NAGPUR: Minister for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar on Sunday pushed for development by clearing stuck up projects with focus on protecting environment.

Country's forest cover has increased by only about 2,000 sq km over 2010-2012 (a 0.29% increase) and not by 5,871 sq km, as the recently released "Indian State of Forest Report 2013" claims

Setting a target of 5416 Ha (area) to be treated for Compensatory Afforestation during 2014-15, the Steering Committee of CAMPA headed by Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey today approved an o

While expressing concern over the National Green Tribunal order of imposing a blanket ban on the mining activities across the State which has more than 150000 families, Movement for Indigenous Peop

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called for all efforts to bring lions from Gujarat to Kuno-Palpur sanctuary so that the work to rehabilitate lions in Madhya Pradesh can be started at the e

State government plans to set up a captive coal-based thermal power plant and construction of steel silo within 10 kilometre radius of Ratapani sanctuary.

ITANAGAR: Union Minister of State for Environment & Forests (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar has assured Arunachal Pradesh to expedite forest clearance for the 3000 MW Dibang Hydropower P

Union Minister of State for Environment & Forests (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar has assured the Arunachal Pradesh government that he will expedite forest clearance for the 3000 MW Diba

The Chhattisgarh Government will prepare an ambitious Rs 3,200-crore action plan for the next five years for development of forests in Chhattisgarh.