West Bengal: Wooden bridge collapses in Alipurdar's Jaldapara Forest, tourists rescued by elephants

Oct 06, 2025

Ravikant Jha, Jaldapara Forest Assistant Wildlife Warden, said that trained Kumki elephants rescued the tourists.

Fire breaks out in forests of Uttarkhand's Pithoragarh, Tehri Garhwal

Apr 26, 2022

Pithoragarh/ Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], April 26 : Amid rising temperatures, a fire broke out in the Dhanoda forest area in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh on...

Fire erupts in forests of Uttarkashi, ITBP engaged in dousing flames

Nov 01, 2020

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], November 1 : Fire erupted in the forests of Barahat and Mukhem range of Uttarkashi district, besides those at Barkot and...

Guwahati HC upholds state's duty to clear forest encroachments, grants 30 days to vacate

Jun 10, 2026

A single-judge bench of Justice Devashis Baruah delivered the verdict in a batch of petitions challenging speaking orders issued against alleged encroachers in reserved...

Nationwide tiger census begins in Nepal with 1,100 camera traps

Dec 16, 2025

The scientific exercise is being led by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) under the Ministry of Forests and Environment, in...

Maharashtra: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence busts mephedrone factory in Nagpur

Aug 11, 2024

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a well-coordinated search operation uncovered a mephedrone factory in Nagpur's Paachpavli area. The operation was conducted on...