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Kerala: Five held for illegal possession of two-toed sand boa in Kannur
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Forest officials arrested five individuals on Thursday for illegally possessing a two-toed sand boa (Eryx johnii), a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act, in Payyannur, Kerala's Kannur district, a release from the Forest Department stated.
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Chhattisgarh: Villager killed, another injured after stepping on Naxal pla
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Officials said that the villagers had gone to the forest to collect wood and bushes. The deceased have been identified as Rajesh Usendi and the injured as Ramlal Korram.
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Himachal Pradesh: Youth Congress calls appointment of Rajeshwar Singh Chan
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress (HPYC) President, Chhatter Singh Thakur, on Friday called the appointment of Rajeshwar Singh Chandel as Vice-Chancellor of Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry "unconstitutional and illegal", and demanded his resignation on moral grounds.
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Odisha's Similipal Reserve begins preparations for Tiger Census 2026
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Regional Chief Conservator of Forests (RCCF) Prakash Chand Gogineni said that groundwork has already begun in the Mayurbhanj-based reserve, with a special focus on building staff capacity and standardising ecological monitoring.
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SC orders halt to tree felling in Telangana's Kancha Gachibowli; warns CS
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
It asked the Chief Secretary to respond to the queries of the court including to explain what was the "compelling urgency" to undertake developmental activities including the removal of trees from the forest area.
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No further felling of trees Kancha Gachibowli in Telangana, orders SC; hea
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered no further felling of trees in 400 acres of forest land in Kancha Gachibowli in Telangana until its further order.
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"Why are BJP, BRS playing politics with youth, students of HCU?": Congress
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The facts have been made clear by many cabinet ministers of the Telangana government repeatedly over the last two days. The fact has been made clear before everyone that the land belongs to the government and also that the Supreme Court has given orders, after which, the action is being
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Students lathicharged for protesting against felling of forest in Hyderaba
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The police carried out a lathicharge to disperse the protesting students demonstrating against the actions of the Telangana government.
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"Disregard for environemnt": BRS' K Kavitha on Congress govt bulldozing HC
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"If the government wants to create infrastructure for software companies or other industries, why don't you use the remaining 397 acres of land not adjacent to the university land? Now, the issue here is that this 400 acres of land is adjacent to the university. You cannot spoil the atmosphe
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MoS Sanjay Kumar slams Telangana govt over Kancha Gachibowli land row, cal
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar slammed the Telangana state government's alleged plans to auction the 400 acres of land in Hyderabad's Kancha Gachibowli, alleging that it falls under a forest zone.
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Kathmandu air quality deteriorates to 'Very Unhealthy' level, flight opera
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per the reading from the Ministry of Forests and Environment's Department of Environment Air Quality monitoring, the air quality of Bhaisipati is hazardous with US AQI reading 333 as of 2:30pm (Local Time).
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"Search operation is still on": Bastar IG Sundarraj P on Sukma encounter
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
16 naxals were killed in the in an encounter with security forces in the forest of Upampalli Kerlapal area at the Sukma-Dantewada Border on Saturday whereas two jawans sustained injuries.
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