Uttarakhand cabinet approves digitization of forest boundaries
PrashantNews The Uttarakhand cabinet has recently approved a proposal to digitize the demarcation of forests...
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Shishir Prashant Boy killed by elephant at Thano range
PrashantNews In a grisly incident, a wild elephant dragged and killed a 12-year-old boy by...
Uttarakhand may get relief from bear attacks shortly
PrashantNews After a sudden spurt in the man-bear conflicts in the hills of Uttarakhand, the...
Uttarakhand govt to bear entire cost of treatment for injured in animal attacks
PrashantNews Amid fresh spurt in the man-animal conflicts in Uttarakhand especially in the past one...
First India-born Cheetah Mukhi becomes mother to 5 cubs
PrashantNews In a positive development for the Project Cheetah, Indian-born cheetah Mukhi has given birth...
Botswana gifts 8 cheetahs to India
PrashantNews Botswana has gifted eight cheetahs to India as the country’s symbolic donation during President...
Horrific incident: Bear kills man
PrashantNews In what appeared to be one of a kind, a bear has attacked and...
Gamini, female cheetah, sets new record covering 4000 sq km
PrashantNews Gamini, a female cheetah, is a new star attraction in Kuno National Park in...
Rare: A bear declared man-eater in Thalisain
PrashantNews In what appeared to be one of a kind, a bear who killed many...
India’s lion population is now 891
PrashantNews India’s lion population has registered a significant rise growing to 891, up from 674...
Indian conservation conference at WII from Wednesday
PrashantNews The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment,...
Leopard devours child in Bageshwar district
PrashantNews When the world was celebrating the international leopard day on May 3, a beast...
Augmenting tiger population: five more to be shifted to Rajaji Tiger Reserve
PrashantNews After shifting five tigers, the Uttarkahand Forest Department is contemplating a move to translocate...
Delightful to watch tiger entering Rajaji Park
PrashantNews For wildlife lovers, it was a delight when they saw a young tiger running...
Two suspected wildlife smugglers held
PrashantNews The STF has nabbed two suspected wildlife smugglers with two bear bile and three...
Human-wildlife conflicts raging in Uttarakhand, 5 killed in 2-3 days (updating)
PrashantNews There seems to be no end in sight to the raging human-wildlife conflicts in...
Advanced facility for pashmina certification, DNA sequencing facility inaugurated
PrashantNews Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Saturday Inaugurated Advanced...
An increase of 1445sq km in forest, tree cover of India in 3 years
As compared to assessment of 2021, there is an increase of 1445 sq km in...
Owl alert in Uttarakhand
PrashantNews Come Diwali, the poachers of owls are on the prowl in Uttarakhand. Fearing that...
Enter the leopard; FRI closes its campus for visitors
PrashantNews After a long gap, a Leopard is again seen roaming in the premises of...
Experts call for urgent steps to mitigate forest fires
PrashantNews Despite advancements in science and technology, forest fires, prevalent from February to June, continue...
Uttarakhand launches GEP, becomes first state
Uttarakhand’s GEP is 0.9 percent based on data of 20021-22: Dr Joshi PrashantNews Chief Minister...
Need to strengthen disaster management in Uttarakhand
By Anup Nautiyal Dehradun based environmental action and advocacy group, Social Development for Communities (SDC)...
Inquiry ordered into Binsar forest fire incident that claimed 4 lives
PrashantNews After suspending two forest officials in the wake of the Binsar wildlife sanctuary incident...
CM suspends 2 top forest officials after 4 burnt alive in Binsar (updating)
Forest fire incident occurred in Binsar wildlife sanctuary PrashantNews Taking strong action after four forest...
When trees saved many lives at Gangnani
In many past accidents, trees cushion their impact PrashantNews At a time when forests are...
Rs 50 gate tickets for entering Nainital treks, nature lovers protest
PrashantNews The Uttarakhand forest department has started gate fees of Rs 50 per person for...
Exponential increase in forest fires in UK this year: NASA
SDC foundation releases its monthly report PrashantNews A NASA study has revealed that Uttarakhand witnessed...
No new incidents of forest fires in UK in past 24 hours: CS Raturi (updating)
Rains bring relief in UK from forest fires PrashantNews Widespread rains lashing Uttarakhand since Wednesday...
Good news: Rains bring relief in Uttarakhand from forest fires
Weather turns pleasant with temp dropping substantially PrashantNews Widespread rains lashing Uttarakhand since Wednesday evening...