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.
Forests are vital indicators of environmental health and socioeconomic well-being of a nation. The recently released India State of Forest Report 2023 puts the forest cover of India at 21.76 per cent.
Security forces in Chhattisgarh neutralised four Maoists in a fierce gunfight in the dense Abujhmad forests along the Dantewada-Narayanpur border late Saturday night.
A middle-aged shepherd was killed on Saturday afternoon in an attack by a prowling tiger in the jungles adjoining the Ranthambore National Park.
The pages of Bengal’s centuries-old history are filled with ‘cries of despair’ and macabre events, posing challenges for generations of…
Sudhir Mungantiwar, the Minister for Forests in Maharashtra, took an oath emphasising the profound connection between commitment and soil. The…
