NOIDA: For the first time ever, the Okhla barrage, situated at the core of the Okhla Bird Sanctury, will not be drained for annual maintenance by the irrigation department in October this year.

PANJIM Goa Forest Department has finally admitted to the presence of tigers in the state.. The Forest.

Guwahati: At a time the government's priority is conservation of wetlands across the state, a reply to an RTI application filed by environment activist Rohit Choudhury has revealed a startling fact

Environment ministry relaxes rules in and around wildlife sanctuaries and national parks for project developers

Nearly 90% of coal bearing forest areas could be opened up for mining, with the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the government's top body for assessing and monitoring forests, recommending that minin

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Nityanand Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 29/09/2014 regarding illegal sand mining in Son Ghariyal Sanctuary posing a threat to Ghariyals and the Soft Shell Turtles. The Tribunal has also noted that on the stretch of the river Son, 5 projects namely (1) HINDALCO, (2) DB Power (first stage Hardi) (3) DB Power (second stage Hardi) (4) Suryachakra Power Ventures Ltd. and (5) Jaypee Nigrie Super Thermal Plant which are located upstream and one project i.e.

As directed by NGT, the Ministry Of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in consultation with Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) on 18 August 2015, approved 2014 draft notification of eco-sensitive zone around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary. The Union environment ministry announced that a final notification on this will be issued within a week.

Wild growth of invasive alien plants such as Senna spectabilis (calceolaria shower), Lantana , Eupatorium and Parthenium is posing a threat to wildlife and indigenous plants in the forest areas of

The Wild Orissa, an organisation working in the field of wildlife conservation, has submitted a memorandum to the High-Level Committee (HLC) formed by the Union Government to review certain environ

PIL petitioners today pleaded with the Delhi High Court to quash the environmental clearance given to the proposed Tata Camelot’s high-rise project in Mohali district, contending a state-level comm

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