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Guwahati HC upholds state's duty to clear forest encroachments, grants 30 days to vacateThe Guwahati High Court has upheld the Assam government's duty to clear reserved forests of encroachments. Alleged encroachers have been gi...
Stalin launches statewide development drive; signs ₹5,300-cr MoU with MRFTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin initiated a statewide development drive. He inaugurated infrastructure projects and laid foundation sto...
How did forest officials get so rich so quickly, Uttarakhand HC asks, makes Centre & state govts, SC panel, CBI party in pleaUttarakhand High Court has ordered a probe into forest officers' unexplained wealth and the disappearance of thousands of forest boundary p...
Kanchan Devi becomes first woman officer to be appointed as DG of ICFREThe new DG Kanchan has more than 30 years of experience in different areas of forestry, including forest management, forest administration,...
Govt panel suggests President's medals for forestry staff, salary on par with other uniformed servicesSet up in September 2020, the committee on 'Improving and strengthening the working conditions of Forest Frontline Staff' submitted its rep...
China plans to launch 100 satellites by 2025: OfficialChina, which is investing heavily in space technology with plans to build its own space station by 2022, reported to have about 280 satelli...
Number of captive pandas in China reach 548: OfficialAfter decades of caring for giant pandas, China's panda experts have created sound conditions to raise and breed giant pandas, whose number...
Annual output of China's satellite industry tops $30 billionThe annual output value of the Chinese satellite industry has exceeded 200 billion yuan (USD 30 billion), according to China's top aerospac...
Desertification in China reduced over past few years: ResearchBy the end of 2014, there was 1.72 million square kilometers of sandified land, about 17.93 per cent of the national territory, down 9,902 ...
- KMC sets up panel to conserve biodiversity
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has finally constituted a biodiversity management board, which was delayed for years owing to the ...
China's wetlands shrinks by nine per cent in a decade: SurveyChina's wetlands have shrunk by nearly nine per cent in a decade according to a recent official survey.
China steps up protection of tigersUnder attack for not cracking down on the use of tiger body parts in traditional medicine, China has finalized two separate agreements with...
Investment board faces SC orders, green hurdlesA clutch of Supreme Court rulings and stiff existing environment regulations could prevent the proposed National Investment Board from emer...
- China's forest products expected to fetch $365 billion this year
The commercial value of China's forestry products is expected to hit 2.4 trillion yuan (USD 364.74 billion) in 2011, according to China's S...
- China to spend $3B on alternative energy, trees
China plans to invest $3 billion in the next 10 years to develop alternative energy fuels, combat desertification and prevent landslides.
- US-China 10-year framework for cooperation on energy
The US and China have participated in a 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework here.
- New export to China: Alligators
Critically endangered alligators born and raised at Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo, now Multiplying in the Wild in China.
- Chandigarh set to achieve target of planting 1m trees
The Chandigarh Administration is all set to achieve its target of planting one million trees in the Union Territory under 'Greening Chandig...
- Hyderabad to have metropolitan status
Hyderabad will now have metropolitan status with the launch of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) here on Saturday.
- China launches drive against online animal trade
China has joined hands with international organisations to curb online trade of wild animals that included a range of items like wild tiger...