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 …
NEW DELHI: Trees in Delhi — those along avenues, in colonies and at scattered lots — have been on a decline since 2005. The protests against tree felling for the redevelopment of seven south Delhi colonies may reflect the prevailing popular anxiety, but tree cover in the city went down …
Though ‘right to clean environment’ is one of the fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it is also necessary for the same environment to be protected, said the judge. MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court directed the Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Legal Services …
Hitting-out at the AAP for accusing him of 'misguiding' people over the plan to cut down over 16,500 trees, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said the permission to fell trees was not given by his ministry, but through approvals by Delhi government authorities. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) …
According to NBCC officials, strict instructions have been given to contractors not to cut any trees till July 4. Environment activist and member of the Ridge Management Board, Vimlendu Jha, Tuesday alleged that contractors cut a tree in Netaji Nagar despite the High Court ordering a stay on tree felling …
Pollution is changing the fungi that provide mineral nutrients to tree roots, causing plants in Europe to become malnutritioned, a study has found. To get nutrients from the soil, trees host fungi, known as mycorrhizal fungi, in their roots. These fungi receive carbon from the tree in exchange for essential …
‘You know the effect it would have... Can Delhi afford it today,’ asks HC about cutting over 16,500 trees The National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), tasked with redeveloping half a dozen south Delhi colonies, on Monday assured the Delhi High Court that no trees would be cut for the project …
The AAP has joined a citizens’ campaign to stop the tree felling. Party spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said the government will not give its nod for tree felling anymore. Large-scale felling of trees for the redevelopment of seven colonies in south Delhi was to include close to 16,500 trees, as per …
A day after TOI had reported how south Delhi could lose around 16,500 trees due to seven redevelopment projects in areas like Sarojini Nagar and Netaji Nagar, an NGO moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking directions for quashing the environmental clearances for these projects. The matter will be heard …
NEW DELHI: Green area will increase three times after the redevelopment of seven government colonies in Delhi, housing and urban affairs ministry claimed on Thursday citing official data. It said the existing 3.83 lakh sq m green area will increase to 10.69 lakh sq m in these parts of south …
NEW DELHI: While the need perhaps is for more trees to be planted in a city plagued by pollution, seven major housing projects are set to take a toll of Delhi’s tree population — the environment impact assessment of these South Delhi redevelopment projects shows 16,500 are set to be …
GURUGRAM: Over 25,000 native plants will be planted over 100 hectares in the Aravalis as part of a pilot project to increase greenery across the forests and consequently reduce the density of mesquites. Forest officials said they would start planting trees like dhau, dhak, ronj, gugal and karonda on rocky …
Windhoek — Namibia's oldest and largest trees, the baobabs, some of which have lived for 1,700 years, have begun dying in the last 13 years, leaving scientists stunted. Scientists who have been researching the African baobabs reported in Nature Plants that the trees, aged between 1,100 and 2,500 years, some …
WINDHOEK – Namibia’s oldest and largest trees, the baobabs, some of which have lived for 1,700 years, have begun dying in the last 13 years, leaving scientists stunted. Scientists who have been researching the African baobabs reported in Nature Plants that the trees, aged between 1,100 and 2,500 years, some …
Chennai: As big ticket cases against the Rs 11,000-crore Chennai-Salem green corridor project and Sabarimala airport scheme are awaiting full attention of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the forum continues to remain defunct, and headless. Touted as alternative to green benches of high courts, NGT functioning has been hampered due …
Dehradun: Rising temperatures in the hill state have altered patterns of flowering and seed fall in Sal trees, which has hit their natural regeneration and led to a decline in their numbers in forests, according to a study led by IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. Chaturvedi, posted as conservator in the …
Governor Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday appealed people to make optimum individual efforts to maintain balance of environment so that the coming generation could be protected from the dangers of it. The Governor, while speaking during her inaugural speech of Environment Conclave cum Paryavaran Mela at Audrey House here on Tuesday, …
AMRITSAR: US-based NGO EcoSikh is planning to engage the Sikh community to plant a million trees around the planet to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. In a release issued on Tuesday, EcoSikh president Rajwant Singh said their goal was to reach out to Sikhs across the …
The helicopters lifted water from Sukhna lake and did a firefighting operation for hours till the ground staff were sure that there was no threat to the installations. A MASSIVE forest fire that posed a threat to the Kasauli Air Force Station and homes in the Lower Mall was finally …
Flames raging for past three days | Tea gardens damaged | Strong winds add to woes Raging forest fires around Dharamsala for the past three days have caused a huge tree cover loss, besides destroying portions of tea gardens of the famous Mann Tea Estate. Guddu Pathania, general manager of …
Degrading air quality in metro cities is a matter of concern for public health. Massive tree plantation drives are often conducted in order to provide oxygen to choking cities. But trees, much like humans, also are severely affected by pollutants in the air. In such a situation, knowledge about trees …
