Indore: Even after getting a whopping Rs 18 lakh for the medicinal plantation under the compensatory afforestation project, the proceedings for the work has been stuck due to the budget yet to be r

The Government has announced the creation of six projects in public-private partnership mode in non-timber forest produce (NTFP), covering around 60 Naxal-affected districts in the country.

The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources today said it would move the Supreme Court after receiving a detailed report on illegal mining at Kappat Gudda hill ranges in Gadag distri

The country’s north eastern region is rich in medicinal plants, but indiscriminate and unscientific collection is forcing many of the species into the verge of extinction, according to experts.

GUWAHATI: The country’s North Eastern region is rich in medicinal plants, but indiscriminate and unscientific collection is forcing many of the species into the verge of extinction, say experts.

Agartala: The autonomous Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation has decided to encourage bamboo cultivation and medicinal plant and rare herb plantations besides rubber, officials sa

Bhubaneswar: Though Odisha possesses a vast stock of medicinal plants, it still loses an annual revenue to the tune of Rs 500 crore due to absence of a herbal market.

Since its establishment in February 2003 the Uttarakhand Bio Technology Department has undertaken different works for facilitating conservation of the State’s ecology, environment and rich bio-dive