Department For Forests And Wildlife

Rediff.com » News » Department For Forests And Wildlife

News for Department For Forests And Wildlife

News
Business
Movies
Sports

Telangana quarry halts operations to let rare owl hatch eggs

In an environment-friendly gesture, quarrying has been stopped for about a month at a stone quarry in Vikarabad district in Telangana to let a rock eagle owl, a rare bird, hatch its eggs. IMAGE:......

Dr Ramakanta Panda's Heart Beats For Wildlife Too

He's one of the world's top cardiac surgeons and chairman of the Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai. And he is currently sharing one of his passions at an exhibition at Bikaner House in New Delhi. Dr......

Tigress, 4 cubs found dead in K'taka forest; govt orders probe

Karnataka forest minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday ordered a probe into the "unnatural death" of a tigress and four cubs in Male Mahadeshwara Hills under the Hugyam forest range. IMAGE: Kindly......

Locals throw birthday bash for rescued elephant in Jharkhand

Forest officials, village heads and school students celebrated the 16th birthday of a rescued elephant named 'Rajni' at the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand by......

Modi goes on lion safari on World Wildlife Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a lion safari at Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat's Junagadh district on Monday morning, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day. In a post on X, Modi said......

PM approves separate dept for wildlife & forests

To ensure sharper focus on wildlife-related issues and the Forest Conservation Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the setting up of a separate department for wildlife and forests. This......

Draft promises changes in forest and wildlife laws but nothing official about it, yet

The proposed changes, as per the draft, could continue some of the existing conflict between wildlife protection regulations with the implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, which gives rights......

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

A group of 91 retired bureaucrats has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the Green Credits programme, which they claimed may facilitate diversion of forest land to private entities. Photograph:......

Green ministry backtracks on forest clearances after NGT orders

According to new ministry guidelines, the permission to chop down forests will be given only after all the compensatory levies are provided The environment ministry has restored the right to appeal......

Tribal eviction: 'SC order a setback for conservation in India'

Calling the Supreme Court order ‘unjust’ to the tribals as well as against the interest of wildlife conservation in India scientists have demanded cancellation of SC order. More than......

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shonet Anthony Barretto/Facebook Before turning to film-making, Shonet Anthony Barretto was a choreographer who......

'I found myself deeply moved by...'

'I had the opportunity to portray a wildlife crime fighter on screen, which allowed me to express my concern for society, wildlife, and the environment.''I strongly believe that humans share this......

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga Review

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is a boring, overlong, tale of an eccentric with delusions of leadership, sighs Deepa Gahlot. In India, if there is a government scheme for the poor, there has to be a......

'Wildlife is our duty': Anil Kumble's next challenge

IMAGE: Anil Kumble emphasised that wildlife conservation is a collective duty. Photograph: Anil Kumble/X Former India skipper Anil Kumble has been appointed as the ambassador for wildlife......