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Mahakumbh 2025 | Walkathon held in Lucknow ahead of UP Nature and Bird Festival
Students, foresters, birders and nature lovers gathered for a walkathon in Lucknow on Saturday as a curtain raiser to UP Nature and Bird Festival, Prayagraj.

Published on Feb 15, 2025 06:17 PM IST
Review: Into The Forest by Avtar Singh
A novel that is as much a meditation on the relationship between need, love and freedom as it is on forging bonds

Published on Feb 08, 2025 06:58 AM IST
MP: Forest dept employee injured in attack over illegal borewell digging
A forest department employee was severely injured during an attack in Sehatganj while investigating illegal borewell digging

Published on Jan 19, 2025 11:38 AM IST
PTI |
Kerala: Independent MLA PV Anvar arrested for vandalising forest office
Anvar had criticised the state government and the forest department over the death of the tribal man Mani, who was trampled by a wild elephant

Published on Jan 05, 2025 10:51 PM IST
Odisha: Elephant tramples man to death in Baripada's Daddur village
Madhusudan Pandey was killed by an elephant in Daddur village, Baripada. He was taken to PRM Medical College and Hospital but pronounced dead

Published on Jan 04, 2025 05:04 PM IST
PTI |
IFS officer shares video of bridge built after river alters forest access
IFS officer shared a video of forest officials building a bridge after a river's course changed, ensuring continued wildlife protection.

Updated on Dec 30, 2024 02:58 PM IST
Bengaluru sees 0.59% rise in forest cover, ranks among India’s greenest metros
Bengaluru's forest cover now spans 89.61 square kilometers, positioning it among India’s greenest metropolitan areas.

Updated on Dec 23, 2024 03:59 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Anagha Deshpande
Odisha: Similipal Tiger Reserve closed for tourists till Oct 28 due to rainfall
Dreaming of a tiger safari? Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve off-limits amid heavy rainfall and Cyclone Dana. Here's what you need to know

Updated on Oct 25, 2024 07:45 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Baripada (odisha)
Hidden gems near Ayodhya: Discover Gonda's stunning bird sanctuary, Tikri forest
Eco-tourism near Ayodhya: Why Gonda’s Tikri Forest and Parvati Arga Sanctuary are the next big tourist spots

Published on Oct 23, 2024 04:16 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Gonda (up)
Book Box | Why I hug trees
Walk through forests and books to discover the healing power of trees

Published on Sep 22, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Man's encounter with Henry, world's oldest crocodile, terrifies internet. Watch
A viral video of man touching the massive Nile crocodile, Henry, at Crocworld Conservation Centre has shocked the internet.

Published on Sep 14, 2024 07:01 AM IST
Is Canada still safe for tourists? Devastating wildfires threaten national parks
Summer of fire: Wildfires devastate Canada’s top tourist hotspots. Here's what every tourist needs to know before visiting

Published on Sep 12, 2024 04:39 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Husband of US national rescued from Sindhudurg forest booked
The Sindhudurg police on Tuesday booked the husband of the 50-year-old US national who was found shackled to a tree in a forested area in the district on July 27. The FIR was registered after the woman claimed that her husband had taken her to the forest and chained her to the tree

Published on Jul 31, 2024 05:32 PM IST
Who is Lalita Kayi? American woman found chained in Indian jungle
50-year-old US Woman found chained in Maharashtra jungle. Cops suspect her hubad mighbt be behind all these.

Published on Jul 30, 2024 10:49 AM IST
Ghaziabad: Environment ministry seeks ATR about degradation at city forest
The land of city forest that belongs to the Ghaziabad municipal corporation (GMC), is located adjacent to the GT Road near Hindon river.

Updated on Jul 28, 2024 08:56 AM IST
Panvel police rescue family of 8 lost in forest
According to a statement given to the police, the family began their climb at 9:30 am. However, by around midday, they realised that they were lost and nowhere near the mountain, after which they called the disaster management department for help

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 08:30 AM IST
1,500 saplings planted using Miyawaki method in Varanasi
1,500 saplings planted in a Miyawaki forest on the banks of Ganga in Varanasi district. Developed by planting 3 types of plants based on height.

Updated on Jul 15, 2024 07:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Varanasi
Karnataka forest minister orders probe into killing of leopards by villagers
Minister for forest, environment and ecology Eshwar Khandre on Monday directed the officials concerned to investigate into the negligence by the personnel present that led to the death of a leopard by the villagers.

Updated on Jul 09, 2024 07:16 AM IST
Autopsy of peacocks found dead at Delhi’s Palam airbase points towards heatstroke
The department added that no peacock deaths were reported at the airbase after June 28, when widespread rain led to a drop in temperatures across Delhi

Updated on Jul 03, 2024 05:10 AM IST
27 peacocks died due to heat at Palam air base in Delhi since June 4
The areas where the bird deaths were reported were heavily concretised and had limited food or water, officials said

Updated on Jun 26, 2024 05:18 AM IST
Karnataka government halts transfer of Sandur land for mining
The decision comes just a week after HD Kumaraswamy approved the commencement of mining activities by KIOCL in the forest area near Sandur.

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 08:39 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
500 jhuggis invade Saket forest patch, residents demand action
“Over 500 jhuggis are now thriving in the forest patch and waste and trees are regularly burnt there,” says RWAs

Updated on Jun 23, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Only 42.5% trees transplanted in Delhi survived: Forest department
The Delhi Tree Transplantation Policy, 2020, mandates a survival rate of 80% at all sites, which means none of the seven sites met this target

Updated on Jun 17, 2024 06:08 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Speeding truck driver almost hits elephant herd, causes chaos
The clip of the elephants in panic caused outrage among netizens after seeing the behaviour of the truck driver.

Published on Jun 14, 2024 04:33 PM IST
Forest officials in Odisha rescue a leopard, release it into the wild: Video
The video shared by an IFS officer on X shows the moment when a leopard was released into the wild after being rescued from the Balasore district in Odishav.

Updated on Jun 11, 2024 01:10 PM IST
Night Safari Survey signals cutting of 1,500+ trees at Kukrail
The divisional forest officer, Lucknow, Sitanshu Pandey, said that an existing road through the forest, about 3 to 5 metres in width, will be extended to 15 metres.

Updated on May 30, 2024 08:38 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Woman who entered forest for firewood killed by tiger in Tadoba-Andheri reserve
Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said the woman’s body has been sent for postmortem examination

Updated on May 29, 2024 03:23 PM IST
Two fire incidents in Noida on Sunday; no casualties
An initial probe suggested the fire at the factory may have occurred due to an electric short-circuit, the likely cause of the fire in forest remains to be ascertained

Updated on May 27, 2024 06:38 AM IST
Chhattisgarh: 18 tendu leaf collectors killed as their vehicle plunges into gorge
The victims, mostly women, were returning to their village after plucking tendu leaves from a forest in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district

Updated on May 20, 2024 04:24 PM IST
Tiger kills man in forests near Bhopal, eats his body parts
“Tiger consumed parts of the man's hips and thighs. Its pugmarks were also spotted nearby,” said the divisional forest officer.

Published on May 17, 2024 12:44 PM IST