<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast
Opposition Leader V.S. Achuthanandan said that the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Bill-2001 passed by the Assembly would lead to the alienation of about 52,000
Forest Minister K.Sudhakaran told the Assembly that steps would be taken to cancel the licences of sandalwood factories in Kerala State which had been functioning without the permission of the Forest
Hebri is a fast growing town in Udupi district of Karnataka and has all the credentials to be a taluk headquarters. If one enters the thick forests of Jomlutheertha here one would be exposed to the
Efforts of the Union Government to bring more and more area under forest and tree cover notwithstanding, proposals from state governments and union territories to divert forest land for non-forestry
There has been unabated looting of forest wealth in Kundapur taluk of Karnataka in the recent past with the forest department however turning a blind eye to the same. Already, several sandalwood
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi development authority (DDA) to take appropriate steps to maintain and develop the area near Ahimsa Marg, village Rajapur in Rohini in west as a green
A whopping Rs 250 crore per year! In the first year, the bill will be a little higher, about Rs 250 crore. But that is the price that the government has to pay if it wants to do a Singapore in the
The forest cover in India has increased by six per cent since 1999. The total forest area is now estimated be 38.245 sq km says a Union government report. This is a step forward in achieving a target
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the BJP accused the ruling Congress of politicisation of the House Committee which was formed to assess the extent of illegal felling, illegal activities
Environmental groups seeking to protect the Alaskan rain forest have gained some unlikely new allies among big business. Three major users of wood products
