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In the 1950s, Swiss farmers intensified and mechanized their fields; nine decades of records now reveal an unexpected divide: butterflies are still struggling, while forest beetles have fully bounced backButterflies and beetles are disappearing at an alarming rate. A Swiss study reveals significant butterfly losses since 1930, linked to farm...- Noida man compares temperature gap between the road and under a tree amid heatwave, the stark gap will shock youA viral video from Noida shows a stark temperature difference between asphalt and shaded areas, proving trees offer substantial cooling. As...
- Govt comes out with draft rules of Green Credit programmeThe main objectives of the Green Credit Programme are to create a market based mechanism for providing incentives in the form of Green Cred...
- JICA India to loan Rs 520 crore for Forest and Biodiversity Conservation in West BengalJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the Indian government for the Project for Forest and Biodive...
- View: Give our cities their own language of urban design from its heritage and around sustainabilityCities should have personalities, India's cities especially so, given our historic temple cities with an entire conurbation built around a ...
- Green wall, urban forestry: Here are some solutions for cities affected by air pollutionTo tackle this problem, our focus should be on preventive and long term measures because if proper planning is not done now then the future...
- Commonwealth Forestry Conference returns to India after 50 years
- Projects worth Rs 2446 crore approved for developments of ghats and crematoriums along river GangaGiving a major fillip to its Ganga rejuvenation efforts, National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a central body to implement the gov...
- Detailed Project Report on forestry intervention for Clean Ganga to be out on March 22Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti, will release the DPR on March 22.
- Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry picks up 26% equity stake in SpacewoodSpacewood is a major player in this category, with a pan-India distribution network and tie-ups," said Kirit Joshi co- founder of Spacewood.
- Govt takes steps to grow forest cover, save endangered speciesThe government on Wednesday approved a slew of initiatives for increasing country-wide forest cover and protecting endangered species by al...
- Urban forestry scheme to combat climate changeThe environment ministry will launch an urban forestry scheme on June 6 which will involve afforesting degraded forest lands in and around ...
- Chennaiites more keen on axing than planting: SurveyAt a time when the state urban forestry department has embarked upon increasing the green cover in Chennai and distributed more than one la...
- Urban local bodies empowered to collect taxes on its ownBihar government today approved a proposal to clear decks for the urban local bodies to collect taxes within its jurisdiction on its own to...
- Maharashtra govt plans new policy for 'green cover'Maharashtra government plans to formulate a new social forestry policy which will be implemented in non-forest areas of the state to increa...
- With 54% green cover, Gandhinagar India's tree capitalGujarat’s capital – Gandhinagar – could well be India’s tree capital. The latest figures of a census conducted by the state government show...
- Unemployment lowest in Gujarat, highest in Goa: SurveyIndia's official unemployment rate was 3.8% for the last year and higher for urban than rural areas according to statistics released by the...
- Millions of 'green jobs' in good forest management: FAONational investments in sustainable forest management could generate 10 million new "green jobs" to help replace those lost in the global f...
- Hyderabad to have metropolitan statusHyderabad will now have metropolitan status with the launch of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) here on Saturday.
- Investors' summit in Indore from Oct 26Over 300 companies and corporate leaders from Indian and abroad will attend the two-day `Global Investors' Summit' beginning from October 2...
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