Dhaj, Gujarat's first eco-village located in the remote forest area of the Mandvi North Range of the Surat Forest Department is setting an example for other villages across the country by maintaining a balance between environmental conservation and development.
The security forces were engaged in an exchange of fire with Naxals in the forest area at the Bijapur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh on Thursday morning
Amidst the craze of African Cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, another female cheetah along with her two male and female cubs is set to be released in the forest on Tuesday.
Congress leader Girish Chodankar accuses a senior Goa minister of orchestrating a massive land conversion scam involving bribes to remove properties from private forest classifications.
Jharkhand police originally registered the case after they raided the Silodar forest area based on input, in August 2012. The police arrested one Prafulla Kumar Malakar, member of the Arms & Ammunition Supply Unit of the banned terror outfit, CPI (Maoist). A USA-made M-16 Rifle, 14 live
According to an official release from the Forest Department, Coimbatore, the incident occurred early in the morning, when the leopard entered the estate on Siruvani Road and took away the goats.
Sam Pitroda, the president of the Congress (I) overseas unit, Darshan Shankar, the founder of the FRLHT (Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions) organisation and four senior Karnataka Forest Department officials are accused of grabbing government land.
Madhav Tiger Reserve is located in Shivpuri district and its reserved forest area is 32429.52 hectares, the protected forest area is 2422 hectares, and the revenue area is 2671.824 hectares. Thus, the total area is 37523.344 hectares or 375.233 sq. km.
A carcass of a Makna elephant (male elephant without tusks) was found in the jungles of Bagdogra in the Kurseong division of Darjeeling, an official said on Sunday.