Teak plantations, Connolly and Maniram – the unsung hero
Ravindra Nath Saxena H.V. Conolly, the Collector of British Malabar, had raised a teak plantation near Nilambur town, in the district of Malappuram in the 19th Century. The Nilambur Teak […]
NGT order for identification and transfer of forests to MP forest department
Ravindra Nath Saxena This has reference to a media report about felling of 203 trees in Chandanpura area, in violation of NGT order. The National Green Tribunal through order of […]
Tiger Corridors in India
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: The National Tiger Conservation Authority in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India has published a document titled “Connecting Tiger Populations for Long-term Conservation”, which has […]
Forest conservation, wildlife protection and the “Biased Scholar”
Suhas Kumar The other day, I was invited to a function in Bhopal where the world famous scholar Prof Madhav Gadgil was addressing a gathering comprising of retired and serving […]
Huge Rs. 4.50 billion tree plantation scam in Madhya Pradesh
Newsroom24x7 Network Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Umang Singhar on Friday, 11 October 2019, disclosed that his department has detected a huge Rs. 4.5 billion tree plantation scam linked to […]
MP Forest Minister’s pointer raises issue of constitutional propriety
Newsroom24x7 Network Bhopal: The ruling Congress party in Madhya Pradesh and Chief Minister Kamal Nath owe an explanation to the people after State Forest Minister Umang Singhar has openly said […]
Jabalpur High Court admits petition against reconstitution of State Wildlife Board
Newsroom24x7 Network Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday, 30 August 2019, admitted a petition by senior journalist and eminent conservationist Lalit Shastri challenging the reconstitution of the State Wildlife Board […]
MP formula to boost wildlife tourism: Turn Tiger State into a brand and live off Tigers
Lalit Shastri Madhya Pradesh Congress Government led by Chief Minister Kamal Nath has gone into the overdrive mode to promote tourism in wildlife areas of the State after there was […]
“Serious shortcomings in regulating diversion of forest land and compensatory afforestation”
Newsroom24x7 Network The theme of UNCCD’s Conference of the Parties – UNCCD COP14 – being hosted in New Delhi, from September 2 to 13, is “Restore Land to Sustain Life”. […]
Wildlife Management in Tiger State: In the throes of a serious crisis
Lalit Shastri The Madhya Pradesh Finance Department has blocked the use of Park Development Fund – the money generated from wildlife tourism in Tiger Reserves through entry gate, elephants, rest […]
“Man vs Wild” & “India for Beginners”
Newsroom24x7 Network The plot of the “Man vs Wild” episode of Discovery Channel, featuring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from its sneak peak, appears so close and similar to that […]
State Wildlife Board: Madhya Pradesh Government is in the dock and has a lot to answer
Newsroom24x7 network Bhopal: The reconstitued Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Board, notified on 3 August 2019, is in the midst of a raging controversy at the very outset as there is […]
Exclusion of some experts puts a question mark on the reconstituted MP State Wildlife Board
Newsroom24x7 Network Eyebrows are being raised and questions asked regarding the factors responsible for the last moment exclusion of some conservationists and wildlife experts who were officially informed about a […]
Numbers are important but tigers also should thrive in their natural habitat
Lalit Shastri Forest and wildlife managers, more particularly the committed Field Directors and staff, have reason to rejoice over the latest tiger population figures. Surely, they deserve credit. What also […]
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism organises film show on the Tiger Habitat of Central India to mark International Tiger Day
Newsroom24x7 Network Bhopal: Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication organized a special screening of “The Tiger-Indicator of Healthy Forest Ecosystem” in collaboration with CREW (Crusade for Revival of […]
Count of Tigers in India rises to 2967; Madhya Pradesh roars the loudest
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi greeted the citizens by announcing that the count of tigers in India has risen to 2967 in the year 2018. […]
