The city government was asked by the Delhi high court on Wednesday to give details of the actual forest area in the capital, observing that the extent of green cover as shown on paper is “not the t

The forest cover of 12 states and Union Territories has declined by over 1200 sq kms due to a variety of reasons including encroachment and mining, Lok Sabha was informed today.

National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson Justice Swatantra Kumar came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for several mismanagements in the Taj Mahal's eco-sensitive zone and Yamuna flood

Additional secretary S Raju, in a report submitted to the Uttarakhand forest secretary, has held former principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) of the state SS Sharma guilty of suppressing ac

In what is a piece of good news for those concerned about the welfare of wildlife in Delhi's Asola Bhatti Sanctuary and the adjoining Aravalis, the Haryana government has finally decided to declare

The Himachal Niti Abhiyan, an NGO, has appealed to the state government to implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006.

Hyderabad: Forest fires recorded in Telangana in 2014 were the third highest in the past 10 years.

In a partial relief to the state, the HP High Court today permitted the Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary (Forests) to sell crops on the encroached forest land.

Commenting on the government’s decision to give subdivision survey numbers to forest land encroachments, poet B Sugathakumari said that no Ministry’s decision, including that of Oommen Chandy’s, is