Uttaranchal: The Chief Justice of Uttaranchal, Mr. Ashok Desai, asked judges of Uttaranchal courts and the state’s forest department to evolve new ways of tackling issues of environmental and forest degradation. Delivering the keynote address at The Seminar on Legal Issues Related to Biodiversity Conservation in Uttaranchal held on June […] Read more »
FOREST GUARD’S WIDOW GETS INSURANCE CLAIM FROM UTTARANCHAL C.M.
Dehradun: The Chief Minister of Uttaranchal, Mr ND Tiwari, presented a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to the widow of a deceased forest guard here earlier this month. The cheque was the final settlement of a supplementary accident insurance scheme that covers 50,000 field forest personnel in the country. The […] Read more »
Four elephants die in Upper Assam
Kaziranga: Four elephants have died over the last four days in Upper Assam, according to reports reaching here. While post mortem reports are not yet available, prima facie evidence strongly suggest poisoning to be the cause for three of the four deaths. Read more »
WTI helps Indian Customs and DRI officials seize 230 kgs of raw shahtoosh wool
New Delhi: In what is one of the biggest seizures of raw shahtoosh wool in India, over 230 kgs of the wool from the highly endangered Tibetan antelope have been caught in two separate cases. Read more »
Uttaranchal minister assaulted during raid on wildlife contraband dealer
Haridwar: Uttaranchal Forest Minister Nav Prabhat, wildlife and forest officials, and several journalists were assaulted by shopkeepers here on Sunday during a raid on a shop illegally trading in animal parts. Read more »
J&K AMENDS WILDLIFE ACT, SHAHTOOSH WEAVING BANNED
New Delhi: The manufacture of shahtoosh shawls has finally been banned in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the only place in the world where they have been woven for centuries. The historic law making this possible was notified earlier this week, giving a new lease of life to […] Read more »
Over 1800 star tortoises brought back to India
NEW DELHI: More than 1,800 illegally traded Indian Star Tortoises have been flown from Singapore to India to be reintroduced into their natural habitat after two major seizures by Singapore CITES officials. Read more »
Over 1800 star tortoises brought back to India
NEW DELHI: More than 1,800 illegally traded Indian Star Tortoises have been flown from Singapore to India to be reintroduced into their natural habitat after two major seizures by Singapore CITES officials. Read more »
NORTHEAST GETS STATE-OF-THE-ART WILDLIFE REHAB CENTRE
KAZIRANGA: The country’s first scientifically managed wildlife rehabilitation and reintroduction centre was inaugurated at Borjuri here today by the Assam Forest Minister, Mr Pradyut Bordoloi. The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), established by Wildlife Trust of India’s Wild Rescue programme, is a state-of-the-art rescue and rehabilitation facility. Read more »
New Delhi: The most prêt statement to be made at the Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW) came from leading fashion designers and a pop icon here this evening. They said “NO TO SHAHTOOSH” and urged people not to prey on the endangered Tibetan Antelope just to make a vain, but […] Read more »
