Taking note of Goa's plea of "zero tolerance" against illegal mining, the Supreme Court today asked the state government as to why there was no regulatory mechanism in place to check illegal iron o

As many as 318 villages falling in the five wildlife sanctuaries of Chamba district have been excluded from the sanctuary areas under the rationalisation policy of the Government of India.

The government is likely to consider coal blocks auction policy for private steel, cement and power firms on Tuesday.

To win more tourist attention for the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, the Forest Department is planning better amenities for visitors to the picturesque forests.

Human-animal conflict is on the rise in areas adjoining wildlife sanctuaries.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed Noida and Gautam Budh Nagar authorities to ensure that no construction work is carried out in the 49 projects around the Okhla bird sanctuary.

LUCKNOW: The claim of the UP forest department that water sharing with Mathura refinery is affecting the health of Sur Sarovar bird sanctuary in Agra has found credence in the report of the Bombay

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and UP forest department would now work in tandem to prevent destruction of crops and threat to human lives by elephants in villages adjoining Katarniaghat Wildlife

The state government will be filing a status report before the Supreme Court on September 17

Even as the industry expects Supreme Court to lift the interim ban on mining exports, the state mines and geology department is yet to take several initiatives suggested by the apex court's Central Empowered Committee (CEC), mandatory to arrest illegal mining.