Odisha Deputy CM and agriculture Minister KV Singh Deo confirmed on Monday that the farmers will get an extra Rs 800 on December 8 as part of the input subsidy distribution.
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the West Bengal government on a contempt petition alleging the continued use of sharp spikes and burning mashaals (fire torches) to drive away elephants in the state.
In a significant development, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has intervened in the mysterious deaths of 10 elephants in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
An elephant calf has been injured in a suspected bomb explosion in Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in the Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh, said a forest official on Monday.
An elephant calf was injured in a suspected bomb explosion at the Udanti-Sitandi Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh. Varun Jain, Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Director, informed that they had received information about a large amount of blood in an area designated for elephant herd.
In a first of its kind, two Mahouts of Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve were nominated and facilitated to take up international travel and attend the 'Gentle Training Workshop' for elephant handlers, owners and carers at National elephant Institute Lampang, Thailand from November
The District Forest Officer in Jashpur, Jitendra Upadhyay, praised the tracker teams for mitigating human-animal conflict in the region as data showed no loss of animal or human life in the last two years in the district.
Human trackers formed on the instruction of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai are proving to be a milestone in preventing man-animal conflict in the Jashpur area in Chhattisgarh which is encircled by Odisha, Jharkhand and Raigarh district.
"According to the preliminary information, we have not received any evidence regarding the use of pesticides on the crops. The postmortem report will be sent to us in 2-3 days. The Bandhavgarh Field Director has been suspended," said CM Mohan Yadav.