The World Bank has approved of a $39-million equivalent credit to the Union Government for a Kerala forestry

The House committee on sale of forest banjar land in erstwhile Mahboobabad taluk of Warangal district directed the chief engineer, Sriram sagar project and the special collector, land acquisition to

While Greenpeace activists continue to occupy a shipment of ancient Canadian rainforest timber and pulp in Greenock harbour, near Glasgow, as part of an international campaign to save the world's

The Mukerji panel, set up by the ministry of environment & forests to review the afforestation policy and recommend measures for the rehabilitation of wastelands, has called for a cut in the Reserve

The World Bank on Wednesday announced a $ 39 million credit for a forestry project in Kerala aimed at increasing forest products and preserving biodiversity in the State. A PTI report from Washington

It is a virtual jungle rule in Bundelkhand. The timber mafia operating in and around the forests of Lalitpur are daring enough to smuggle out entire trains full of wood. While in Terai, the smugglers

Minister of state for environment and forest Babulal Marandi yesterday said the government will focus on preserving indigenous species and promoting their growth. He called on the 'swadeshi tree

Thousands of residents of the Indonesian city of Samarinda have fallen ill because of thick smoke from forest fires in East Kalimantan Province. Visibility in the city dropped to 100 meters Sunday,

Afforestation programmes should take into consideration the needs of the local communities. According to Eva Cheung Robinson, Executive Director, Social Planning and Research, Canada, who has worked

Hundreds of firefighters struggled on Monday to contain a forest fire that has been raging for a week through a national park, threatening wildlife and residents. The blaze at the Khao Yai national