SC says eco-sensitive zone 'essential' in protected forests, national sanctuaries

Jun 03, 2022

New Delhi [India], June 3 : The Supreme Court on Friday directed that each protected forest and national sanctuary must have an eco-sensitive zone...

92 Eco-Sensitive Zones, 2 Ecologically Sensitive Areas notified in 13 states

Mar 23, 2023

"As part of the wildlife conservation strategy, in the year 2002, it was decided that an area around each protected area requires to be...

SC stays tree felling in Hyderabad's KBR National Park eco-sensitive zone

May 18, 2026

A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the interim direction and ordered that there should be no tree felling within 25...

Kerala CM seeks PM Modi's intervention on notification regarding eco-sensitive zone around Wayanad sanctuary

Feb 07, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 7 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting his intervention on...

Himachal High Court quashes eco-sensitive zone notification around col. Sherjung National Park

Apr 18, 2026

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed the Centre's 2022 notification declaring an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Col. Sherjung National Park, citing failure to...

SC allows Kerala's review petition seeking modification of 2022 ruling on 1km Eco-Sensitive Zone

Dec 07, 2023

On April 26 this year, the top court had modified its directions issued in the 2022 judgment to have mandatory eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) of...