Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad (Safi) has asked the government to take steps for protection of forests and provide alternative energy sources to people at cheaper rates so that they will stop cutting trees.

These views were expressed during a conference here on Wednesday and those who spoke on the occasion included MPA Jaffar Shah, Ameer Mohammad, Riaz Mohammad, Jamshid Khan and Javaid Akhtar.

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the DFOs to ensure plantation of 10 times the number of trees felled for infrastructure projects in the State.

Inaugurating DFOs' conference here, the Chief Minister said felling of trees is inevitable for construction and widening of roads and development of social and industrial infrastructure.

Exceeds last fiscal by 1,000 crore; State gets 600 crore as Central assistance
The Planning Commission on Thursday approved a Rs.7,800-crore Annual Plan outlay for Uttarakhand for 2011-12, which is Rs.1,000 crore more than the last fiscal. The Himalayan State will also get an additional Rs.600 crore Central assistance.

MUMBAI: The state government's apathetic stand towards the illegal felling of trees only highlights its short-sightedness , say activists and environmentalists who are fighting a losing battle trying to protect the city's green cover.

Activist Sumaira Abudulali who runs Awaaz Foundation said: "The only way to way to reduce carbon-dioxide content in the atmosphere is by planting more trees.

Legal Awareness Programme on Forest Acts held in Udhagamandalam
Udhagamandlam: The judiciary will always protect the environment of the Nilgiris, said the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, M.

MUMBAI: Ever heard of prime forest land across the state going missing?

The Environment Ministry has decided to

After a long battle with the Forest Department, this village in a remote, Naxal-affected part of the state on Thursday became the first village in the country to become eligible to own, cut, use and sell bamboo