To understand the diverse habitats of migratory birds and make comparison studies, the bird watchers’ team of Nature Society of Tirupur, that has been studying the arrival-departure patterns of suc

GURGAON: The discovery of bird flu's highly infectious H5N1 virus strain in one of the samples taken from dead geese at Chandigarh's Sukhna lake has affected footfall at the Sultanpur National Park

China has set up 21 new state-level nature reserves, increasing the country's total conservation area to nearly 10 per cent of the country's land territory.

Says `no-go' areas would be sacrosanct, except in exceptional circumstances

Minister for Forests B Ramanath Rai said on Monday that the government was committed to declare sensitive zones in five tiger reserves and 27 wildlife sanctuaries of the State.

Notification within a fortnight; 32 mining leases are likely to be affected by the order; MoEF asked to rethink banning sand mining in leases below 5 hectares

Environment Ministry earmarks 100 metres to 1.27 km from Okhla Bird Sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone

The environment ministry on Tuesday invited comments to a draft notification that proposes a reduced the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS) — 100 metres from the eastern