Setting an example of sorts for the effective afforestation drive, a small village, Chitanu, situated off the Jaipur-Delhi national highway, has successfully implemented the ambitious Village Forest

It is another familiar tale in another conservation project. When the Bettakuruba tribals were evicted from Karnataka's Begur forests in a move to declare it a part of the Bandipur National park, the

Bushfires have destroyed vast tracts of grassland in Kenya's biggest national park and threatens the lives of thousands of elephants, says conservationists. The first fires broke out in Tsavo East

The department of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Haryana, has achieved a remarkable success in generating awareness among the masses in Jind district about making maximum use of non-conventional

The Kerala State Electricity Board has decided to implement a 100 MW hydro-electric project at Kuttiyadi at a cost of Rs 260 crores. A decision to this effect was taken at the full Board

The Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, has reiterated that the requirement of public hearings for processing of mining applications was both "relevant and feasible"

The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Bansi Lal, recently launched a comprehensive programme to improve the Murrah breed of buffaloes. This incentive-oriented programme which aims at preserving, improving

Scientists at the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bangalore have made a major breakthrough in simplifying software for weather prediction. As a result, weather prediction software which

For the first time, India will present its research findings in the Antarctic at the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)meeting beginning in Christchurch, New Zealand, today.The Deputy

geologists: The sudden spate of landslips in the Kumaon and Garhwal hills of Uttar Pradesh is the results of tectonic changes induced into the region by the 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake, according to