The village eco-development committees (EDCs) set up in Maharashtra side of Pench Tiger Reserve have geared up for involving community participation in conservation of forest and tigers.

In a bid to increase state's forest cover to 33% as prescribed under the National Forest Policy, 'Harit Maharashtra Abhiyan' was launched in entire state on January 26 by the forest department.

Bad Enough To Harm The Weak As Well As Healthy People

New Delhi: Over January 14-16, air pollution levels in Delhi reached a level that’s linked to “emergency conditions” for health. Air quality in Delhi reached a “critical” level—i.e. on January 14, 15 and 16 the air was extremely polluted at almost all locations monitored by System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research run by the ministry of earth sciences. “Critical” air quality impacts everyone, not just the vulnerable.

With the start of brickmaking season a number of illegal brick kilns have started operating inside the forests and woodlands of Naikkhangchhari upazila in Bandarban, despite a statutory restriction

Simple measures to reduce pollution from cooking stoves in developing nations could save a million lives a year and help slow global warming, a World Bank study showed on Monday.

Air pollution is dangerously high across many parts of Europe, resulting in premature deaths, ill health and huge economic losses linked to reduced crop yields, Europe's environmental watchdog said

Consumption of fuelwood in Bhutan, which is one of the highest in the world, according to energy officials, could drop in the coming years, going by the decreasing trend in supply that has been vis

WWF Nepal and the Government of Nepal’s Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to launch the second phase of the WWF Nepal Gold Standard Biogas VER Pr

At a time when the descendants of the late Harinder Singh, last ruler of the erstwhile state of Faridkot, were engaged in a prolonged legal battle over property, the area lost precious forest cover