Tag: conservation
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Jungle Safari in Haryana to boost conservation, tourism of Aravalli mountain range: CM
The development of the world’s largest Jungle Safari Park is proposed to be built on about 10,000 acres in Gurugram and Nuh district in the Aravalli mountain range in Haryana.
February 13, 2023 -
Natural resources governance: A flawed process to adequate policies
These commitments are underpinned by national regulations to ensure assessment of impacts on the environment and people’s livelihoods.
August 18, 2022 -
It is extremely important to save the Big Cat for human survival
Every Year 29th of July is marked as International Tiger Day. It is a unique animal which plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of the ecosystem in the wild.
July 29, 2022 -
Sheep are dying in traps set for wildlife in Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
The Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, however, claims that it has been making efforts to control such incidents.
July 21, 2022 -
‘Mann Ki Baat’: Modi calls for increasing water conservation efforts
Addressing the countrymen through his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', he said, "We all have to keep giving equal emphasis on recycling of water. The water used at home can be used in pots and can be used in gardening which can be done with a little effort."
March 27, 2022 -
Govt proposes amendment to Forest Act for accelerated integration of ‘conservation and development’
One of the proposed amendments also said that offences under Section 2 of the Forest Act, 1980 are now proposed to be made punishable with simple imprisonment for a period, which may extend to one year and the offence shall be cognizable and non-bailable.
October 4, 2021 -
Scientific approach, local involvement must for conservation: Minister
"Only technical advances cannot save the environment. Without public participation, without traditional wisdom, we cannot carry out conservation", Union Minister for Environment.
August 12, 2021 -
Cheetahs must be listed as ‘endangered’, say scientists
With cheetah population in southern Africa found to be 11 per cent smaller than recent estimates, an international team of scientists has called for uplisting the cats’ conservation status from “vulnerable” to “endangered” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Populations of cheetahs in southern Africa have declined as farming and...
December 13, 2017 -
Review of draft medicinal plant policy on Wednesday
Various issues including forest and conservation, infrastructure, marketing and trade, cultivation, sustainable harvesting and post-harvest management, will be discussed,
November 22, 2017 -
Promoting conservation through eco-tourism
With the environmental brigade taking up cudgels to conserve nature and the state governments in the eastern region of India offering topmost priority to develop eco-tourist hubs, eco-tourism is the call of today’s world. To begin with, Odisha has the largest land area under forest cover and there is a wide spectrum of eco-tourist destinations....
October 27, 2017 -
Dispensation of a failed ecologist
She came to me limping, badly. She was Anita Mondal, Amal’s mother. She had injured her left leg a few months back and has not been able to walk properly since. Even standing was difficult. She has had no effective treatment since the accident that did her in. A makeshift stick that her younger son...
October 22, 2017 -
Conserving the flora
Rise in tourist influx in and around Garumara National Park has not only badly affected the biodiversity of Dooars but has also hit the conservation efforts of environmentalists. Based on a recent study on plant diversity in Garumara by Abhaya Prasad Das, former professor of botany, North Bengal University, the research throws light on many...
October 20, 2017