The satellite mapping of the North-east region shows that the forest cover in the proposed Joydihing Wildlife Sanctuary is a contiguous patch of virgin rainforest and has not yet been fragmented. The
Legislators belonging to Janata Dal (U), Janata Dal (S) and BJP staged a walk out in the assembly on Monday to pressurise the Karnataka government not to evacuate the encroachers of forest land in
The Saloma Forest Range under Nagaon Forest Division in Kamrup, Assam, has turned into a major hub of timber smugglers and anti-social activities, thanks to the political interference and the
the Sub-Divisional Magristrate (SDM) Girish Sharma has, in a historical decision, has fined Rs 5.35 lakh on those who cut trees illegally in Tekapar village.The superintendent of Pachimarhi
According to a scientific study, a tree with a life span of about 50 years generated Rs 375000 worth of oxygen per year. It recycles Rs 450000 worth of water and provides Rs 375000 worth of soil
A local school's move to clear the jungle in Suspa K shemawati VDC (Nepal) of Dolkha district is detrimental to the environment, alleged locals. The management committee of Kshemawati Secondary
Nagaland Environment and Forest Minister Khero has stressed on effective mechanisms to improve the existing forest wealth. Addressing a state-level Forest Officers conference at Kohima, the Minister
Minister for Forests, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sofi has stressed the need for changing the mindset of people involved in the forest development agencies (FDAs) in Jammu through exposure, visits and other
These days in Kumbalgarh sanctuary in Rajasthan the decreasing building wood, medicinal plants, animals and birds is becoming a matter of serious concern for the people living in the Aravalli hill
Members of the Rajasthan Assembly, cutting across party lines, expressed concern over large scale felling of trees on both sides of the national highway between Jaipur and Ajmer to make way for
Forest Protection Force personnel in Rajouri, Jammu, has seized huge haul of illicit forest produce. A case has been registered with the authorised officer (DFO, Rajouri). A large number of seizures
The 'Harit Abhiyan' started to increase the forest area through Social Forestry in Uttar Pradesh has not been a success due to bad weather and drought. According to Chief Forest Conservationist, RC
The much tormented trees in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh might soon receive some succour. The Municipal Corporation has decided to launch a special campaign for protection of trees. Municipal
Advertisers have the least mercy for trees. In Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh the atrocity is visible to everyone right in the middle of the city. Every three out of 10 trees have crude tin plates
The previous Dhumal government diverted hundreds of hectares of forest land for non-forestry use in contravention of the Forest Conservation Act and the directions of the Supreme Court. After
At the receiving end of the timber mafia's terror, forest officials in the State are an unhappy lot. With the Government failing to come to their rescue, they have been falling prey to the mafia's
World forest day comes and goes but deforestation continues the whole year round. With dense forest cover shrinking to s mere 11.71 per cent, leading environmentalists see a serious imbalance
Chandigarh is all set to become the 'Green City' of the millennium with the Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator, J.F.R. Jacob, launching a "Greening Action Plan 2003-04" to maintain the
The green patches in Uttar Pradesh are dwindling alarmingly despite all the efforts and strategies to improve the dismal rate of growth of forests all over the state. With innumerable NGOs and a
The eerie silence of the Forest Department of Bokajan, Assam, on the mssive felling of trees especially teak, raises many a eye brows. This came to the notice of a team of visiting journalists to the
