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China's anti-desertification drive restores 10 million hectares in five years, targets 6.7 million more by 2030China has restored over 10 million hectares of desertified land and nearly 2 million hectares of rocky desertification during the 14th Five...
Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to the consumption of 'wild meat'Wild meat consumption in Central and West Africa, a cultural staple, poses a significant risk for zoonotic disease transmission, including ...
Explained | What’s inside India–New Zealand FTA: Tariff cuts, services push, farm safeguards & moreInd NZ FTA Agreement: India and New Zealand signed a significant free trade agreement. This pact opens doors for goods, services, and inves...
India–New Zealand to sign FTA to boost trade, investments and market access across goods and servicesIndia and New Zealand are set to sign a Free Trade Agreement. This pact will boost bilateral trade in goods and services. It will also enco...
World Forestry Day 2024: Date, history, significance, theme and other detailsWorld Forestry Day, observed on March 21, highlights the crucial role of forests in our lives. This year's theme, 'Forests and Innovation: ...
Ghana plants 5 million trees in a single day to combat deforestation- India’s forest cover increasing, better than world average: Union environment secy
Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe leads trade mission to IndiaAimed at attracting investment from Indian companies and creating jobs in Virginia, the governor of the US state has embarked on a high-pow...
- Urban forestry scheme to combat climate change
The environment ministry will launch an urban forestry scheme on June 6 which will involve afforesting degraded forest lands in and around ...
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...
- Depleting green cover poses threat to Marathwada: Experts
The forest department has issued a red alert on the absence of green cover over 94% of the landed areas in Marathwada and stressed a synerg...
- Save forests, save water
World Forestry Day has been celebrated since 1972 as a day to highlight the importance of forests and calling for urgent attention towards ...
- ITC conferred World Business & Development Award 2012
The award has been instituted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),the International Chamber of Commerce and the Internationa...
- Students in Kochi to plant four lakh seedlings on Environment Day
The district social forestry division will plant four lakh seedlings of 15 different tree species with the help of students in the city to ...
- First Indian forestry satellite in 2013: Jairam Ramesh
The first Indian forestry satellite will be launched by ISRO in 2013, environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said.
- 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...
- Asia's rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge: Experts
Asia's rainforests are being rapidly destroyed, a trend accelerated by surging timber demand in booming China and India, and record food, e...
- Science can help in increasing forest cover: Pachauri
Application of science can help in increasing forest cover, R K Pachauri, chairman of Nobel Award winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climat...
- Top World Bank official asks countries to emulate Bhutan
Bhutan's guiding development philosophy -- gross national happiness (GNH) -- has come in for praise from a top WB official who said other c...