Tribals upset over delay in upgradation of Ashram Schools in Chamarajanagar | Mysuru News

Ashrama School in Maddur Colony, Gundlupet taluk, in Chamarajanagar district Mysuru: The delay in upgrading state-run Ashram Schools in the forest-fringe villages of Chamarajanagar district has left members of the tribal community disappointed.The state govt has established 19 Ashram Schools to promote education among tribal communities in the border district. Nearly 1,700 children from primitive…

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Training workshop for Sundarbans communities in culinary skills for sustainable tourism | Kolkata News

The workshop was held recently in the Sundarbans Kolkata: A community culinary excellence initiative — a two day transformative capacity-building workshop — was implemented at BaghBon ,the Multipurpose Community Resource Centre of a city-based NGO in the Sundarbans to equip communities residing in the forest-fringe villages of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve with advanced culinary skills,…

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Poaching concern rises in Dharwad forests, drives crackdown | Hubballi News

Hubballi: Rising hunting and poaching in forest areas under Kalghatagi, Alnavar and Hubballi ranges have prompted the forest department to intensify enforcement in Dharwad district.Deputy conservator of forests (DCF), Dharwad division, Shaikh Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, told TOI that many people, particularly in forest-fringe villages, are unaware that hunting is punishable under the Wildlife Protection Act….

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