No forest land will be given for religious purposes and transfer of forest land will be allowed only for site-specific public projects in the state.

Flood-hit people of north Bihar now opt to cremate bodies with cow dung cakes Hard hit after floods for three-four months every year people of north Bihar have devised a novel way to cremate bodies. And, this local innovation is not only catching up fast among them but has also got social acceptance.

Environmental activists are taking to the Internet in a new bid to help save the world's rainforests with the help of major corporations including Starbucks Corp and Dell Inc.

Campaigners plan to announce on Monday the formation of "Team Earth," a social network that includes businesses, nongovernmental organizations, students and politicians with the hope of battling tropical deforestation.

Shimla: The National Wildlife Board has agreed to exclude 767 villages from the jurisdiction of various wildlife sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh.

Stating this here today, Forest Minister JP Nadda informed that it was at a meeting chaired by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh at New Delhi yesterday that a decision in this regard was taken.

Japan's target for a 25 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 could include purchases of carbon credits from abroad, the country's new environment minister said on Thursday.