<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast
Despite natural forests covering only 2.61 per cent of Haryana, the state has achieved substantial level of afforestation by bringing 8.6 per cent area under tree cover, an official press note stated
As many as a 100,000 sal trees have been ravaged by an epidemic caused by an insect attack covering 21,000 hectares of Sal Forests in Uttaranchal. Nationwide, the figure is believed to be as much as
The 6th 'One day one lakh' tree plantation programme is being organised at Ponnal reserve forest, Shameerpet in Ranga Reddy district in Andhra Pradesh and five other sites simultaneously on Thursday.
Smuggling of timbers by trains on Sylhet-Akhaura railway section (Bangladesh) has increased alarmingly even after banning of timber booking in four railway stations under the section.
Despite the Supreme Court ban on tree-felling, illegal trade in timber continues to flourish. The forest department, Kamrup east division, Assam, alone has seized illegal timber worth over Rs 1 crore
Illegal felling of Sagon trees worth thousands of rupees is being done in Gader valley where the dense forests are being reduced to barren land. The trees lying on the ground are the proof of
The Madhya Pradesh state government has suspended two Forest Officers including an Indian Forest Service (IFS) official after finding them guilty of illegal felling of timber worth 1.25 crore. After
It is unfortunate that there is still no proper awareness of the joint forest management programme (JFM) in the State even though the Karnataka Government launched the programme many years ago.
The second AP Forestry Project, funded by the World Bank, looks to revolutionising the management of forests and forest wealth in the Andhra Pradesh state with the government poised to give greater
The Exnora International has selected Nagapattinam Collector Sudeep Jain for the 'Green Collector' award in recognition of his efforts to green the district with a massive tree planting programme and
