Chief minister Digvijay Singh is responsible for making the Rajiv Gandhi mission a success

A new approach by the government resulted in rapid regreening

Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh is a many splendoured wonder where indomitable political will and the tribals have proved that the regeneration of the environment is possible, reports Richard Mahapatra

Forest management is neither geared to meet people's needs nor is it carried out with a view to protecting the pristine natural forests of India. Even the reports brought out by the government on the state of India's forests leave one lost in a maze of fi

During the 1980s the rate of destruction of natural forests was reduced as compared to the 1970s. Most of the deforestation took place in the forests of the dry deciduous zone