Mumbai: Climate change is a global issue affecting every living being and is a direct result of over exploitation of natural resources. While environmentalists and governments are busy pretending to be worried about the drastic change in climate pattern, they conveniently forget basics such as to conserve soil moisture and green cover, opined Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient Dr Rajendra Singh.

The Moran community, which is predominant in Tinsukia district, has taken the unique step of declaring the Hollong tree as their traditional tree, a move that is likely to conserve the species from rampant depredation.

THESE are critical times for trees. In some places

New Delhi: The Bellary mining lords may soon suffer a greater blow than the global recession.

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that there will be no dilution of the provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 when it comes to clearing projects that require diversion of large tracts of forest land.

Rs 227.46 lakh proposal in 2009-10 action plan.

The components of the draft plan also include infrastructure development, creating camp sites, boundary demarcation and awareness programmes besides monitoring and evaluation.

Sarikah Atreya

Gangtok, June 10

The Centre will soon release Rs 700 crore for the conservation of forests in the State, besides extending a special grant for the development and conservation of ecologically-sensitive Western Ghats, Union Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday.

HOJAI, June 7

Carlos Minc said he told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday that pressure from legislators, farmers and even colleagues in government had gone too far. He cited opposition from the agriculture and transportation ministries.

"I explained to President Lula that the (environment) ministry is under attack," Minc told reporters in the capital Brasilia.