A century-old pilgrimage keeps Kanaisar Hill’s living heritage alive
Every monsoon, long before sunrise breaks over the forests of Junglemahal, thousands of devotees begin a silent ascent up the rocky slopes of Kanaisar Hill.
Every monsoon, long before sunrise breaks over the forests of Junglemahal, thousands of devotees begin a silent ascent up the rocky slopes of Kanaisar Hill.
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.
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.
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…
