Latest Indian Forest Service News & Updates

Ayodhya, July 6 (IANS) In decisive moves at an extended meeting in the wake of the alleged donations embezzlement, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday accepted the resignations of General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra, and promptly appointed retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Krishna Mohan as the former’s interim replacement to steer day-to-day operations of the iconic Ram Temple hereAnnouncing the decisions at a press conference after the meeting, Tr…

Chennai, June 29 (IANS) Drug-Free Tamil Nadu, women’s safety and the effective implementation of government welfare schemes dominated Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s review meeting with IAS and IPS officers on Monday, as the TVK government held its first major administrative conference since assuming office.The Chief Minister also reviewed the law and order situation across the state and outlined governance priorities during the high-level meeting at Namakkal Kavignar Maligai in the Secreta…

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested senior IAS officer Pankaj Aggarwal in connection with the alleged misappropriation of government funds from accounts maintained by the Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad (HSSPP) and the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) at the Sector 32 branch of IDFC First Bank in Chandigarh. Aggarwal, who served as the Principal Secretary of the School Education Department and the Agriculture Department at …

Bhopal, April 20 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Monday urged Indian Forest Service (IFS) trainee officers to adopt a people-centric and service-oriented approach to forest governance. Addressing the 2024–26 batch during a courtesy visit at Lok Bhawan, he said the role of forest officers goes far beyond administration and carries a larger responsibility towards nature, wildlife, tribal communities and future generations.“The Indian Forest Service is not merely an administra…

Sheopur, March 23 (IANS) Nine cheetahs translocated from Botswana and released at the Kuno National Park in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh earlier late last month now have completed more than 20 days of quarantine period and the health of all these big cats is reported to be fit and healthy. Senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Uttam Sharma, who is currently serving as Feld Director of Kuno National Park and handling the ‘Project Cheetah’, told IANS on Monday that “all nine cheetahs br…

Guwahati, Feb 25 (IANS) A total of 1,05,540 winged visitors belonging to 107 species were recorded in the latest water bird survey conducted at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), officials said on Wednesday. KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh said that the 7th Kaziranga Waterbird Count documented 1,05,540 water and wetland-dependent birds representing 107 species. She said that the synchronised survey, conducted from January 4 to 11, 2026, covered 166 wetlands across 10 ranges u…