Kerala forest officer commended by Shashi Tharoor for daring king cobra rescueForest Beat Officer GS Roshni was lauded by Shashi Tharoor for her bravery in rescuing a massive 18-foot king cobra in Kerala. The officer ...
08 Jul, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
- At 64,000, green law offences up 4% in 2021, says report24 Sep, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
Cases under environment related offences increased over 4% in 202105 Sep, 2022, 05.55 PM IST
Coastal areas in Kerala will witness increasing sea surge in coming years: ExpertsVoicing concern over the calamities faced by the coastal community due to high waves and sea erosion, the webinar sought restoration of coa...
05 Jun, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
Coastal areas in Kerala will witness increasing sea surge in coming years: Experts05 Jun, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Only 46% of forest rights claims settled so farStatistics provided by ministry of tribal affairs, the nodal ministry for implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006, reveal that so far 46% ...
10 Mar, 2018, 08.09 AM IST
Cruelty to elephants: Kerala Forest department warns of strong actionKerala Forest Department has warned of action against cruelty towards captive jumbos, in view of a recent SC order pointing out the need to...
29 Aug, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
Nine states asked to 'immediately' implement Forest Rights ActThe Ministry has also asked the states to set up special cells to monitor the implementation along with setting targets and timelines for t...
21 Jun, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
Dam: Jayalalithaa questions Centre for entertaining Kerala's requestJaya said the approval of Terms of Reference to conduct an EIA Study for the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar, was in "gross viola...
11 Jun, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
36,000 hectares of forest land diverted for infra projects last yearThe Centre had last year given its approval for diversion of 35,867 hectares of forest land in a total of 783 cases, involving infra projec...
29 Apr, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
- Diversion of 35,867-ha of forest land okayed in 2014: Govt
The government has given approval for diversion of 35,867 hectares of forest land in a total of 783 cases in 2014, Parliament was informed ...
28 Apr, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
Diversion of 35,867-ha of forest land approved in 2014: GovernmentOn the issue of encroachment in Sunderbans forest area, he said in a separate reply that, barring two cases, there are no encroachments in ...
28 Apr, 2015, 05.13 PM IST
- Kerala tourism ad wins the 'Olive Crown Award' for conservation message
The Olive Crown Awards, given by the India chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA), recognises excellence in communicati...
04 Apr, 2013, 12.16 PM IST
- Fresh lease of life likely for mangroves
In a bid to arrest the rapid depletion of mangroves, the state forest department has mooted a proposal to acquire mangroves in private land...
12 Dec, 2012, 07.35 AM IST
- Specific charge under Wildlife Act is a must for seizure: Supreme Court
A vehicle used for smuggling ivory, not termed a forest produce under the Kerala Forest Act, cannot be seized under it, unless a specific c...
06 Apr, 2012, 03.42 PM IST
- Kerala goes soft on Simi, country pays
The kerala link to the Ahmedabad blasts confirms that Gujarat has only paid for the failure, or worse, reluctance of the LDF govt to act ag...
18 Aug, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Kutch gets biosphere reserve status
The Greater and Little Rann of Kutch have finally got the much-awaited status of biosphere reserve. The Central government's decision to gr...
22 Jul, 2008, 05.36 AM IST