Intrusion Detection System will detect elephants approaching railway tracks: OfficialsThe East Coast of Railway is introducing an Intrusion Detection System for elephant movement areas to avoid accidents between trains and el...
20 Aug, 2023, 07.51 AM IST
West Bengal to constitute anti-electrocution cells to protect elephants in the wildThe Forest Department will identify corridors frequented by the elephant and the WBSEDCL will insulate the low-tension lines passing throug...
12 Nov, 2020, 12.11 PM IST
- Amended wildlife Act to be formulated soon, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan says20 Aug, 2017, 08.07 PM IST
- Joint patrolling to save elephants in Berhampur forest circle
Railway officials of Khurda division held a separate meeting with forest officers on steps to be taken to prevent accidents involving eleph...
11 Oct, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
Brace for more elephant deaths as NBWL gives nod for extension of Siliguri to Sikkim trackAn existing rail link from New Jalpaiguri to Sevoke, which passes through a part of Mahananda, had earlier seen several elephant deaths.
06 Sep, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
- Elephant dies in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, three human deaths in a week
A three-year-old female elephant was found dead in Krondha region of Dharamjaigarh forest range in Raigarh district on Thursday.
30 Apr, 2015, 08.33 PM IST
SC: Use radars to stop jumbo deaths on tracksThe apex court asked the ministries to make optimum use of available technology to detect presence of elephants on tracks and forewarn trai...
03 Sep, 2014, 04.44 AM IST
SC asks environment ministry, railways to evolve steps to protect elephantsThe Supreme Court has asked the environment and forests ministry and railways to examine various suggestions and evolve steps to prevent de...
23 Jan, 2014, 09.27 PM IST
IIT-Delhi's sensors to check jumbo deathsIIT-Delhi has designed heat-and-motion sensors that can be fitted on railway tracks to act as an early warning system on movement of animal...
19 Nov, 2013, 04.11 AM IST
Solar fencing to prevent elephants being run over by trainsThe move comes after at least six elephants were crushed to death by an express train near Subalaya a place within the five km railway line...
18 Jan, 2013, 10.25 PM IST
Odisha seeks speed restriction of trains to save elephantsOdisha government today asked the railway board to revisit its advisories on prevention of train accidents involving the animals.
16 Jan, 2013, 11.08 PM IST
Elephant capture plan put on hold in BengalEarlier in this year, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had granted permission for the capture of four elephants in areas affe...
15 Aug, 2012, 07.37 PM IST
23 elephant deaths reported in Erode district in 2011Almost two elephants died every month in the district during 2011 with a majority of the 23 deaths occurring due to natural causes, a senio...
24 Dec, 2011, 11.00 PM IST
- Rlys asked to widen track to prevent elephant deaths
In the wake of round eight elephants being run over by trains in the last six months, Tamil Nadu forest department has suggested that the R...
01 Aug, 2009, 12.40 PM IST
Exclusive corridors for elephants in TNElephants will have their way in Tamil Nadu - quite literally, with the state government planning Elephant Corridors in different parts of ...
09 Apr, 2008, 02.31 PM IST
- Committee to protect elephants in North Bengal
The MoEF has formed a seven-member committee to study and recommend steps to check the killing of elephants by speeding trains in Dooars ar...
15 Feb, 2008, 01.43 PM IST
- Probe into death of two baby elephants
Kerala government on Sunday ordered a probe into the death of two baby elephants at a camp for the pachyderms at Kodanad in Ernakulam distr...
03 Jan, 2008, 11.35 AM IST