Newsroom24x7 Network A video showcasing the notorious and infamous Tiger Temple of Thailand, dubbed with a specially created soundtrack – a song in Hindi that talks of the “land of the Buddha” is doing the rounds of the social media…. Read More ›
Environment & Forest
The Grand Tigers of Central Indian Highlands
Newsroom24x7 Correspondent Bhopal: “The Tiger – Indicator of Healthy Forest Ecosystem”, a Lalit Shastri film, produced by Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, is receiving global acclaim and raving reviews. The 53-minute documentary has been shot over a 20-year period. Most… Read More ›
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history
Newsroom24x7 Network Paris: Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental… Read More ›
Bhopal has gone through 34 years of continuous disaster
Prakash Pillai Thirty-four years after world’s worst industrial holocaust, Madhya Pradesh and Union governments still mulling ways to dispose poisonous Carbide waste & undertake remedial measures to treat ground water contamination. Victims of Bhopal Gas Disaster, their families and offspring… Read More ›
Environment protection must for survival of human kind: Patanjali Jha
Newsroom24x7 Network Bhopal: “We must protect our environment and ensure water and soil conservation otherwise our very existence will be in danger” said noted organic and vertical farming expert Patanjali Jha. Jha, who is posted as Principal Director Income Tax… Read More ›
The man-eater tigress of Yavatmal and its end
Vinay Varman The circumstances also suggest that the decision to destroy the tiger was made in advance, and the claim that she was killed in self-defence does not hold water. The shooter given the task was traveling on top of… Read More ›
Tiger warrior rubbishes “Unchaining Tiger Tourism”
Sybelle Foxcroft Some of the dead tiger cubs found when the Tiger Temple was raided by Thailand’s Department of National Parks (DNP). At this time, some writers of the report “Unchaining Tiger Tourism” were working inside the Tiger Temple and… Read More ›
Why white tigers should not be released in wild habitats
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. – Galileo Galilei Suhas Kumar There is a section of conservationists who treat animals as commodities. They want to conserve species in… Read More ›
Approval for Trans Mountain pipeline project violates obligation to protect endangered orcas: Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal
Ashok Anand Vancouver: In a significant decision on Thursday (30 August 2018) the Federal Court of Appeal unanimously ruled that the federal government’s approval of the project violated its legal obligations to protect endangered orcas under the Species at Risk… Read More ›
The Rise and fall of the Emerald Tigers by Raghu Chundawat
Ashok Anand Raghu Chundawat is a renowned conservation biologist whose main studies have been on snow leopards and tigers. Raghu’s pioneering ten-year research on the Panna tigers was immortalized by BBC in the documentary – Tigers of the Emerald Forest. Raghu’s… Read More ›
Khangchendzonga included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi/Gangtok/Palembang (Indonesia): The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India to be included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). The decision to include Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in WNBR was… Read More ›
Forest Rest Houses will not be transferred to private entities to promote tourism: Supreme Court
Lalit Shastri The Supreme Court today accepted the guidelines framed by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and ordered that the control of Forest Rest Houses located inside the forests, including their reservation, shall under all circumstances remain with the Forest… Read More ›
Himalayan tahrs roasted alive in forest fire
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: A large population of the endangered Tahrs has been roasted alive in raging forest fires in Uttarakhand Experts are asking pertinent questions in the wake of the Tehri disaster. Those in knowledgeable circles want to know… Read More ›
9 die in police firing in TN
Newsroom24x7 Network Chennai: At least nine persons died and a number of others were injured when police opened fire on a violent mob protesting against Sterlite Copper, a unit of Vedanta Limited, at Tuticorin on Tuesday (22 May 2018). People… Read More ›
