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Uttarakhand CM Dhami reviews progress of river protection works under irri
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday reviewed the progress of river protection works and desilting being carried out under irrigation projects at the Secretariat. He directed officials to ensure that all works are completed on time, keeping in view the possibility of f
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PFCI files PIL in Madras HC to stop transfer of baby elephant from Uttarak
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The PIL was admitted today before the Chief Justice. The Court directed that notices be served to the Forest Departments, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, and the Central Government.
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Wildlife Week 2025 celebrations highlight human-wildlife coexistence, laun
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The event was graced by Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav. Senior officers from the Ministry, representatives from State Forest Departments, scientists, academicians, students, and conservation professionals participated in the celebrations.
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Karnataka CM promises quota benefit for sportspersons in government jobs
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Presently, a 3 per cent reservation is provided to sportspersons in the police and forest departments, and the government is poised to positively reconsider this percentage, extending the reservation to 2 per cent in other government sectors.
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Andhra Minister directs officials to take measures for preventing leopard
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In the wake of rising leopard attack incidents in the sacred town, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and Forest departments are mulling over setting up a fence on a permanent basis.
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Forest departments of Assam, Meghalaya celebrate World Elephant Day togeth
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With the objective to pave the way for sustained inter-state coordination in the efforts for mitigation of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and coexistence, forest departments of Assam and Meghalaya have for the first time celebrated World Elephant Day at Thakurbilla in North Garo Hills in Megh
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On International Day for Biological Diversity, Uttarakhand Forest dept rel
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Uttarakhand Forest Department is the only one in the country which undertakes this exercise and has perhaps the largest inventory of various plant species, across all the State Forest Departments, he added.
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Social organization achieves massive milestone of planting 10 million tree
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Even before India announced its emission-neutrality aim at the CoP-26 summit held in Glasgow, the country at different points in history, has witnessed citizen-led environmental movements like 'Chipko' and government-led initiatives. Gro
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J-K: Police, forest dept officials injured during anti-encroachment drive
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 11 (ANI): As many as 18 personnel of the local police and forest departments were injured after they were attacked during an anti-encroachment drive in Batote, Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, forest officials said.
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Afforestation campaign organised in 5 Ganga basin states
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 20: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) launched the "Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan" campaign in five main stem Ganga basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, said Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday.
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