delhi 's forests are shrinking at an alarming speed. The ridge is depleting at the rate of one per cent every year, reports Vatavaran , a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation. There

According to United Nations sources, the rainfall in East Kalimantan, Indonesia is very localised and the intensity varies considerably throughout the province. Fires are still burning in many

A World Bank survey team has expressed serious doubts about whether the West Bengal forestry project can be sustained.

With the forest cover depleting at a rapid pace in Orissa, the State Government is planning to launch new measures to check podu chaas (shifting cultivation), considered to be a biggest factor for

In what is the first overruling in the Ridge Reserve forest case, the Supreme Court has allowed two petrol pumps to stay. The reason, according to Chief Justice M M Punchchi and Justices Saghir Ahmed

The Environment Bench of Calcutta High Court has fined Tarakeswar Municipality Rs 1 lakh for cutting down trees on the banks of Doodh-pukur

The People of Hariandab and Bearby village are implementing a model forest conservation scheme at Hariandab reserve forest near the proposed site of Jawahar Navoday Vidyala, Kamrup, 6 kms from

Eight major powers have pledged to put an end to the destruction of forests the world over and said they would persuade other countries to follow suit. The eight countries, the United States,

After the success of the internationally-acclaimed movement to preserve forests, West Bengal is helping the formation of "environment protection committee (EPC)". The state environment department has

Work on creating Delhi's very own reserved forest is progressing at a snail's pace after the initial hype and hoopla. For one, though some of the encroachments have been removed, the area is yet to