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Japan installs playful signs warning drivers about cats on the road

An unusual road-safety idea in Japan is turning an everyday danger into something drivers are unlikely to forget. In parts of the country, signs featuring cats warn motorists that an animal could suddenly run into the road. Some of the designs are deliberately playful, using striking cat illustrations rather than…

The Times of India

Anger over plans to abolish New Zealand’s dedicated environment ministry

Critics say proposal to fold department into a new ‘mega ministry’ will dilute accountability and put nature protections at risk

The Guardian - AU

Japan boosts funding to hire hunters as bear attacks surge

Experts attribute rise in bear attacks to environmental and demographic changes

The Independent UK

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Japanese PM uses radioactive Fukushima soil in his garden to prove a point

The soil was removed from Fukushima during decontamination efforts following the 2011 nuclear disaster

The Independent UK

Japan to use slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima on flowerbeds at prime minister's office

Japan said it plans to use some of the slightly radioactive soil removed from across Fukushima and stored near the wrecked nuclear plant on flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s office to show it is safe to reuse

The Independent UK

South Africa’s Antarctica base hit by assault claims: What happened?

A base staff member allegedly attacked the expedition leader over a schedule change, officials said.

Al Jazeera

Japan forced to impose new rules to tackle overtourism at world-famous landmark

The mountain has been hit by overtourism, littering and ‘bullet climbing’

The Independent UK

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Polling stations constructed in wildlife sanctuary: NGT seeks Assam govt’s reply

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Assam’s Chief Secretary to provide details of officers who let polling stations, schools, and other construction activities in a wildlife sanctuary and a reserve forest in gross violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

The Hindu

Go back to dictionary meaning of ‘forest’: Supreme Court

Supreme Court directs broad forest definition, includes 1.97 lakh sq km of undeclared lands, orders record consolidation.

The Hindu

First ever survey puts India’s snow leopard count at 718

India's first-ever estimation exercise reveals an estimated 718 snow leopards in the wild, marking a baseline for their numbers.

The Hindu

A near-complete dam linked to Ken-Betwa project is yet to get environment clearance

A major dam project of the Madhya Pradesh government was found to be in violation of environment clearance laws by an expert committee

The Hindu

Explained | Did Vedanta lobby to dilute ‘green’ curbs?

According to a Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) report, the Union Environment Ministry’s 2022 move to relax regulations to allow mining companies to increase production by up to 50% followed lobbying by the Vedanta group in 2021

The Hindu

Explained | How the amended Forest (Conservation) Act imperils the Northeast

The Mizoram Assembly has passed a resolution opposing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023. Aside from special Constitutional protections in Mizoram and Nagaland, the Act is applicable in the rest of India’s Northeast. In 1996, the Supreme Court expanded the term ‘forest land’, such that the Forest Rights Act also…

The Hindu

Great Nicobar Project may see 9.64 lakh trees axed, says Minister

The Great Nicobar Project has been accorded an environmental clearance by an expert committee. The National Green Tribunal has constituted an expert committee to investigate aspects of the clearance.

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Explained| How are cheetahs faring in India?

Project Cheetah faces uncertain future as experts recommend medical review of all animals; 11 cheetahs in wild, 4 in enclosures; 5 translocated animals, 3 cubs died; chafing from radio-collar, parasites, heat & malnourishment possible causes; mortality rate of 10% in wild; 2nd reserve & rehab centre planned.

The Hindu

Objections overruled, Forest Bill goes to House unchanged

A Parliamentary committee, set up to examine controversial proposed amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, has endorsed the amendment Bill in its entirety. The Hindu has viewed a draft copy of the report prepared by the 31-member joint committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 that is expected…

The Hindu

16 tigers dead in Uttarakhand since January

The Forest Department officials are attributing the deaths to reasons like territorial fights among the big cats. Read more on The Hindu

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