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The workshop will be jointly organised by the Union environment ministry and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. It will be inaugurated by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav in the presence of his deputy Kirti Vardhan Singh. India is home to nearly 60 per cent of the world's wild elephant population, with 33 elephant reserves and 150 identified elephant corridors, according to the 2023 Report on Elephant Corridors in India. The last population estimation exercise in 2017 counted 29,964 e ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Mahadevi, an elephant once rescued from poor conditions at a religious institution in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, might soon be sent back, despite all the care and recovery she received at the Vantara Wildlife Centre in Gujarat. A few months ago, Mahadevi was shifted to Vantara after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) raised concerns about her health and treatment at the SwastiShri Jensen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswami Sanstha in Nandani village. The Bombay High Court, a ...Read More >
Kolhapur witnessed a massive turnout on Sunday (August 3, 2025) as thousands of locals walked in a silent protest, urging authorities to the bring back 36-year-old elephant Mahadevi, also known as Madhuri, from NGO Vantara's wildlife rehabilitation facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Elephant relocated to Gujarat facility run by Vantara from Kolhapur; devotees bid emotional adieu Vantara is the brainchild of Anant Ambani, son of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, and is supported by Reliance Industries L ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, have seized 14.738 kgs of suspected NDPS hydroponic weed (marijuana) valued at approximately Rs 14.73 crore during operations on Sunday. The seizures were made across Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI), resulting in the arrest of one passenger, as stated in the press release. The passenger was arrested under the provi ...Read More >
Guwahati: Thousands of Kolhapur residents marched in silence on Sunday, urging authorities to bring back 36-year-old elephant Mahadevi, also known as Madhuri, from the Vantara Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Gujarat's Jamnagar. Former MP Raju Shetty led the march, which began in Nandani and ended at the district collectorate. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Protesters submitted a memorandum demanding Mahadevi's return to her longtim ...Read More >
Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday met Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu and urged him to further strengthen the connectivity from Chandigarh airport. According to an official release, during the meeting, Kataria discussed the need to strengthen both domestic and international air connectivity from Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Chandigarh, given the growing demand from residents of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and the U ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria met Union ministers in Delhi on Friday and took several pending issues of Chandigarh with them for early resolution. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (minister for tourism) and Bhupender Yadav (minister for environment, forest and climate change) were in New Delhi to discuss critical developmental issues concerning Chandigarh and Punjab, particularly in the areas of public transport, tourism infrastructure, and environmental sustainabi ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooper ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator, Gulab Chand Kataria, on Friday discussed critical developmental issues concerning Chandigarh and Punjab, particularly in areas of public transport, tourism infrastructure, and environmental sustainability, with Union ministers here. At a meeting with Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar, the Governor raised the pending matter regarding the sanctioning of 328 electric buses for Chandigarh unde ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Public sector Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Friday reported a 75.6% rise in net profit in the quarter ended June 30, 2025 at Rs 1,111 crore against Rs 633 crore during the corresponding quarter last year. It was on the back of growth in interest income YoY by 13% at Rs 7,386 crore in Q1 FY26 and other income. The Chennai-headquartered bank will raise Rs 4,000 crore likely by Q3 of the current fiscal. It has also received approval from its board for raising Rs 10,000 crore through infras ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 18 (PTI) Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria met several Union ministers in New Delhi since Thursday to discuss key development issues concerning the Union Territory and the state, an official statement said. On Friday, Kataria met Union Ministers Manohar Lal Khattar (Housing and Urban Affairs), Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways), Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Tourism) and Bhupender Yadav (Environment, Forest and Climate Change). Earlier, he had held talks with ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of sta ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 18 (PTI) Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria met several Union ministers in New Delhi since Thursday to discuss key development issues concerning the Union Territory and the state, an official statement said. On Friday, Kataria met Union Ministers Manohar Lal Khattar (Housing and Urban Affairs), Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways), Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Tourism) and Bhupender Yadav (Environment, Forest and Climate Change). Earlier, he had held talks with ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar said on Friday that his party is not "anxious" about the leadership change in the state. "Why are you worried about our situation? Congress is not anxious about leadership change in the state. The Chief Minister has responded to your questions," the Deputy Chief Minister told media persons at the Kempegowda International Airport. Asked about Siddaramaiah's remark that Shivakumar has the ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has requested the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to amend the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) notification of Balukhand wildlife sanctuary in Puri to facilitate construction of Shree Swaminarayan temple along the Puri-Konark Marine Drive. The proposal has been moved by no less than Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who has written a letter to Union minister Bhupender Yadav urging him to consider reducing the ESZ boundary from existing 50 ...Read More >
Indore, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indore announced as the cleanest city in India, which had made a new Guinness World Record for planting 11 lakh saplings within 24 hours in July 2024, is all set to start 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' 2.0 campaign from Friday. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will start the mega plantation drive with planting a sapling at a park near cloth market in Keshar Bagh road in the city, Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Thursday. The Minister told ...Read More >
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Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has officially declared the over-a-century-old Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav as the State Festival of Maharashtra. This announcement was made on Thursday by Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar during a session of the Legislative Assembly, underscoring the government's commitment to preserving and promoting the cultural legacy of the iconic festival. Minister Shelar, in his speech, emphasized that the Ganeshotsav is more than just a celebration of Lord Ganesha's b ...Read More >
Jaipur, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid discussion for the announcement of a new team comprising members of the Rajasthan BJP unit, State party President Madan Rathore will visit Delhi on June 11, party sources said on Thursday. The office team of the State BJP President confirmed to IANS that Rathore will be on a one-day visit to Delhi. This visit can be extended depending on the circumstances, they added. BJP leader Rathore has been discussing the names of the new team of the state BJP unit f ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may soon appoint a new national president, as the party has completed the process of appointing the required number of state presidents in accordance with its constitution. Since the conclusion of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, internal discussions have been underway regarding several potential candidates for the top organisational post. The current BJP president, JP Nadda, officially completed his term in January 2023, but it was ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Tribal Affairs Ministry has asked the Environment Ministry to provide scientific evidence to support the claim that granting land rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, has led to forest degradation, warning that such statements may "reinforce stereotypes" and "undermine" the law. In an office memorandum dated July 2, addressed to the secretary of the Environment Ministry, the Tribal Affairs Ministry said, "The India State of Forest Report (IFSR) 2023 indicat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) The Environment Ministry has strongly rejected allegations by forest rights groups that it is attempting to "subvert" the Forest Rights Act (FRA), calling them a "gross misunderstanding of facts" and asserting that it remains committed to both environmental protection and the welfare of forest-dependent communities. In a recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more than 90 forest rights organisations had accused the ministry of trying to undermine the FRA and deman ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 3 (ANI): Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has emerged as the thought leader shaping the global biodiversity endeavour, said Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh. He was speaking at the valedictory session of the Animal Taxonomy Summit-2025, organised by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on Wednesday. The summit, held in Kolkata, laid emphasis on strengthening scientific research ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 3 (PTI) A section of environmentalists and animal rights activists have opposed the Maharashtra government's plan to explore ways to resume the practice of worshipping live snakes on Nag Panchami in Battis Shirala town of Sangli district. Battis Shirala is known for its erstwhile practice of worshipping live snakes on Nag Panchami, celebrated in the month of Shravan. The Bombay High Court in 2002 banned the processions of cobras in the town. The issue was raised in the state assembl ...Read More >
Pune: Two men on a bike robbed two women travelling in a private van of their ornaments worth Rs1.5 lakh and one of them sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl, who was also in the vehicle that had halted in front of a tea stall on the outskirts of Swami Chincholi village near Bhigwan on Pune-Solapur highway around 4.15am on Monday.Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill said, "A case of robbery, rape, abduction and criminal intimidation has been registered with the Daund police. ...Read More >
Kolkata: Southern India continues to lead in biodiversity richness of the country as was evident from Zoological Survey of India's flagship publication, Animal Discoveries-2024, which documents 683 new faunal discoveries from across the country, 459 of the species being new and 224 newly recorded in India. Among them, Kerala emerged as the top contributor with 101 discoveries (80 new species and 21 new records), followed by Karnataka (82), Arunachal Pradesh (72), Tamil Nadu (63) and Bengal (56). ...Read More >
Kolkata: Southern India continues to lead in biodiversity richness of the country as was evident from Zoological Survey of India's flagship publication, Animal Discoveries-2024, which documents 683 new faunal discoveries from across the country, 459 of the species being new and 224 newly recorded in India. Among them, Kerala emerged as the top contributor with 101 discoveries (80 new species and 21 new records), followed by Karnataka (82), Arunachal Pradesh (72), Tamil Nadu (63) and Bengal (56). ...Read More >
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], June 30 (ANI): The Andaman Sea experienced a second earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter Scale today, with the tremors occurring at 11.22 am, just an hour after the first quake at 10:09 am. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), this earthquake also occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. Also Read | Bhupender Yadav Birthday: PM Narendra Modi Extends Birthday Wishes to Union Minister, Lauds His Passion for Environmental Prot ...Read More >
New Delhi: Worried over the proposed plan to restrict the air conditioner temperature in the 20 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius range? Fret not. The central government is unlikely to implement that anytime soon. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday said the new AC temperature range would kick in only 'after 2050'. "I do not think it will happen immediately; capacities will be gradually built for it over time," he said while attending the India Climate Summit. Yadav stated ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday said the government is unlikely to implement the air conditioner temperature range of 20 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius anytime soon and that it will be introduced gradually over time. Asked at the India Climate Summit when the new AC temperature range would be implemented, Yadav said any such situation "may arise only after 2050". "I do not think it will happen immediately; capacities will be gradually built for it over tim ...Read More >
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