Today's Environment News Alertenvironmentindia (46) in hive-168362 • last year ◆ The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in India has raised eyebrows with its latest decision to consider ex-post facto clearances for non-forest projects in the Aravallis. This move effectively opens the door for regularization of constructions previously deemed illegal on this ecologically sensitive land. ◆ District Level Forest Rights Committee has given forest clearances to six roads in Gummalakshmipuram and Kurupam mandals. ◆ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath proposed to start helicopter services and the establishment of four-lane road connectivity to facilitate seamless transportation to eco-tourism destinations such as Dudhwa National Park, Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, and Chuka of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. ◆ Hailed as a legend with three world records to her name, Rajmata, an Asiatic lioness who died in 2020 in Amreli, has been given a befitting tribute by wildlife enthusiasts and residents of Krankach village in the district. A memorial in the form of a lifesize statue has been installed in the village with a plaque that reads, "World's most legendary lioness." ◆ The Nandankanan Zoological Park will receive two male chimpanzees and one male and one female cheetah from Dubai Safari Park, in exchange for a hippopotamus and six sangais. It will also receive African lion, red-necked wallaby, ring-tailed lemur and Hamadryas baboon in exchange of blackbuck, hog deer, gaur, red jungle fowl and gharial. ◆ Tarak Chandra Paul, an 52-years-old environmentalist from Kanchrapara, North 24 Parganas of Kolkata, West Bengal had arrived at Bongaigaon on Tuesday after 16 day-long bicycle trip from Kolkata. 🌱🌏🌱 hive-168362 aravallis savearavalli saveforest andhrapradesh uttarpradesh wildlifeconservation wildlifesafari