Stung by criticism that he delays projects, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has left it to the Prime Minister to decide on the mechanism for approving coal mines. Jairam has attributed the holding up of projects to an attempt by his Ministry

BHUBANESWAR: Development is fine. But when it comes at the cost of precious green cover, it brings in catastrophe. And it says all as the rapid loss of canopy is linked to the rising mercury level.

The Capital city has sacrificed 2,626 trees during 2005-

TALCHER: In view of large-scale destruction of forest cover due to coal mining, the Forest Department has sought around Rs 7.17 crore from various coal mining authorities for wildlife management plan.

Decision at high-level meeting today
The final decision on the issue of restoring the control of 1,180 hectares of precious urban forest in and around the town back to the local Municipal Corporation (MC) from the Forest Department is likely to be taken at a high-level meeting to be chaired by the Chief Secretary here tomorrow.

THE environment ministry has cancelled the mining lease of a Karnataka-based company, Janthakal Enterprises, nearly four years after it sought the ministry

The Uttarakhand Forest Department has drafted a new plan to tackle the menace of forest fires in the State, while at the same time, providing employment to the youth of the State.

According to the State principal chief conservator of Forests (PCCF) Dr RBS Rawat, the Forest Department will deploy one forest watchman in each Van Panchayat in Uttarakhand.

In a bid to cut response time to forest fires, the Forest Survey of India (FSI)

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The Central Government will grant Rs.5000 crore over the next five years to States towards better forest conservation, Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here on Friday.