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100 pc ban on sand mining is wrong: SC

19 Oct 2013 11:16 PM GMT
Two months after the National Green Tribunal banned sand mining from river beds and beaches across the country without environmental clearance, Chief...

No lessons learnt! U’khand gives away forest land for ‘non-forest’ uses

13 Oct 2013 11:10 PM GMT
Around 4 lakh hectares (4768.703 sq. km.) of civil soyam land in Uttarakhand - all under thick forest cover – constituting 8.93 percent of the total...

Centre ‘cautious’ on declaration of eco-sensitive zones by states

10 Oct 2013 12:04 AM GMT
The centre, on Monday, indicated that it was not willing to give a free hand to the states in declaring the eco-sensitive zones around their protected...

Proposed wildlife law amendments put govt in a fix

3 Oct 2013 11:48 PM GMT
The proposed amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is giving the government a tough time.The Ministry of Environment & Forests, amidst...

Rhino poachings rise, conservation efforts yield little

22 Sep 2013 10:34 PM GMT
Whereas 55 rhinos were killed between 2009 and 2012, this year (till 15 September), 30 have already been killed. Majority of the poaching incidents...

Soon, govt to track wildlife crimes across country

21 Sep 2013 11:19 PM GMT
The government would soon be able to have a track of the wildlife crimes across the country. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the...

MoEF to stick to its 15 May deadline, no more time for states to declare eco-sensitive zones

11 May 2013 2:29 AM GMT
With the extended deadline to the states and UTs for declaration of eco-sensitive zones around national parks and sanctuaries coming to an end on 15...

MoEF acts tough on forest violation in Sonbhadra

8 May 2013 9:43 AM GMT
Taking a hard stand on the construction of a makeshift bridge over the Son River in UP near Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary and massive mining of sand from...
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