forest conservation

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has sought a report on the alleged proposal to fell more than 2,000 mature trees for the construction of a new building at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, from the Odisha Forest...

Ranchi, March 22 Jharkhand's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Sanjeev Kumar, emphasized the urgent need to balance development with sustainability on Sunday, and called for widespread adoption of green technology to reduce environmental damage.With continuous...

Ranchi, March 22 Jharkhand's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Sanjeev Kumar, emphasized on Sunday the urgent need to balance development with sustainability, and called for widespread adoption of green technology to reduce environmental damage.Due to continuous...

New Delhi, March 21 The Delhi zoo experienced a significant increase in visitors, with approximately 18,000 people attending on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, coinciding with the International Day of Forests.According to a statement, the large turnout created a vibrant atmosphere at the zoo...

New Delhi, March 21 Forest conservation goes beyond tree planting and requires the preservation of the entire ecosystem, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday.Yadav made the remarks at a two-day workshop at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun on the occasion of the...

Lucknow, March 21 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday praised the children who saved themselves and their families from leopard attacks, describing them as an inspiration for society.Adityanath felicitated "brave" children at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan here on the...

On the occasion of the International Day of Forests today, Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, urged citizens to pledge to protect forests, safeguarding the life they sustain. In a social media post, the Minister stated that a forest is not merely a...

Shimla, March 20 The 133 Eco Task Force organized several programs across Himachal Pradesh on Friday to mark the International Day of Forests, focusing on raising awareness among local communities about the importance of forest conservation.The task force held events in Kufri (Shimla...

Bengaluru, March 18 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Wednesday directed officials to ensure proper maintenance of elephant trenches and hanging solar fences were installed to control human-elephant conflict in Kodagu district.Chairing a meeting of senior officials, he expressed...

New Delhi, March 16 There is a need to move away from the mindset that only the national capital needs to have greenery, and that other states are of lesser importance, the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a case related to the Delhi Ridge.The Ridge is an extension of the Aravalli...

Raipur, March 14 Climate change has emerged as one of the most serious challenges facing the world, said National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava on Saturday, emphasizing the need to adopt sustainable development by combining traditional knowledge with modern technology...

New Delhi, March 13 A parliamentary panel on Friday recommended that the Ministry of Environment should urge all states and Union territories to conduct drone surveys of land in forest areas to help curb encroachment.In a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, the Parliamentary Standing...

New Delhi, March 13 The Environment Ministry has amended forest conservation norms by removing the mandatory requirement of having a nodal officer conduct a field inspection for every project involving more than 100 hectares of forest land diversion.With this move, it has now allowed...

Hyderabad, March 13 – After a lengthy legal battle, the Telangana government has declared the Gurramguda forest area in the Amangal division of the Rangareddy district as a reserve forest, a senior official said on Friday.The state government has issued a Government Order (GO) notifying 424...

Bengaluru, March 12 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday directed officials to remain vigilant to prevent illegal tree felling in forests, areas bordering them, and government lands, in the wake of increased demand for firewood due to LPG scarcity, triggered by the escalating...

New Delhi, March 9 BJP Rajya Sabha member Ghanshyam Tiwari said on Monday that there is a need to address "political pollution" in addition to addressing environmental pollution, taking a dig at the opposition parties.Initiating a discussion on the functioning of the Ministry of Environment...

Jaipur, March 9 – Aiming to implement a decision to enact a special law for the conservation and protection of Khejri trees and other important tree species, the state government on Monday constituted a high-level committee to draft a "Tree Protection Bill."The committee held its first meeting...

Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand), March 6 Fourteen people were arrested here on Friday for allegedly poaching Himalayan barking deer, officials said.They said the accused were arrested while they were preparing to cook the deer, which had been hunted on Thursday.Rudraprayag's Sub-Divisional Forest...

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, participated today in delegation-level talks and the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Environmental Cooperation in New Delhi. In a social media post, Mr. Singh stated that the renewal...

Itanagar, March 3 Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Tuesday said the government is committed to conserving the state's rich biodiversity and urged people to safeguard forests and endangered species on the occasion of World Wildlife Day.Mein appealed to citizens to act as...