Owing to the problem of leopard attacks in the Junnar taluka of Pune district, 10 leopards captured in the Junnar forest division have been sent to a shelter in Jamnagar, Gujarat, said Amol Satpute, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Junnar.
The Commandant of the Para Regimental Training, Brigadier Arjun Seagan, said that 500 to 600 personnel from the NDRF, army, state police, forest officials, and volunteers have been carrying out the rescue operations on Wednesday.
"We are deeply saddened and shocked by this tragedy. We will all stand together in this hour of crisis and brave this storm. We pray to God that the departed rest in peace. We wish an early and speedy recovery to the injured. It is said accidents are not accidental, there is a human factor i
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav on Monday launched Ideas4LiFE for inviting ideas related to products and services, that induce behavioural changes related to environment-friendly lifestyles in the presence of Minister of State for Environment, Fores
Customs officials have seized tiger skin from Maharashtra's Jalgaon and apprehended six people, including two women, who were allegedly trying to sell it.
A massive fire that broke out in the Kamraj forest division of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir has been brought under control, said Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department.
An encounter broke out between Army troops and terrorists in the forest area along the LoC in the Macchil sector of Kupwara on Saturday, Defence officials said.
ajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said that the government has decided to give reservations to Agniveers in the police department and as prison guards and forest guards once they complete their service in the Indian Army.
"Every month, we are evicting people who are residing illegally in the forest area. Already, we have cleared an area as big as Chandigarh but we will not stop here. Assam will be made free of such encroachment," Hazarika told ANI.
The UAE Mission in Ottawa urges its citizens currently in Canada to exercise caution due to the seasonal fires in the forests near the northern regions.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 24: Further to the #BrighterLivesBetterWorld vision Signify, the world leader in lighting, exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BharatCares, in the presence of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest/Chief Wildlife Warden, Department of E
Nashik/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 23: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a leading Maharatna PSU, proudly announces a transformative reforestation initiative in the Nashik District of Maharashtra. This project, conducted in collaboration with the Forest Department - Nashik