Indians may be roaming closer to home because of a war far awayIndia Tourism Sector and Iran War: Prime Minister Modi's call to curb foreign travel for a year aims to boost domestic tourism, conserve fo...
19 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
MMRDA gets National Board of Wildlife's nod for Thane-Borivali twin tunnel projectAs per a statement issued by the MMRDA, the proposed twin tunnel between neighbouring Thane city and Borivali under the Sanjay Gandhi Natio...
04 Feb, 2024, 02.57 PM IST
National Wildlife Board clears ONGC Trishna gas project"As the gas bearing zones are in the wildlife sanctuary, we needed permission from the National Wildlife Board", a top official said.
12 Jan, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: Ken-Betwa River link project to be sent to NBWL for approvalThe Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board has decided to send the Ken-Betwa River Link Project to the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) for approv...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.26 PM IST
- Wildlife board clears 81 projects, 9 are in tiger parks
Though all the projects got clearances well within the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act where project proponents have to adhere ...
03 Aug, 2015, 12.24 AM IST
Hunting lions was allowed in Gujarat till 1964As recently as 1964, you could legally hunt the lions of Gujarat just for a fee of Rs 300 & this was possible when Gujarat had come into ex...
28 May, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
Standing committee of the National Board of Wildlife clears 140 wildlife projectsThe standing committee of the National Board of Wildlife(NBWL) is said to have cleared most of the 140 projects it was supposed to review.
14 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Centre forms National Board for Wildlife, flouts normsThe Narendra Modi government has approved the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), which according to experts has flouted the norms laid dow...
26 Jul, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
Panel appointed by Environment Ministry suggest 1.2 km eco-sensitive zone for Okhla Bird SanctuaryThe three-member committee report recommends a 1.2 km area between the northern boundary of the bird sanctuary and the DND flyover as the e...
09 Jul, 2014, 05.16 AM IST
- Human, elephant conflict takes a new dimension
The eerie silence at Bankura's Borjora forest is broken by the sound of a forest jeep being brought to a sudden stop.Forest guard Ganesh Sa...
25 Jan, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
- Wildlife should get due attention in media
If wildlife is being dislodged from forests, it is also struggling to find space in media.
21 Nov, 2013, 07.53 PM IST
Hope to secure clearance by December for Malanjkhand expansion, says Hindustan CopperMalanjkhand mine has extractable copper reserves of 141 million tonnes, 70 per cent of India's known copper reserves.
23 Oct, 2013, 04.46 PM IST
- 318 villages taken out of sanctuary area in Himachal's Chamba
Five wildlife sanctuary areas of Chamba district have been taken out of sanctuary area enabling the residents of these areas to avail benef...
23 Sep, 2013, 05.31 PM IST
Environment body raises concern over BSF proposal in tiger reserveA high-level body of environment ministry has expressed anguish over a BSF proposal seeking permission for building a patrol road in Mizora...
20 Jul, 2012, 08.00 PM IST
- Shut resorts in tusker corridor: Experts
The battle over removing hotels and resorts from the only corridor linking elephants in the Eastern and Western Ghats has got shriller.
20 Feb, 2012, 03.20 AM IST
- Mhadei tiger reserve pro-people: NBW member
National Board for Wildlife (NBW) member and conservationist, Prerna Singh Bindra, has thrown her weight behind the proposal to declare Mha...
23 Jul, 2011, 03.30 AM IST
- PM asks states to create buffer zones around tiger reserves
PM Manmohan Singh has written to chief ministers of MP, Maharashtra & Uttarakhand to declare areas around tiger reserves as eco-sensitive z...
20 Apr, 2010, 12.39 AM IST