Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Thursday sought funds and clearance of pending DPRs worth Rs.951.98 crore from the Centre to expedite waste management and sewage treatment projects under

Dr Vir Singh, Director of the Department of Environmental Science in the prestigious GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, says fortification of photosynthesis is the key to mitigate th

DEHRADUN: Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) will assess and monitor eco-restoration of all Coal India Limited (CIL) mines in the country.

Dehradun: Three activists, who were also part of Uttarakhand government's monitoring committee to prepare zonal master plan on eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Bhagirathi River in Uttarkashi, have r

The matter before the SC pertains to a suo moto one where in August 2013, the apex court had halted work on all hydro-electric power projects in the wake of the 2013 Uttarakhand disaster.

Environment related crimes in the country came down by over 11% last year compared to 2014 but there was no decline in states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Assam where the number o

DEHRADUN: Long-pending funds to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore would soon be disbursed to Uttarakhand for ramping up the green cover in the state.

DEHRADUN: The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has devised a new grid-based assessment of the national forest inventory (NFI) which will yield data about the status of forests of the country in a span