The historical, ecological, and socio-cultural importance of Sacred Groves cannot be overstated. There is an urgent need for ...

a three-year-old tiger that had strayed into Jharkhand and West Bengal before being tranquilised and returned to STR. Similipal tribals allege sacred groves are destroyed, turned into tiger Zeenat ...

The petition has also sought the court's direction for restoration of the sacred grove to its original ... from Similipal to Jharkhand and then to West Bengal. She was recaptured on Dec 28 last ...

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has issued notices to the Centre as well as the state government on a petition seeking its intervention against inclusion of “Jayara,” the sacred groves and burial ...

They include mangroves, coastal swamp forests, deciduous sal forests, hill evergreen mixed forests, rainforests, swamp forests, reed forests, rural forests, and sacred groves. According to ...

On this International Day of Forests, it is important to celebrate India's rich and varied forest landscapes, from the great and dense mangroves of Sundarbans to the sacred groves of Meghalaya ...

Supreme Court wants a plan to map and manage the sacred groves. But history shows they are better preserved by local communities with deep links to them. In December 2024, the Supreme Court ...

Sacred groves are tracts of verdant land rich in biodiversity that have been protected by local communities on account of their cultural and religious beliefs. Every sacred grove carries its own ...

Kolkata: Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami ...