In an attempt to reduce the spread of the fire, the locals were seen scraping the partially burned sticks and logs to make sure all the hot embers were off them.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that no country in the world can progress without focussing on strengthening internal security and securing its internal borders.
Principal Secretary Tourism and Culture and Managing Director Tourism Board Sheo Shekhar Shukla has said that Kuno Forest Festival is being organised for the first time in the state from December 1 to celebrate the rich culture and diverse wildlife of the state. Before this, the second editi
Aly Rashid, a distinguished naturalist and eco-tourism practitioner and the Director of the critically acclaimed conservation lodges, Jehan Numa Wilderness, has announced the launch of their new book, 'Tales from the Bush - A peek into the world of Satpura'.
According to Katghora Divisional Forest Officer, Nishant Kumar, "The cause of the unusual 'chakka jam' was an elephant calf that had fallen into a deep ditch next to the highway, prompting the herd of elephants to intervene."
Tamil Nadu forest department officials have been monitoring the wild elephants in the Gudalur and the Pandalur areas of Nilgiri district as they increasingly enter the human habitats and cause destruction to properties and standing crops in the areas.
The teams of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Forest Department are counting dolphins with the help of GPS in Garh Ganga at Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh. The team so far counted four dolphins in the Garh Ganga of Garhmukteshwar area.
The state government has made amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Civils Services (Special Provision for Appointment of Women) Rules, 1997 to give 35% reservation to women.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday in poll-bound Chhattisgarh and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes false allegations of "corruption" against the state government and does not talk of "jal, jangal and zameen (water, forest, land)
Rajya Sabha MP and Bharath Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader J Santosh Kumar on Sunday extended Rs 15 lakh financial assistance for the development of the Botanical Garden at Hyderabad.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday led the cleanliness drive under the Swachchta Hi Seva campaign of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change at National Zoological Park (NZP) in the national capital.