<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
A major international campaign to promote tropical timber is needed to push consumer demand, participants at a meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organisation said. Delegates said in a
The Planing Commission is working on an emergency plan to tackle the environmental damage caused by the flowering of bamboo, expected to take place in 2003, 40 years after the last flowering season
Felling of green trees in Mahendragarh district is a common sight. The forest mafia is active in the area for the past one decade. The modus operandi of the mafia is to start felling green trees
The forest cover in Andhra Pradesh is depleting at a rapid pace with the fund starved and ill equipped Forest Department unable to check poaching. During 2000-2001 alone, as many as 11,566 cases of
Decentralisation, community participation, support of non-governmental organisations and sustainable rural livelihoods are the key words in development discourse today. The forestry sector in India
It's state vs Centre, yet again--at a time when the two need to come together to save an already threatened environment. For some time now, Madhya Pradesh has been trying to gear up for battle
To counter the serious threat of degrading environment and increasing pollution, Delhi Government has decided to induct school children in a "Green Delhi Action Plan" and ensure its success. It has
A study carried out by the satellite remote sensing in the Sardar Sarovar command area has suggested that there has been an increase of 13 per cent in the dense forests and 11 per cent in the sparse
The plan of the Madhya Pradesh government to hold a convention of forest ministers of various states having abundance of forest land was once again failed to take off. The decision to invite the
Karnataka is virtually sitting on an ecological and environmental tinder box. The State, which enjoys a rich pristine forest and variegated flora, is presently witnessing a slow shrinkage of its
