the area must be settled by the forest settlement officer before the government can issue a final
The Union minister for environment and forests, Kamal Nath, has allowed the de-reservation of 10,900 ha of forest land in Gujarat's Kheda, Panchmahal and Vadodara districts. He has also said that a
A ONCE-peaceful herd of about 150 elephants in southern Sri Lanka has turned violent, destroying property and killing humans in a last ditch attempt to save its habitat, writes Mallika Wanigasundara
Inhabitants of the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Rajasthan are to be moved once again. The STR authorities have decided to relocate 20 villages inside the sanctuary to sites outside it because, they
