Environment-related offences fell in 2018; 8 states buck trend
Bihar forest offences up 249%, MP wildlife cases jump 480%; Rajasthan, UP stay hotspots
Environmental offences in India soared 790% in 2017
Almost half the crimes took place in Tamil Nadu
Ill health is pushing people to suicides, mental illness among top worries
More than a sixth of suicides in India in 2016 due to health reasons
Wildlife trafficking, organised crime linked: Nonprofit’s report sheds new light
Wildlife Justice Commission Report also includes illegal sand mining as environmental crime
Environment-related offences recorded 78% increase in 2020
Tamil Nadu has the country’s highest number of environment-related crimes
Kingpin of poachers, Sansar Chand, set free
Delhi city court says he cannot be charged under law against organised crime
Access to justice still elusive for women
A UN report says 35 per cent women in India face physical violence
Number of daily wage workers dying by suicide increased in 2022: NCRB data
As per the NCRB, 64.3% suicide victims were reported to have an annual income of less than Rs one lakh
New amendments in wildlife trade rules enable issuing licences for certain Schedule II species
The revised notification came into effect on January 16, the first revision since 1983
India will need 34 years to dispose of pending cases under environment protection act
Over 88,400 environment-related cases pending trial in 2022; cases under the Environment Protection Act are being disposed-off at the slowest rate
Reading 2021 NCRB report: Jump in forest-related crimes in Jharkhand
Jharkhand registered the maximum number of crimes under the Forest Act since 2012
One farmer/farm labourer dies by suicide every hour in India: NCRB data
An emerging and worrying trend from the NCRB data was that deaths by suicide of agricultural labourers was higher than cultivators
Tiger conference: snow leopard, big cat conservation and tackling wildlife crime high on radar
Participants focus on 2017 Snow Leopard Summit, tiger recovery programme and poaching
Over 8,000 accidental deaths in 2022 due to forces of nature, 35% due to lightning: NCRB
NCRB released its 56th annual edition of ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ on December 1, 2022
Wildlife bureau issues advisory on timely reporting of crimes
In absence of timely data, enforcement agencies cannot act against criminals
Simply Put: Suicides by daily wage workers
As told to Parliament (February 9, 2022): Chapters on agriculture added to NCERT curriculum
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Police rescue 51 women being trafficked from Odisha
The women were being taken to Tamil Nadu to work in a garment factory
Why the new UN resolution to fight illegal wildlife trade is historic
For the first time, every country has acknowledged the seriousness of wildlife crime
NCRB: Injuries, deaths due to animal attacks increased by 19%
Most cases reported in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
Illnesses were behind half the suicides in Punjab in 2021
Healthcare costs too high, farmers at risk due to pesticide use says expert
Modi sedates the farmer
The BJP is repackaging old schemes and offering cosmetic changes to the agrarian policy
More than 1,300 rhinos fell to poaching in Africa in 2015: IUCN
Poaching of rhinos is fuelled by the demand for their horns in Southeast Asia
International Girl Child Day: Crimes against girls on the rise in India, especially eastern states
Strenghening community-based child protection systems imperative
World’s last male northern white rhino placed under armed guard
40-year-old Sudan is guarded 24 hours by rangers at Ol Pejeta in Kenya