A private power generation company has threatened officials of the forest department in Sakleshpur taluk for taking action against the company for violations in the Kagneri and Kenchankumari reserv

The total area of 9,400 sq.km. of forest cover in the State needs to be expanded to at least 20,000 sq. km .

The importance of forests has to be acknowledged as these areas are the major repositories of biodiversity. The flora and fauna are valuable for carbon sequestration and oxygen replenishment. Loss of rare, endangered and threatened species is the most important issue of today.

Toxic subsoil water causes skin diseases, other ailments.

An estimated 10 million gallons of raw sewage flows directly into Rawal Dam every day.

Kohima: Five villages under Yongyah area in Longleng district of Nagaland on Tuesday reaffirmed their previous disagreements with the Power Department over the construction of the Dikhu Hydro Elect

PANJIM: Congress MLA Dayanand Narvekar has urged the State Forest Ministry to cancel Environment Clearances (EC) granted for mines operating in wildlife sanctuaries or forest areas.

AIZAWL: The Mizoram government has abolished the mahal and permit systems to avoid wasteful and unprofitable system of exporting forest produce from the state.

Itanagar: A new species of moth has been sighted in Arunachal Pradesh, bringing joy to nature lovers who noted that many moth and butterfly varieties were on the verge of extinction in India.