Construction work along the Haldhibari wildlife corridor of Kaziranga National Park is putting wildlife at risk, environmentalists have flagged. Construction activities are not allowed in wildlife corridors during monsoon months between June to September according to conditions specified by the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife. In a letter to union environment minister, Bhupender Yadav on June 14, …
New Delhi: Developmental work undertaken in various designated wildlife corridors of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve is likely disrupting movement of wildlife, environmentalists warned. These include solar floodlights at various points on NH 37 cutting through the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape in Assam; concrete and metal posts along the roadsides for the purpose of affixing cable fencing; and fender-barriers put …
Kolkata: The curious case of a lion named Akbar, a lioness called Sita, and petitioners upset at such nomenclature for reasons related to faith took an interesting turn on Thursday with Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya of the Calcutta high court’s Jalpaiguri circuit bench saying his conscience doesn’t support such naming even as the state government told him that zoo authorities were …
GUWAHATI The Assam Government has denied allegations that the estimation of rhinos at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in March 2022 could have been doctored. Citing documents received through the Right to Information Act, eastern Assam-based environmental activist Rohit Choudhury wrote to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on January 27 alleging that the 2022 census …
The Assam government has denied allegations of anomalies in the census of rhinos carried out last year at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve as claimed by a right to information and wildlife activist. In the reply sent on Tuesday to additional director general of forests, Yadava also sought “suitable action” against Choudhury for bringing disrepute to the park, the …
The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will take place from July 29 to August 8 with Indian athletes competing in events across 15 sports. JULY 29 Lawn Bowls and Para Lawn Bowls, Victoria Park Women’s Singles Sectional Play - Round 1 Men’s Triples Sectional Play - Round 1 Women’s Singles Sectional Play - Round 2 Men’s Triples Sectional Play - …