Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari voices concern over concretisation of Kolkata, says green cover rules were being ignoredWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has launched a major tree plantation drive. The campaign aims to plant 1.10 crore trees across ...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Friday OTT releases of the week: The Kerala Story 2 to Undekhi S4, nine new movies and shows on Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video and ZEE5This Friday’s OTT lineup offers something for every mood. There are intense dramas like Glory and Undekhi Season 4, along with lighter opti...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.51 AM IST
Over 150 groups ask Tribal Affairs Ministry to withdraw guidelines 'undermining' Gram Sabha powersOver 150 tribal rights groups have urged the Tribal Affairs Ministry to withdraw recent guidelines. They claim these guidelines weaken the ...
25 Aug, 2025, 12.39 PM IST
Was it really bigfoot? US hiker shares chilling video of alleged sasquatch encounterA TikTok video purportedly showing Bigfoot in the Parallel Forest of Lawton, Oklahoma, has gone viral, garnering over 1.7 million views. Th...
06 Oct, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
Union Ministers take to Twitter to refute Congress allegation on new forest rulesThe government claimed that the new rules 'do not dilute or infringe on tribal rights' and will only 'streamline the process of approvals'....
11 Jul, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
Whitefield Metro stretch may face government land issuesBMRCL has claimed that they are moving as per schedule with the acquisition processes, but experience has shown that acquisition of railway...
18 Dec, 2017, 11.29 AM IST
- Ecotourism charts a revival course22 Mar, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Snow leopards in Spiti valley to be radio collaredSatellite-linked collars will be soon fitted on snow leopards in the tribal Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh to get a deeper understanding ...
23 Jan, 2014, 12.03 PM IST
Where have all the Buxa tigers gone?Is Buxa going the Sariska way? The presence of 19 big cats in the north Bengal tiger reserve, as claimed by the foresters, may well be a ‘b...
03 Nov, 2013, 04.18 AM IST
New green regulator not necessary, Ministry of Environment and Forests tells Supreme CourtThe environment ministry told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a new green regulator was unnecessary.
24 Oct, 2013, 04.06 AM IST
3 elephants killed, 2 injured as train crashes into herdThree jumbos -- an adult female and two young males -- were killed and two calves injured when the speeding Guwahati-bound Jhaja Express cr...
06 Jan, 2013, 05.13 AM IST
- GoM decides on tough norms for mining in forests
Mining in forest areas will be subject to tough conditions like strict adherence to forest rights laws, consent of gram sabhas (village ass...
06 Oct, 2011, 04.32 AM IST
- Forest clearance must for mining projects
Mining projects will not get environmental clearance without the mandatory forest clearance, the environment ministry has decided.
05 Aug, 2011, 12.57 AM IST
- Jairam’s panel seeks forest reforms, his babus for status quo
The UPA will not find it easy to change the way India’s forests are governed. The proof lies in the forest bureaucracy’s response to the N ...
04 Feb, 2011, 12.00 AM IST
- Don’t stall Poscop
Instead of striving to right alleged past wrongs, the ministry needs to oversee how environmental norms can be met and followed through in ...
20 Oct, 2010, 07.25 AM IST
- No misunderstanding in fighting Maoists: Raman Singh
Singh told reporters after his interaction with Home Minister P. Chidambaram here that they had a "detailed and frank meeting".
20 May, 2010, 02.14 PM IST
- Girnar ropeway gets clearance from Gujarat govt
Gujarat government has given final nod for setting up a ropeway parellel to the staircase on Girnar mountain.
04 Jul, 2009, 03.57 PM IST