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 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...

Similipal Tiger Reserve faces severe ecological distress due to illegal stone mining activities

Oct 26, 2025

Biodiversity Hotspot Similipal Tiger Reserve is facing severe ecological distress due to rampant illegal stone mining within its eco-sensitive and buffer zones. The Dukhra...

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...

Uttar Pradesh: Security heightened outside Shahi Eidgah in Mathura on Babri Masjid demolition day

Dec 06, 2024

Mathura City Superintendent of Police, Arvind Kumar said that the area has been divided into four zones and barricades have been placed at the...

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...