CITES highlights high standards at Vantara and strong Indian regulations

Nov 03, 2025

A recent report by the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has highlighted the...

Indian handicraft exporters get huge relief at CITES CoP-19 meeting

Nov 21, 2022

As per the official statement of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, "Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) is included in Appendix II of the...

Dubai Customs seizes 330 tonnes, 200 samples banned under CITES Convention

May 21, 2023

Dubai Customs (DC) has successfully seized, over the past three years, nearly 330 tonnes and over 200 samples of animal and plant species that...

DRI recovers smuggled rare 139 animals from Bengaluru farmhouse

Jan 27, 2023

In a joint operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Karnataka Forest Department have recovered 139 animals belonging to 48 different species, including...

RS Secretariat cites convention, refutes 'misleading reports' about Vice President skipping ceremony on Nehru's birth anniversary

Nov 15, 2021

New Delhi [India], November 15 : Rajya Sabha Secretariat said on Monday that "misleading reports" in a section of media alluding to the...

Congress stalwart Ahmed Patel's son Faisal quits Congress; cites feeling marginalised and neglected

Feb 14, 2025

Congress stalwart Ahmed Patel's son Faisal quits Congress; cites feeling marginalised and neglected