AGRA: Hundreds of saplings were planted on Sunday in Agra, whose green cover has increased from 9 to 11 per cent.

Letter to the Principal Secretary (Forests) from Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change regarding guidelines for diversion of forest land for non-forest purpose under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 - Creation of land bank of suitable non-forest land and revenue forest land for creation of compensatory afforestation.

NEW DELHI: Efforts are on to increase India's forest cover to one-third of the land area, environment and forests minister Prakash Javadekar informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal has banned new construction within 100 metres on both sides of Braj Parikrama route, spanning across three states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan by

NAGPUR: In an attempt to encourage people to take up massive tree plantations outside natural forests, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change has called on states to liberalize fel

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Braj Foundation Vs Govt. of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/08/2014 regarding restoration of Vrindavan forest, Uttar Pradesh.

The Wayanad wildlife sanctuary, the second largest in the state and part of one of the most important tiger landscapes, is facing a `Latin American' invasion these days.

The vast mangrove forest in the Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the atmosphere due to rise in the salinity of water, rampant

Maharashtra’s mangrove cover has remained unchanged at 186 sq km for nearly a decade, according to an environment ministry report that was questioned by activists and forest officials alike.

ISLAMABAD: Though a large number of trees have been copped off for the construction of the metro bus track in Islamabad, environmentalists stress the need to compensate for the loss to Islamabad’s

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