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Once known for drought & rejecting girl child, this village is now green haven that celebrates every girl born. All because one father turned his daughter's death into revolution- Aravalli Biodiversity Park helps Delhi retain 3 million litres of rainwater, reduce flooding: Study
- China's anti-desertification drive restores 10 million hectares in five years, targets 6.7 million more by 2030
- 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 ...18 Jun, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
- India restores 21.76 million hectares of deforested land, nears 84 per cent of Bonn Challenge targetIndia has made significant strides in land restoration. Between 2011 and 2020, over 21 million hectares of degraded land were restored, as ...17 Jun, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
- He shot a wolf for fun. Then something in its dying eyes turned a hunter into America's greatest conservationistAs the animal lay dying, Aldo Leopold looked into its eyes and saw what he later described as a “fierce green fire” fading away. In that mo...16 Jun, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
- Project Hail Mary is real? Scientists discover vast underground fungal network spanning 110 quadrillion kilometresA massive underground fungal network, stretching billions of times to the Sun and back, has been mapped. This hidden web connects plants, s...16 Jun, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
- JSW–The Times of India Earth Care Awards Recognises Champions of Climate Action and Sustainability11 Jun, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
- 65,000 trees, 3 degrees cooler: How Karnataka man brought relief to over 1000 villagers from scorching summer temperatures. 1 sapling at a time, year after year.A village in North Karnataka was once a barren wasteland. Sadashiva Hydra inspired over 1000 residents to plant 1 lakh trees. Their relentl...05 Jun, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
- Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari voices concern over concretisation of Kolkata, says green cover rules were being ignoredWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has launched a major tree plantation drive. The campaign aims to plant 1.10 crore trees across ...05 Jun, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
- Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dustDizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New ...31 May, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
- Where native rats disappear, something far more dangerous takes overMadagascar's unique wildlife faces a threat from invasive black rats. These newcomers are pushing out native tufted-tailed rats from degrad...11 May, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
- A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actorsPeruvian municipalities in Satipo and Nauta have granted legal rights to native stingless bees. These tiny pollinators are now recognized a...08 May, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
- Energy shock ripples from kitchens to forests as Africa and South Asia grapple with rising fuel costsGlobal fuel price hikes are pushing families in Kenya and India back to burning charcoal and wood. This reversal threatens years of progres...27 Apr, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
- World Earth Day 2026: Theme, significance, history and why it is celebrated across the globeWorld Earth Day 2026: Observed annually on April 22, Earth Day mobilizes around a billion people globally to address environmental protecti...22 Apr, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
- Green cover rule may be eased in border statesAt a March 24 meeting of the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), the apex panel of the Union Environment ministry on forest clearances, it was...22 Apr, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
- NGT asks panel to file report on 'illegal' tree felling in Jammu and KashmirA bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the panel to file report by March 22, the next date of hearing after the Chief Cons...07 Feb, 2017, 03.04 PM IST
- How to arrest forest degradationThe policy process to arrest forest degradation needs to be modernised with up-to-date techniques & civil society participation that is tim...12 May, 2012, 05.44 AM IST
- Bellary miners want forest department to share responsibility for environmental degradationDays after the Supreme Court temporarily banned mining in Bellary, the suspended miners want the state’s forest department to share respons...03 Aug, 2011, 04.29 AM IST
- Carbon trading to fight deforestationAn initiative to fight deforestation in developing economies by tapping emissions trading markets will commence in full swing shortly, invo...17 Nov, 2008, 06.30 AM IST
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