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Forest Conservation

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Assam: Around 6,000 Bighas of forest land cleared from encroachment by evicting around 1700 families in Nagaon district; houses, mosques, schools bulldozed

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2025

Eviction of illegal settlements on forest and government land continues in Assam. In the latest anti-encroachment drive, 5,962 bighas (around 2000 acres) of land...

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World Rhino Day: Himanta Sarma govt’s anti-encroachment drives are not just about land, they are critical for Assam’s wildlife conservation efforts

Rukma Rathore - 22 September, 2025

Sarma has consistently emphasized that encroachments have had a profoundly detrimental impact on the state's wildlife.

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Similipal forest fire in Odisha successfully controlled by the forest department

OpIndia Staff - 6 March, 2021

300 hectare of land of the Similipal National Park in Odisha is reported to have been affected by the forest fire

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One suspect arrested in Kerala pregnant elephant death case, autopsy report reveals she could not eat for two weeks after cracker explosion in mouth

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2020

The forest department in Kerala has arrested one suspect in the case of death of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala

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Maharashtra forest department mulls sterilizing tigers in Chandrapur district to control population: Report

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020

The forest department in Maharashtra plans to sterilise 20 male tigers, apart from trans-locating 50 other tigers

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Rahul Gandhi joins protests demanding lifting of night traffic ban through Bandipur forest in Karnataka, imposed due to death of animals

OpIndia Staff - 4 October, 2019

Night traffic on NH 766 through Bandipur forest has been banned to protect wild animals, Rahul Gandhi wants to lift it

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PM Modi releases 2018 tiger census results, tiger population sees a 33% jump as 2967 tigers reported in India

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2019

On International Tiger Day, PM Modi released the results of the 2018 Tiger Census. There are currently 2967 tigers in India, 741 more than the 2014 census.

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