Three months after India committed to an ambitious set of targets under the global climate change Paris agreement the government is working in fits and starts to put the architecture, policy and re

Gurgaon: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday allowed residents of DLF Phase I to water new trees planted by them in the green belt, where BPCL had axed around 50 trees to make way for a

The Central government has pulled the plug on two major grassroots-level environmental initiatives in Kerala that have made remarkable progress in recent years, leaving them to an uncertain future.

Nearly 19,000 sq kms of forest area in the country is under encroachment, the Lok Sabha was told on Tuesday.

80% success rate in plantation; funds may be cut for some projects
The Forest Department spends around Rs 300 crore on plantation and about Rs 80 crore on wildlife projects.

Noida: Gautam Budh Nagar district is all set to get greener. An additional 3.25 lakh trees will be planted in the district in keeping with the directions of UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.

A total of Rs 2,250 crore has been allocated to the Environment Ministry in this year's budget, an increase of around Rs 600 crore even as the government decided to increase the clean energy tax to

A government panel, set up to suggest ways to improve the ease of doing business, has recommended that ministries — including coal, mines, steel, power, petro-chemicals and environment — work out a