Several major departments in the newly formed Tamil Nadu government are yet to be assigned ministers, adding to expectations of an imminent cabinet expansion as the Vijay-led administration settles into office.
During interviews, the one question I always ask politicians who are contesting elections is what his or her position on the topic of ‘Nature’ is. I have noticed that this catches them a little off guard, possibly because unlike education or employment, environment is yet to be considered an issue of top priority as far as would be policy makers are concerned.
This information was given by Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Javed Ahmad Rana while replying to a Calling Attention Notice moved by Legislator Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi.
Forests are living systems, and elephants are their engineers—and in losing them, we do not merely lose a species, we lose the very architecture of the wild.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday called for an urgent review of a Supreme Court‑accepted definition of the Aravalli Hills, warning that the new criteria could strip legal protection from about 90 per cent of the range and open vast tracts to mining and construction.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday took to social media to highlight the nation’s achievement.
In an age when our interaction with nature is usually at a transactional or mental level, it is instructive and fascinating to see the kind of communion the great poet Rabindranath Tagore had with nature.
Terming climate change a “global challenge,” Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has emphasized the urgent need to protect India’s forests and agriculture, describing them as the “lungs and lifeline” of the country.
An Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officer of the 1994 batch, Dharminder Sharma took over the charge of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and the Head of Forest Force, Punjab (PCCF, HoFF) on Saturday at the Forest Complex in Sector 68, Mohali. Besides, he would continue to hold the charge of PCCF Wildlife and Chief Wildlife Warden, Punjab till the next incumbent gets posted.
At last the trap cameras set up by the forest department have spotted the stray male tiger, who had sneaked into Bengal at the same Raika forests in Purulia district , where tigress Zeenat had taken shelter recently.
