The Forest Department will shortly provide a revolving fund of Rs three lakh to each village forest committee across the State, under a Rs 1,100-crore special project, Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwa

SRINAGAR, Nov 22: As much as 2319 hectares land has been covered by planting 16.02 lakh saplings, including local conifers in Jammu region under flagship forest conservation programme, Compensatory

Bhopal : A bench of National Green Tribunal is going to be set up at Bhopal for disposing of cases pertaining to environment and forest conservation laws.

The Delhi High Court has given its approval to clear encroachment from the ‘reserved forest’ in the Ridge area, allowing the Delhi government to raze several structures in Neb Sarai.

The proposed eastern circuit bench of the national green tribunal may be shifted from the city as the state government has failed to provide as little as 5,000sq ft of space despite the Centre’s re

Under criticism for the scanty green cover across the state and not utilising the Centre’s fund, the state government will plant 5 billion trees over next five years.

New Delhi: There may be a shortage of coal for power plants but there has been no shortage of environmental clearances for setting up thermal power plants and coalmining in the last five years.

The government is railroading a new wildlife law, which experts view as ill-conceived and if passed by the parliament would rather lead to degradation of forests and wildlife.

Sustainable development combined with a moderate lifestyle and widespread environmental awareness is needed to conserve what was left of India's forests and wildlife.