Crime in India 2022
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual report on crime in India for the year 2022. The report is a compilation of data on reported crime from across the country, and provides the
Environment Crime
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African, Asian Investigators Break Up Ivory-smuggling Syndicate
Seven smugglers involved in the illegal ivory trade from Uganda to Singapore have been arrested following an 18-month investigation by African and Asian law enforcement officials, a counter-trafficking
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South Africa: The Police Are Still Winning the Right Against the Illegal Hunting of Protected Species
The South African Police Service in Limpopo is still continuing to win the fight against the illegal hunting of protected species, especially on the new trend of hunting the pangolines. In the Alldays
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In crackdown, Malawi jails 35 illegal loggers seized in national park
BLANTYRE, Malawi, May 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Last November, rangers in Malawi's Lengwe National Park arrested 35 illegal loggers within the park boundaries as they felled timber with a half-million
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Bolgatanga: Three charged for environmental related offences
Three persons have been arraigned before the Bolgatanga Magistrate Court by the Municipal Assembly for various environmental offences. In February this year, the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council
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Namibia to prioritize wildlife protection against rise of crimes
WINDHOEK Namibia (Xinhua) -- Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta on Tuesday highlighted wildlife protection at reserves against the rise of “syndicate-based wildlife crime.”
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N$25m or 20 years for illegal wildlife sales
ANYONE found illegally selling controlled wildlife will be fined N$25 million instead of the current N$20 000, while jail time which is five now goes up to 20 years. Those found in possession of controlled
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Terror at Midnight: Abduction Trauma of Kenyan Woman Fighting for Forests
As Wanjiku, a Kenyan land rights activist, stepped out of the minibus and into the night, two other passengers pushed her into a nearby car. She had made a mistake: not taking seriously death threats
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Globalisation has increased inequity, and is at the core of our problems today: Sunita Narain addresses audiences at Jaipur Lit Fest
<p>The State of India’s Environment 2017, an annual publication from Down To Earth magazine released by Sunita Narain at the Jaipur Literature Festival is a unique, one-of-its-kind compilation of information, opinion and data on environment and development in India. It contains a clump of disturbing data </p>
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Annual State Of India’s Environment- SOE 2017
This is the fourth Annual report from Down To Earth. Each chapter has relevant articles that deal with current developments and related archival material from CSE’s more than 30 years of research. This
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China smog war moves to courts with range of crimes to widen
China's courts will widen the range of offences that constitute "environmental crimes" to make it easier to take legal action against polluters, a senior judiciary official told a news briefing on Monday.