<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 Rs 5 crore "vanaspati van" will be developed in the Morni hills of Panchkula district in Haryana. State ayurveda minister Kanta Devi said in Chandigarh on Saturday that this van wouldbe developed
A wildfire has charred 3,500 acres to 5,000 acres in the southeastern state of Arizona, burning through one sub-division and threatening
The Delhi Environment and Forest Department would plant 23 lakh trees this year, according to the Action Plan finalised by the Environment Department. Of these, 60 per cent trees would be planted
Bamboo - the "timber of the poor" - was the World Environment Day's symbolic reminder of ecological conservation today with the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, launching a new scheme to
Argentina's forestation programme should plant 180,000 hectares of new trees in 1999 as the nation guns for a fresh two million sown hectares in a 10-year push, government officials said. Currently
To mark World Environment Day, June 5, Greenpeace has launched a campaign to save the Amazon rainforest with the cooperation of the government of Brazil. Thilo Bode, executive director of Greenpeace
The Union Government has decided to go for massive bamboo cultivation in the North-eastern region, including Sikkim, to address the socio-economic problems of the country, Union environment and
The Haryana forest Department has chalked out a commprehensive plan to promote forests under social forestry, territorial wing and community forestry projects in the state in the current financial
During the British rule in India, forests were village properties and the traditional cover of grass, bushes and broad-leaf trees provided shade to the undergrowth, shelter to wildlife, and was also
The Centre has proposed to constitute 'green guards' in villages particularly surrounding protected areas (PAS) to enable active involvement of locals in the protection and maintenance of
