A recent research has revealed that the national flower of Sri Lanka ‘Blue Water Lily or Nil Manel’ (Nymphaea Nouchali) is facing the threat of extinction due to its hybridization with the violet f

Environment department yesterday snapped utility connections of a dying factory and a spinning factory set up illegally in the protected Gazipur Bhawal National Forest for not paying the monetary p

This book by Kondas is a fine exposition of the basics of forestry and principles of tropical forest ecosystem management, with special reference to south India. A forester with four decades of field experience, he connects theory with practice easily and, in the process, brings out the essence of sustainable forest management. The work is thus a welcome departure from the usual tomes of emotive green outpouring.

The BT brinjal case just got murkier.

The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) has raised an alarm over the advancing dry climate in the Cardamom Hill Reserves (CHR) in the high ranges of eastern Kerala, otherwise known as original c

Noting that the Delhi Government has taken a bold initiative to plant one million saplings during this monsoon season, the Commission said at the same time it is also necessary to protect and preserve the existing trees of the city.

Over a year after bio-piracy complaints against U.S.-based multinational Monsanto — with regard to Bt brinjal — reached the National Biodiversity Authority of India (NBA), the investigation is still continuing.

However, when Monsanto sent in its application to use Indian onion strains for hybrid research last month, the Authority promptly forwarded it, and expects it to be dealt with by the end of the month.