Industries Minister Dilip Barua proposed to form a Green Energy Fund to help increase energy efficiency of affected least developed countries (LDCs) of the world due to climate change.

Salinity particularly in the thousands of acres of croplands in the country

Asks the State Government to withdraw its objections to UNESCO World Heritage site tag for Western Ghats

From rock carvings in Mongolia to the Sangha forests of Congo, from ancient German beech woods to the oases of the United Arab Emirates, the nations of the world are vying this week to have their historical and natural wonders honoured with the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage site tag.

EIA authority says no to prior environmental clearance
Margao: Mumbai-based Ms K Rajeha Universal

A detailed national inventory of wetlands has been prepared on the basis of satellite imagery by ISRO, highlighting the areas of critical ecological significance and those which are facing extreme threat due to developmental activities.

This is for the first time in India that the city-based Space Application Centre (SAC), a part of ISRO, has prepared such an inventory and atlas of all the wetl

The proposed Western Ghats Natural Heritage Conservation Authority (WGNHCA) will likely strengthen the management of the serial sites nominated for the Unesco's World Heritage List.

The country has been campaigning for the status for 39 sites of the Ghats and the Paris session of the World Heritage Committee that began on Sunday will decide on the list.

Earlier, the International Union for C

A recent report "Forests in a Green Economy" by the UN Environment Programme examines the critical role of forests and provides policy recommendations for sustainable development and poverty eradication. Excerpts:

Economic progress and human well-being are dependent on healthy forests.

India to seek inclusion of 39 sites of the Ghats in Unesco World Heritage List

IUCN team inspected the sites as part of evaluation process

KOCHI: The World Heritage List tag will not affect the flow of life in the Western Ghats, say experts.

As the country is all set to vie for the prestigious nomination of the Unesco, apprehensions were raised that the status would affect the life of peo

KOCHI: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide

Sunday's session of World Heritage Committee may discuss subject
Tag will only be a hurdle to constructive conservation, says Minister
BANGALORE: The Karnataka government has decided to convey to the Centre, in particular Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh, that it is not interested in the UNESCO tag for the Western Ghats.