Trees voted out
A novel referendum by the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (smc) spelt doom for 122 trees. The civic body asked people to choose between the trees and traffic jams. In the voting, the roads won by a
A novel referendum by the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (smc) spelt doom for 122 trees. The civic body asked people to choose between the trees and traffic jams. In the voting, the roads won by a
14/02/2003
Trees take centrestage in Himachal Pradesh
I remember how I first learnt about global warming. It was in the late 1980s. My colleague Anil Agarwal and I were searching for policies and practices to regenerate wasted common lands. We quickly
Are GM trees ready to turn the paper and pulp industry green?
A childless woman's search for emotional fulfilment through planting and nurturing saplings<br><i>by Malini Shankar</i>
14/07/2002
The tree court started out as a great idea, but is little more than a paper tiger today
Bangalore University s new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near forgotten science of India s ancient medical treatises
Goans come together to protect the irreplaceable rain trees of Panaji against a callous government
A less happy story from another part of Goa
Trespassers moved: The glory of Dal lake is being revived. Thirteen hotels situated in the lake area are being shifted to Humhama near the Srinagar airport. The land to be allotted to hotel owners
People in Andhra Pradesh now need official consent to sink new wells
local community members will have the first claim over the forest produce, says the blueprint of Madhya Pradesh's new forest policy. Only after these people consume the forest produce for fodder,
The Tree of Authority of Pune s innovative strategies are changing the face of the city
30/03/2002
Human encroachment has created imbalance in the avian ecology. Better management practices are needed for the conservation of species diversity
The Mizoram government gears up to face the menace of bamboo flowering
14/08/2001
For survival of the traditional water management structures, one must understand the linkages between the tanks and trees
Under the Lok Vaniki scheme, a farmer can extract benefits from his land by selling its produce, including timber
Shifting agriculture on the hillsides has been going on for centuries. In recent times, it has been blamed for degrading the ecology. Agriculture is a sound ecological management strategy, provided it is sustainable
The Supreme Court has stayed a project of the Uttaranchal government to build a highway from Kotdwar to Ramgarh, following allegations that the proposed road will pass through the Corbett Tiger
A photographer tries to educate Delhi about how important is the Western Ghats to India