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Tigress, 4 cubs found dead in K'taka forest; govt orders probe

Karnataka forest minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday ordered a probe into the "unnatural death" of a tigress and four cubs in Male Mahadeshwara Hills under the Hugyam forest range. IMAGE: Kindly......

Tiger killings shock Ranthambore; 225 bones seized, DNA tests underway

Concerns over poaching in Rajasthan's Ranthambore Tiger Reserve have intensified after it was found that three tigers killed by an interstate gang of poachers were likely from RTR. IMAGE: A view......

Sam Pitroda reacts over BJP's land-grabbing allegations

With a Bharatiya Janata Party leader accusing him of illegally acquiring 12.35 acres of government land in Bengaluru, Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said he does not own......

Tribals Fear New Threats As Naxalism Fades

If the threat from the 'Maovadis' (Maoists) is fading, the danger now lies with the 'MoUvadis' -- those who might exploit the resource-rich Abujhmad region through corporate or State-backed......

Sorry state of affairs: SC slams Uttarakhand for forest fires

Slamming the Uttarakhand government for its "lackadaisical" approach to controlling forest fires, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the state's chief secretary to personally present himself......

In a first, forest departments will be given LPG dealerships

Govt looks to take cooking gas to tiger reserves, Naxal-hit areas The government is taking its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution to tiger reserves in order to meet its goal of providing......

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

A group of 91 retired bureaucrats has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the Green Credits programme, which they claimed may facilitate diversion of forest land to private entities. Photograph:......

Forest cover-up? Plantations in definition

How much land in India is under forest cover? No one has a clue though the Government of India has been bringing out state of the forest reports every two years for two decades. The latest report......

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Tigress, 4 cubs found dead in K'taka forest; govt orders probe

Tiger killings shock Ranthambore; 225 bones seized, DNA tests underway

Sam Pitroda reacts over BJP's land-grabbing allegations

Tribals Fear New Threats As Naxalism Fades

Sorry state of affairs: SC slams Uttarakhand for forest fires

In a first, forest departments will be given LPG dealerships

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

Forest cover-up? Plantations in definition

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