World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) signed an agreement with Lawrence College, Murree to create environmental awareness amongst students and employees and to facilitate their profess

ALLAHABAD: Expressing concern over the deteriorating state of the environment and increasing pollution in the city, the Allahabad high court on Monday directed the formation of an 'Urban Environmen

The agriculture department and the forest department have decided to give cash incentives to farmers who allow trees to be planted along their fields.

Net Present Value was not realised from user agencies in seven cases

Tamil Nadu has its share of adverse comment in the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) relating to diversion of vast tracts of forest lands for development and industrial projects, mismanagement in realisation of Net Present Value (NPV) from user agencies and in managing compensatory and penal funds for afforestation.

Government auditor highlights "deficiencies" in permitting diversion of forest land in Madhya Pradesh.

The CAG has pulled up the Environment Ministry for extending “undue favours” to Reliance Power-owned Sasan Power Limited in Madhya Pradesh and highlighted “deficiencies” in permitting diversion of forest land in the State.

The Goa State Pollution Control Board has directed all steel units in the Cuncolim Industrial Estate, besides Nicomet to install equipment to reduce smoke and emissions.

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding has started work on 60 hectares in Andamans

With several plantations likely to end their leases in the coming years, scientists are thinking ahead of means to convert them into natural forests.
Coimbatore-based Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) has launched a project on a 60-hectare extent in the Andamans and it is in the process of successfully converting the teak and padauk plantations into near natural forests.