New Delhi: The second day of the 7th CMS VATAVARAN had an exciting line up of film screenings, book launches, sessions, special film sessions and many more. Participants from more than 60 schools and colleges thronged the IGNCA Lawns, where the film festival is being held. The six main venues in this festival hosted various film screenings and sessions today. In the International Screen, 12 nominated Intern ...

New Delhi: In a completely new format, a five day green festival is being organized at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in New Delhi from (Thursday – Monday) Jan 30 to Feb 03, 2014. The inaugural ceremony was graced by eminent guests representing the Union Ministry of Textile, conservation organizations, diplomats, filmmakers and others. Mr. K.S Rao Union Minister for Textiles graced t ...

‘Kalpvriksh’ starring ShabanaAzmi will be screened at the 7th CMS VATAVARAN The feature film 'Kalpvriksh', directed by Manika Sharma and starring ShabanaAzmi will be screened at the 7th CMS VATAVARAN - Asia's largest film festival and forum on environment & wildlife. Noted film actor ShabanaAzmi will be present in this forum to speak in a film session. The film session will also bring together producerRaaja ...

Filmmaker behind children “Ek, AnekAurEkta” to be conferred at CMS VATAVARAN New Delhi- Delhi based veteran documentary filmmakerVijayaMulay,will be conferred with the prestigious CMS VATAVARAN Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is being conferred for her effortsthat has shaped how India is viewed by Indian and non-Indian filmmakers through her films. She has worked closely with legendary filmmakers like ...

One of the most prestigious awards of CMS VATAVARAN is Prithvi Ratna has been announced for eminent film maker Sanjay Barnela. The coveted CMS VATAVARAN Prithvi Ratna Award has been given since 2003 by CMS VATAVARAN to eminent filmmakers for their outstanding contribution to nature and conservation filming throughout their career which has resulted in bringing change in perception, practice and policy with ...

Ajay singh Yet again one green belt is under the threat of being lost forever in the name of so called development. An old park with several full grown trees at Garuda Apartments,Mayur Vihar Phase I , Pocket IV,New Delhi near Mayur Vihar , Phase I Metro Station has come under the threat of being overtaken by the Metro Railway Project for its expansion plan for Trilokpuri area . Several people residing in th ...

Ajay singh During my stay in the Arabian country , Sultanate of Oman , I had the chance of visiting the legendry,AL HOOTA CAVES ,in the NIzwa region of the country.Besides the scenic beauty it provides this place also is the place for the unique BLIND FISHES . It was an experience of lifetime.Those of you who visit Oman must see this place.Over 2 million years old this cave houses more than 100 animal speci ...

Two adult and three sub-adult tigers in Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve are "missing" while two adult carcasses have been found in the reserve since December last year. But the forest department is not worried. "They are wild animals and are free to stray," is the department's standard reply. In April this year, a tigress, T17, also known as "Sundari" went missing, leaving behind three 11-month-old cubs. Environ ...

Bengaluru, Karnataka. In what could be termed as a swift response to avert human wildlife conflict, Wildlife SOS today responding to a call from Chief Wildlife Warden, Mr. G S Prabhu, IFS rescued a Female Sloth Bear that strayed into city limits of Tumkur. The bear seemed to have moved towards a human settlement in Tumkur after being frightened and losing its bearings possibly due to dynamite blasting in a ...

New Delhi - A 54 year old former street begging Asian elephant cow is currently being attended to by veterinary staff from India's largest animal rescue and conservation organization Wildlife SOS. The staff was deployed to a suburb of Mumbai for emergency rescue earlier this week from the animal welfare organization's Agra Bear Rescue Facility (ABRF). The ABRF holds the largest population of captive sloth b ...