The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Union environment and forest minister Bhupender Yadav to oversee preparations for next year’s Assembly elections in West Bengal, in a move signalling the party’s intent to sharpen its campaign strategy in the state.
Odisha, which is home to 2,013 elephants as per the latest census conducted in last November, is annually losing 81 pachyderms since the last three years, Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia told the Assembly on Wednesday.
Tigress Zeenat has caught all the forest officials on the wrong foot as she has shifted to nearby Manbazar from Raika Hills in Bandwan, the forest minister of Odisha, Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia has said that all efforts will be taken to bring back the Big Cat in Similipal Tiger Reserve.
In the wake of the Hollong forest bungalow devastating fire, forest minister Birbaha Hansda faced questions regarding the control of forest fires today by a BJP MLA.
As India celebrated the National Bird Day, for the first time ever the bird census in Junglemahal area of West Bengal has started this month despite the fact that Saheb Bandh has failed to attract the winter winged guests.
Thickly knitted fishing gill nets have caused the death of yet another river dolphin today leaving the state fishery and the forest officials in jeopardy.
“ED investigation results in immense loss of social position and prestige and I am scared of that only"
During the meeting, it was informed that a provision of investment subsidy of 50 percent of the capital cost for establishing pine needle based industry was being provided by the Department and machinery, building, equipment, etc would only be covered.
Himachal Forest Minister said the department would utilize forest destination places for various activities such as bird watching, trekking, etc. and local people would be associated with it, so that their economy could also be strengthened
After a review meeting of development works under IDP, he directed to constitute committees at the earliest in all panchayats of the state so that the benefits of this project could be extended to maximum number of villagers.
