The forest in Purulia

India has claimed that over the last two decades, it has not only managed to reverse deforestation but has also managed to transform its forests into a significant net sink of carbon dioxide (CO2).

New survey to strengthen country

Genetic Crops: Foods In The Pipeline
Cotton

Status: Being grown in over 80% of cotton acreage
Impact: Cottonseed oil has already entered the food chain
Brinjal

Status: Large-scale field trials completed in 11 locations
Impact: Data from field trials being reviewed, could get green signal soon
Mustard

Status: Slipped off the radar after biosafety concerns
Impact: Research under way

NEW DELHI: India will host the World Tiger Summit next year and wildlife experts from various countries are expected to congregate to deliberate on conservation of the diminishing striped cats.

There are times when it

Mumbai The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has announced its plan to hold 10 public consultations in Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to gather public opinion on amendments required in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification of 1991.

Shujaat Bukhari

The historic oil township of Digboi has been identified among 24

New Delhi: With the environment ministry refusing to open forests to projects