Kerala High Court raises questions about licence of P.V. Anvar’s park

Kerala High Court raises questions about licence of P.V. Anvar’s park

The Kerala High Court wondered how a children’s park could be operated in the State without a valid licence. The court raised the question while considering a petition against the park owned by P.V. Anvar, MLA, at Kakkadampoyil in Koodaranji panchayat The panchayat informed the court that it had not issued a licence for the … Read more

One more cheetah dies at Kuno National Park; toll rises to seven

One more cheetah dies at Kuno National Park; toll rises to seven

A cheetah after being released inside a special enclosure of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on September 17, 2022. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: PTI One more cheetah at the Kuno National Park imported from Africa passed away, authorities confirmed on January 16. Namibian Cheetah Shaurya is the seventh … Read more

Land survey begins for proposed tiger safari park in Kozhikode

Land survey begins for proposed tiger safari park in Kozhikode

Land survey for setting up the proposed tiger safari park has commenced at Muthukad in Chakkittappara panchayat as part of efforts to complete the project at the earliest. The survey will be completed in 15 days with the support of various government departments. At a recent meeting chaired by Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, Divisional Forest … Read more

‘Name change’ of park in Patna sparks row

‘Name change’ of park in Patna sparks row

A park in Patna said to be named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has now become the cause of controversy. The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department of the Bihar government, which revamped the ‘Coconut Park’ and inaugurated it on Monday, of removing the late leader’s … Read more

Ambedkar Park works in Vijayawada yet to pick up pace

Ambedkar Park works in Vijayawada yet to pick up pace

Labourers working at Ambedkar Smriti Vanam at PWD Grounds in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The works of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park coming up at Swarjya Maidan in Vijayawada are progressing at a snail’s pace. The project cost has also escalated again. Though the work picked up pace in April, sweltering weather in the summer … Read more

In a first, Eravikulam National Park gets a fernarium

In a first, Eravikulam National Park gets a fernarium

Eravikulam National Park (ENP)in Munnar, has set up a Fernarium inside the park. Photo: Special Arrangement Eravikulam National Park (ENP), the natural habitat of Nilgiri tahr in Munnar, has a new attraction — a Fernarium set up inside the park. According to officials, this is the first time such a fern collection has been established … Read more

Environmental concerns over planned cable car and adventure park in Udhagamandalam

Environmental concerns over planned cable car and adventure park in Udhagamandalam

Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister K .Ramachandran (middle) inspecting at Dodabetta peak for the possibility of rope car service. File | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister, K. Ramachandran, inspected the Doddabetta Peak to ascertain the feasibility of a cable car project running between Doddabetta Peak and Manthada. However, concerns over the environmental impact … Read more

Tiger helps uncover timber ‘depots’ in Arunachal national park 

Tiger helps uncover timber ‘depots’ in Arunachal national park 

Logs and a truck seized from the core area of Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT   A tiger spotted after an eight-year gap could have helped uncover timber ‘depots’ deep inside India’s easternmost tiger reserve.  On March 14, officials in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district … Read more