<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Forest land five times Delhi’s geographical area under encroachment govt. data shows" appearing in Deccan Herald
A scheme for processing of minor forest produces through self-help groups of tribal people has been launched in Bastar district. Under the scheme, envisaging expenditure of Rs 16 crore, employment
In a bid to win over tribals and dalits, Naveen Patnaik government is considering plans to legalise forest encroachments by giving them permanent land
Experts: Indonesia's forests are disappearing at a rate of 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) a day and the governemnt appears to be unable to do anything about it, experts
Volunteers this month began planting trees on slopes on Mikurajima island, south of Tokyo, where landslides occurred when a typhoon struck the area five years ago. Volunteers with mountain-climbing
In a move to protect the degrading forest cover in Assam, Asom Seuz Sangrakshan Samity (ASSS) is set to launch various awareness campaigns and afforestaton schemes in the coming months in
HC orders SIT probe against officials: The High Court bench in Nagpur has ordered the setting up of a special investigation team (SIT) to go into the tree-felling scandal in the forest areas of
The just concluded three-day meet of the Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) here has urged the governemnt to evolve an integrated national forest policy so that no ministry or department harms
The senior Congress(I) leader, Mr. Arjun Singh, today reiterated the Congress Party's commitment to the cause of the tendu leaf pluckers and said that Madhya Pradesh has set an example before the
With only seven per cent of the original forests now in tact, Conservation International has declared the Atlantic rainforests as one of the 25 environmental 'hotspots' in the world. Ninety per cent
Forest department besides constituting special mobile teams to deal with forest fires, has set up control rooms at different forest circles to monitor the
