New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday voiced concern over media reports that tribals were being pressured by the district administration to surrender their “ancestral lands” for the Rs 92,000 crore Great Nicobar island project.Former environment minister Jairam Ramesh called the reported development “an ecological disaster”.“This is unacceptable and shows how the Great Nicobar project is being bulldozed through. It is an ecological disaster,” said Ramesh, General Secretar…
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New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) To take forward the conservation of dolphins, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change rolled out the second rangewide estimation of riverine and estuarine dolphins under Project Dolphin from Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor, an official said on Saturday. The dolphin population data comes close to the release of population estimation result of the first round by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the National Board for WildLife (NBWL) at Gir in March last year, th…
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Saturday, made a strong political assertion on the religious identity of India’s leadership, saying that while the Constitution does not restrict anyone from becoming the Prime Minister, the country’s civilisational ethos would ensure that the post remains with a Hindu. Addressing the media, Chief Minister Sarma said there is “no constitutional bar” on who can occupy the highest executive office in the country.”Anybody can beco…
Bhopal, Jan 9 (IANS) In a significant step towards wildlife conservation, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati, reaching a principled agreement on the inter-state exchange of wild animals. The pact aims to enrich biodiversity in both states, particularly by reintroducing species extinct in certain regions.Under the agreement, Assam will translocate 50 wild water buffaloes to Madhya Pradesh over the next three years, in phased group…
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Jan 6 (IANS) A rampaging wild elephant has unleashed terror in the Goilkera block of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, killing five people in separate incidents over the last three days, triggering widespread fear and panic among residents.The latest tragedy occurred late on Monday night when the jumbo attacked a family while they were asleep in their house.According to officials, the tusker began demolishing the house of Kundra Bahda, forcing the family to flee in pan…