She is Karnataka’s Tree Goddess: How Padma Shri 'Vruksha Mathe' turned a 4.5-km barren highway into green paradise people enjoy todayKarnataka’s Tree Goddess: Saalumarada Thimmakka, Karnataka's 'Tree Goddess', transformed a barren roadside into a 4.5km green corridor by p...
21 May, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Holistic restoration needed for degraded Aravallis: StudyIndia's ancient Aravalli mountain range faces severe land degradation due to encroachments, deforestation, and illegal mining, impacting it...
19 Jan, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
Aravalli Green Wall: Centre targets restoring degraded ecosystems over 8 lakh ha in first phaseThe Centre is set to restore over eight lakh hectares of reserved forest in the first phase of the Aravalli Green Wall project, costing Rs ...
04 Mar, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
Restoring land is critical for India’s economy and food security: Osama Faqeeha, UNCCD’s COP16 advisorIndia’s agricultural crisis from land degradation needs swift action, stresses COP16 Presidency Advisor Osama Faqeeha.
14 Nov, 2024, 12.37 PM IST
India calls for details on ambit of proposed EU deforestation normsIndia has reached out to the European Union for details regarding its forthcoming regulation, which aims to evaluate exporting nations as e...
20 May, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
As India becomes world's most populous nation, cries grow louder about depleting resourcesWith a growing population, natural resources are depleted faster than they can be replenished, leading to poor air and water quality, water...
19 Apr, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
Govt mulls cactus plantation on degraded land for biofuel, foodBudget 2023-24 could lay out a roadmap for cactus plantation and the use of the plant in driving India's energy requirements. A proposal in...
22 Dec, 2022, 12.29 AM IST
India’s Eastern Himalayas already facing 1.3 degree temperature rise: Ranjit Barthakur, FICCIIn 2020, India spent $141 billion in mitigating climate-linked flood damage. This figure is expected to rise: the sixth IPCC report predict...
09 Dec, 2021, 08.20 PM IST
Assam, French Development Agency sign 50 million euro agreement to restore forest ecosystemsToday's signing marks the launch of the second phase of Assam Project for Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC), which aims to refor...
04 Nov, 2019, 05.53 PM IST
Pakistan skips UN summit in India on restoring landDesignated seats of two Pakistani representatives remained vacant during the plenary on inaugural day.
03 Sep, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
India to host UN conference on combating desertification10 Jul, 2019, 07.31 PM IST
Government committed to saving land from getting degraded: Prakash Javadekar"India will lead by example and cooperate with the world. We will make all necessary contributions in the matter," Javadekar said.
17 Jun, 2019, 08.18 PM IST
Greenply Industries to invest 4 mn euros to scale up Africa plantThe facility, located at the NKOK Special Economic Zone, manufactures Okoume face veneers with thickness ranging from 0.2mm and upwards.
25 Sep, 2018, 06.03 PM IST
India has pledged to restore 13 million hectares of degraded forests: IUCNThis target was endorsed by the UN Climate Summit in 2014 and extended to 350 million hectares under restoration by 2030.
07 Dec, 2015, 11.08 PM IST
How making chocolate is adding up to deforestation, emissions & climate changeDemand for cacao is rising so fast that production in West Africa, which accounts for 70% of global output, has been unable to keep up.
22 Aug, 2015, 02.34 AM IST
- Scientific human intervention helps bird species
Human intervention based on scientific research and combined with people's participation to ensure effective conservation of the remaining ...
11 Oct, 2013, 09.47 PM IST
- Natural History Society supports scientific human intervention to save endangered bird species
The Bombay Natural History Society has always been advocating human intervention based on scientific research combined with people’s partic...
08 Oct, 2013, 06.29 PM IST