Assam Forest Minister

The Assam government on Thursday said 97 elephants have been sent to other states since 2006 mostly for "religious activities".

The firing incident that took place after a clash between Meghalaya villagers and a contingent of police and forest guards from Assam has nothing to do with the border dispute between the two states, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated that Assam will continue the eviction drives in areas where the government and forest lands have been encroached upon, but the government will also 'survey' lands available to resettle those evicted.

Tiger population in Assam has increased to 200 in 2021 from 159 in 2018 while 3 of its Tiger reserves-Kaziranga, Manas, and Orang-have received accreditation of Global Conservation Assured/Tiger Standards, Minister for Environment and Forests said.

Assam will approach the Supreme Court seeking protection of Innerline Forest Reserve from destruction and encroachment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today, a day after border clashes with Mizoram left five policemen and a civilian dead.

An environmental organisation has urged Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to initiate a proper scientific investigation into the recent death of 18 elephants at a proposed reserve forest in Nagaon district.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised localsof Assam for forest conservation, water conservation and protection of nature.

Altogether 74 rhinos were killed by poachers in Assam since 2015 and 316 poachers arrested during 2015-17, Forest Minister Pramilla Rani Brahma said in the Assembly today.

As night falls at Assam's Kaziranga National Park, a dozen men - some forest guards while others part of a special task force - set out on a raid to a village on the periphery of the reserve, home to the biggest numbers of one-horned rhino in the world.

Assam Forest Minister Atuwa Munda allegedly entered the Kaziranga National Park - a world heritage site famous for one-horned rhinos - with a firearm dangling from his waist, "violating" the wildlife act.

Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday asked the Assam forest department to submit a scientific proposal to stop poaching of one-horned rhinos and protect the species in the state.

Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday made his first visit to Assam's Kaziranga National Park that is home to the largest population of the endangered one horned rhino in the world. Poaching at the park has become a big problem over the years; 22 rhinos have been killed just this year so far.

Centre today said it may consider CBI inquiry into poaching of world-famous one-horned rhinos and other animals in Kaziranga National Park.

State Forest and Panchayat Minister Rockybul Hussain said that 2,094 civilians and 306 security personnel lost their lives due to militancy-related violence between March 2001 and March 2014.

The unabated killings of rhinos has forced the Assam government to divide Kaziranga National Park into four new divisions, Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said Saturday.

The Assam government on Thursday said 97 elephants have been sent to other states since 2006 mostly for "religious activities".

The firing incident that took place after a clash between Meghalaya villagers and a contingent of police and forest guards from Assam has nothing to do with the border dispute between the two states, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated that Assam will continue the eviction drives in areas where the government and forest lands have been encroached upon, but the government will also 'survey' lands available to resettle those evicted.

Tiger population in Assam has increased to 200 in 2021 from 159 in 2018 while 3 of its Tiger reserves-Kaziranga, Manas, and Orang-have received accreditation of Global Conservation Assured/Tiger Standards, Minister for Environment and Forests said.

Assam will approach the Supreme Court seeking protection of Innerline Forest Reserve from destruction and encroachment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today, a day after border clashes with Mizoram left five policemen and a civilian dead.

An environmental organisation has urged Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to initiate a proper scientific investigation into the recent death of 18 elephants at a proposed reserve forest in Nagaon district.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised localsof Assam for forest conservation, water conservation and protection of nature.

Altogether 74 rhinos were killed by poachers in Assam since 2015 and 316 poachers arrested during 2015-17, Forest Minister Pramilla Rani Brahma said in the Assembly today.

As night falls at Assam's Kaziranga National Park, a dozen men - some forest guards while others part of a special task force - set out on a raid to a village on the periphery of the reserve, home to the biggest numbers of one-horned rhino in the world.

Assam Forest Minister Atuwa Munda allegedly entered the Kaziranga National Park - a world heritage site famous for one-horned rhinos - with a firearm dangling from his waist, "violating" the wildlife act.

Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday asked the Assam forest department to submit a scientific proposal to stop poaching of one-horned rhinos and protect the species in the state.

Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday made his first visit to Assam's Kaziranga National Park that is home to the largest population of the endangered one horned rhino in the world. Poaching at the park has become a big problem over the years; 22 rhinos have been killed just this year so far.

Centre today said it may consider CBI inquiry into poaching of world-famous one-horned rhinos and other animals in Kaziranga National Park.

State Forest and Panchayat Minister Rockybul Hussain said that 2,094 civilians and 306 security personnel lost their lives due to militancy-related violence between March 2001 and March 2014.

The unabated killings of rhinos has forced the Assam government to divide Kaziranga National Park into four new divisions, Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said Saturday.