The forest cover in the country is estimated to be depleted to 12 per cent of the total land area. The wasteland areas are expanding at a rapid rate of 50,000 hectares annually. One half of the area

An action plan for land and water resources management in the Palar basin in Vellore district has been prepared jointly by the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural

More than 40 species of rare medicinal plants that can cure diseases like jaundice, ulcer, kidney stones and women's ailments are protected at a germplasm bank on 250 hectares in the evergreen forest

The PEZ, Chennai today joined the global group of activist organisations working for animal welfare and vegetarianism with its website on the Internet.The aims of the PFA, the campaign organised by

Deforestation is the "predominant cause" for desertification and droughts in the country, observed Dr. I. Sundar, from Annamalai University, in a paper presented at a State-level seminar organised by

A campaign against land degradation and desertification in South Tamil Nadu would be launched from tomorrow from Devadanapatti in Theni district by the Participatory Action Collective, Tamil

Though the High Court Green Bench had declined to grant any further extension of time beyond May 12 for the dyeing and bleaching units of Karur to complete the common effluent treatment plants, a

The Central Government must remove the foundries from "red category" as they are not highly polluting as believed to be.There are in fact, no effluents and only emissions which could be easily

The National Institute of Port Management (NIPM), Chennai, plans to "revive" its courses on marine pollution prevention and control, based on the demand voiced by agencies involved in preservation of

A forest protection squad has been formed at Villupuram, to monitor the movement of sandalwood in the villages on the Tamil Nadu-Pondicherry border.Consisting of a Ranger, two Foresters and an equal