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Why are Asiatic Lions, which once roared from Greece to the Ganges, confined to Gir? A journey from the brink of extinction to a...

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The Asiatic lion has staged a remarkable recovery in Gujarat, reaching a population of 891 by 2025.
Government and Policy

Gauhati High Court upholds the government’s duty to remove encroachment from forest land, rejects pleas of settlers and orders them to vacate in 30...

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In a significant boost to the Assam government's ongoing efforts to reclaim encroached reserved forest lands, the Gauhati High Court has reaffirmed the state's...
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SC approves Assam’s plan to clear 3.6 lakh hectares of forest land if done as per procedure, says illegal settlements are a major challenge...

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The Supreme Court has cleared the Assam government to remove encroachments from 3.62 lakh hectares of forest land. The court mandated a fair verification process by a special committee, ensuring residents receive a hearing and 15 days' notice before any eviction occurs.
Government and Policy

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

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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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USTM owned by Mahbubul Hoque that caused flash floods in Guwahati is illegally built on forest land, SC’s probe finds: Read why Assam CM...

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An investigation by the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has found serious flaws and deliberate irregularities in the planning and construction of the USTM campus, including blatant and large-scale land encroachment combined with environmental devastation that caused the flash floods in Guwahati's low-lying areas in August 2024.
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Odisha: Mohammad Masoom Khan occupied 100 acre forest land to build Islam Nagar, built NREGA road and other infrastructure with the help of BJD...

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Mohammad Masoom Khan seized around 100 acres of forest land in the tribal-dominated Motu area of the Malkangiri district in Odisha and established Islam Nagar
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Uttar Pradesh: Tahir Ali, his associate gang rape girl in forest till she lost consciousness, gets shot in leg during encounter with police, hunt...

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Tahir Ali and his accomplice raped a 20-year-old girl on 2nd May. She fainted due to the brutal sexual assault
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Supreme Court says it is willing to relax restrictions in eco-sensitive zones around forests, SFI had vandalised Rahul Gandhi’s office over the issue

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Supreme Court implied that it may relax its restrictions in the eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) around protected forests and wildlife sanctuaries
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Forest and Environment ministry refutes report claiming Tiger poaching is highest in India, says the report is based on unrealistic assumptions

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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change refutes Rajasthan Patrika report claiming that India has become the capital of tiger poaching
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Elephant’s ‘revenge’ act? Tusker kills woman, returns after hours to trample her corpse, then attacks and destroys her house

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On June 10, a 60-year-old woman named Maya Murmu from the Raipal village in Mayurbhanj's Rasagobindapur area was attacked and trampled by an elephant in the forest near her village.
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