Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
The Punjab Forest Department will plant around 13 million trees in the province in its annual drive, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Muhammad Abdul Basit said. While talking to Daily Times on Thursday, he said out of 13 million trees, 4.55 million would be planted on the department
The district administration has instructed the department concerned to initiate proper proceedings to axe 1,529 trees on the National Highway No. 15 to make it accident-free. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the district-level traffic safety committee held here today. Officials of the Central Public …
New Delhi: The plan of Ministry of Urban Development (MUD) to get exotic plants for Vasant Kunj Biodiversity Park has fallen flat with the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asking the Centre to stick to planting native tree species of the Aravali hills. The HC had earlier put a stay …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to plant five crore saplings in the State during the year. This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday at the Secretariat. The saplings will be planted on 1.15 lakh hectare under various schemes of the Forest …
AHMEDABAD: Passers-by were taken aback when they were asked to stop on busy road from Thaltej to Shilaj on Wednesday. The reason, they later realised, was cutting down of 30-year-old trees. When they asked why the axing job was on, men at work cited official orders. Khanjan Dalal, an art …
The stay order served by the Supreme Court in the matter of the recent razing of trees along the coastal belt in Sitakunda stresses once more the need for firm action against those who seek to destroy the country's ecology. Indeed, when a group of influential people cut down as …
Ludhiana: In a major tree plantation drive, at least 5,000 trees will be planted tomorrow in Sarabha village led by Manpreet Singh Ayali, chairman of the Zila Parishad. The drive will cover the rural areas in the entire district before the financial year ends. Ayali said at least 35,000 trees …
Mumbai N Parel, right outside ITC Grand Central: Four big rain trees have suddenly begun shedding leaves. The trees, each nearly 18 inches in diameter, seem to be beginning to rot. The outer bark is peeling off and a ghostly white inner bark is beginning to show. Residents say the …
A chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday stayed for two weeks all activities on a vast 40-acre forest belt in Sitakunda where a few influential people razed 15,000 Keura and Bain trees on Friday to develop ship-breaking yards. Justice MA Aziz issued the stay …
Trees being axed in the name of development Does Vana Mahotsav celebrations hold any good when lakhs of trees are being ruthlessly axed at alter of the strategic developmental planning being undertaken by the rulers of the day?
The felling of huge trees at the Sitakundu coastal forest near the Chittagong sea port by ship breakers aiming to set up ship-breaking yards there has raised protests of environmental group. MA Shahin, coordinator, Young Power in Social Action, an organisation working on ship-breaking hazards and environmental issues, said they …
The Punjab State Forest Development Corporation will no more get the felling of trees done by engaging labour. Instead, the trees transferred to the corporation for felling will be sold by inviting tenders so as to generate more revenue and create employment opportunities for the youth. Increasing market price of …
In an attempt to encourage people to plant saplings on private land, the Forest department has instituted the Kanshi Ram Conservation award. Forest Minister Fateh Bahadur Singh announced the institution of the award at the inauguration of the Van Mahotsav at Vardaan Khand of Gomti Nagar here on Wednesday. The …
THE rains were late this year and yet we find old trees that are a matured eco-system, being cut for urban needs. Before it is too late, we need to plant as many of these rain inducers as possible and continue taking care of them so they grow well for …
The assessment of carbon storage potential has been difficult due to the lack of information on biomass compartmentation and carbon allocation in different species. For most of the species used for afforestation/reforestation, only the above ground biomass potentials are known but to have a picture of carbon storage potential species, …
The Niyamgiri hills in the South-Eastern parts of Orissa are a unique forest ecosystem harbouring rich floristic composition and vast natural resources. As there is absolutely no published record on flora of the hill till date, the phytosociological characteristics, diversity and distribution of tree species at three proposed reserve forests …
U.S. lawmakers hoped to garner more support for climate change legislation awaiting a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives by looking out for agricultural interests. Lawmakers came to a compromise earlier in the week that would help the Farm Belt cope with new requirements for industry to limit greenhouse …
