Order to cull Himachal Pradesh’s ‘vermin’ monkeys draws activists’ ireUnion environment ministry has declared monkeys (Rhesus Macaque) as ‘vermin’ in Himachal Pradesh, allowing local authorities to cull this a...
19 Jul, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
Notify rules on pet shops in 2 weeks or face action: Delhi HC to CentreA bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao passed the order after the central government sought two more weeks time to not...
02 Sep, 2018, 02.55 PM IST
Delhi cops give tricolour burial to peacock, say it's protocolPolice said they were simply following “protocol” as it was India’s national bird. “We gave it full honour and buried it with a tricolour a...
08 May, 2018, 02.53 PM IST
NGT clarifies Amarnath cave shrine not declared as silent zoneA bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that due silence has to be maintained only in front of the ice stalagmite re...
14 Dec, 2017, 04.37 PM IST
No mantra chanting or bells at Amarnath cave as NGT declares it 'silent zone'The NGT earlier said that declaring the area around the Amarnath cave shrine a "silence zone" would be helpful in preventing avalanches and...
13 Dec, 2017, 07.09 PM IST
Supreme Court stays NGT's direction to open new path to Vaishno DeviSenior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Board, told the bench that the construction work of the new path was going on and it would...
20 Nov, 2017, 12.54 PM IST
NGT raps Amarnath Board for lack of facilities to pilgrimsThe Green Panel formed a committee of experts headed by additional secretary of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to submit action...
15 Nov, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
NGT caps number of pilgrims at Vaishno Devi at 50,000 per dayThe NGT directed that no horses or mules shall be allowed on the new route to the shrine and these animals shall be removed slowly from the...
13 Nov, 2017, 02.10 PM IST
Government may ease cattle trade rules to allay beef ban fearIn a press conference on Thursday, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad sought to allay fears of a complete ban on beef.
16 Jun, 2017, 10.24 AM IST
Public aquaria, dog breeding registry now a must to fight animal crueltyAll aquaria in public areas or shops selling fish for aquariums anywhere in the country will have to get registered and follow certain do's...
28 May, 2017, 06.29 AM IST
Cattle trafficking: Supreme Court asks Centre to frame rules in 3 monthsThe bench also asked the Centre to hold a meeting with the states bordering Bangladesh to evolve a mechanism including some long-term measu...
12 Jul, 2016, 07.38 PM IST
SC to hear plea seeking quashing of Centre's culling orderThe Centre had issued notifications permitting the three states to kill the animals on the ground that they were posing danger to human lif...
16 Jun, 2016, 10.48 AM IST
Supreme Court to hear plea against declaring Nilgai, monkeys as verminsA plea has been filed in Supreme Court seeking quashing and interim stay of three notifications of the Centre declaring Nilgai, monkey and ...
15 Jun, 2016, 02.31 PM IST
Five states seek green ministry's nod to cull certain wild animalsGujarat claimed that nilgai numbers have increased from 41,644 to 1,86,770 in 2015, shrinking population of wild predators, their numbers c...
13 Jun, 2016, 11.45 AM IST
Pedigree pets to cost more as govt bans import of dogs for breedingUnder the notification issued by DGFT, import of dogs will only be allowed for defence and police forces.
28 Apr, 2016, 10.43 AM IST
PETA files petition in SC, demands notification on Jallikattu be 'struck down'PETA India further claimed that along with these, individual petitioners Sowmya Reddy, Radha Rajan and Gauri Maulekhi have also filed their...
11 Jan, 2016, 03.37 PM IST
NGT notice to Centre over use of ponies in Vaishno Devi shrineAn environment activist has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to stop the use of horses and ponies in Vaishno Devi.
18 Oct, 2015, 11.07 AM IST