Bullock carts in the neighbouring Bihar roll with timber collected and transported illegally from the forests of north Bengal, mostly in the Dooars.

The Baikunthapur forest division last week conducted a couple of raids in the areas near Siliguri and Odlabari in Jalpaiguri district and recovered teak and sal timber worth around Rs 10 lakh and arrested two persons.

New Delhi: The government may be trying to extend its green cover in the city but the existing greens seem to be in trouble. Residents claim that despite the setting up of a tree helpline, no action is generally taken on complaints made. At times, even the complaint number is not given.

Dehra Dun: The Centre would provide financial incentives to States maintaining their forest cover and taking steps to increase it.

The Centre on Sunday announced plans to give financial incentives to States maintaining their forest cover and taking steps to increase it.

The Bill amending the Indian Forest Act, passed by the state Assembly to empower the government to de-notify

C. Gouridasan Nair

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what is being termed

J. Venkatesan

NEW DELHI: The Central Empowered Committee appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended that the Uttar Pradesh Government be told to stop all construction work for the upcoming Noida park project till environmental clearance is obtained from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.

With global warming being the catchphrase these days and world leaders brainstorming on the issue, US Consul General Beth A Payne has come up with a unique idea: preserve community forests in Meghalaya as world heritage sites.

Declare sacred groves as world heritage: Payne

The Centre itself had said (to the CEC) that prior environmental permission was not necessary for construction in the area A K GUPTA, Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary

THE Uttar Pradesh Government has taken strong objection to the second letter sent by the Government of India to the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) over the NOIDA Park, on September 2, calling it "unnecessary" and "ambiguous".