BALASORE: The Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district, the fourth biggest reserve in India, has lost 40 Royal Bengal tigers in the last five years. It has just 61 tigers at present. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh in the Rajya Sabha recently.

Refusing to be pushed by the US on putting a cap on emissions, India on Sunday said it would not accept any

Jairam Ramesh Refusing to be pushed by the US on putting a cap on emissions, India today said it would not accept any

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Environment and Forests will bring out a white paper on the current state of scientific knowledge on the Himalayan glaciers.

It will establish an institutional mechanism to monitor the trends and variability of glaciers and study the impact of changes on the hydrological regime in the region.

Finally, residents of Sundernagar have decided to challenge the decision of the government regarding setting up of a cement plant near Sundernagar before the Supreme Court (SC).

The Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott and the Coastal People

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: Bringing relief to the fishing community which feared displacement, the government on Friday announced that the draft Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) Notification, 2008 would be allowed to lapse on July 22.

Anita Joshua

NEW DELHI: The Ganga and the Yamuna are no cleaner today than they were two decades ago, though the government is spending huge amounts on action plans for the rivers, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh told the Lok Sabha on Friday.

The Lieutenant-Governor

For the first time, environmental violations along the coast may be tracked via satellite imagery.

In a move which is likely to check the development of industries along the country