Assam continues to 'restrict' movement of people to Meghalaya; net services suspension extendedThe law and order situation in the affected districts of Meghalaya is, however, slowly returning to normalcy, with shops and commercial est...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.23 PM IST
Violence on Assam-Meghalaya border: Forest office vandalised, vehicle movements restrictedA group of villagers from Meghalaya vandalised and burnt down a forest office in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district, soon after six people...
23 Nov, 2022, 01.31 PM IST
'What are states doing to fight bad air?'The board also noted that the forest cover in the NCR had reduced to 3.30 per cent of the entire geographical area in 2012 from 4.30 per ce...
21 Dec, 2016, 11.37 AM IST
BDA promises more Cubbon Parks in BengaluruThe CDP , also known as a revised master plan, will define land use and demarcate zones for Bengaluru's sprawl till 2031.
21 Sep, 2016, 10.02 AM IST
- Proposal for Mangar Bani forest demarcation
City-based environmentalists have welcomed the forest department’s move to suggest the state government to demarcate 1943 acres of land in ...
04 Feb, 2016, 11.26 AM IST
Outfit asks Centre not to accept UDF govt proposal on Western GhatsA Hindu outfit in Kerala today asked the Centre not to accept the Congress-led UDF government's proposal on conservation of Western Ghats.
22 Jul, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
Maharashtra government should work on enacting Water Security Act: Rajendra SinghWater management expert Rajendra Singh today said Maharashtra should enact Water Security Act as part of efforts to free the state from dro...
06 Jun, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
- Demarcation by mid-October, forest department tells National Green Tribunal
Rains may hinder the identification process but it will be completed in the second week of October 2014, counsel for Milind Karkhanis, depu...
05 Jun, 2014, 05.39 AM IST
- Socorro's pvt forest v/s IT park hearing on Apr 3
But the tribunal stated that it could not find the affidavit in the case transferred from the high court.
02 Mar, 2014, 03.08 AM IST
- Abohar wildlife sanctuary: Forest official appeal landowners to raze fencing to save habitat
Forest department has asked the owners of private land of Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary, a popular habitat of endangered black bucks, to disman...
26 Feb, 2013, 02.35 AM IST
Experts criticise suspension of mining in Odisha, say the irregularities in the system could have been rectifiedThey said they fear the suspension will lead to a complete ban on mining in the state on the lines of Karnataka and Goa, where the Apex Cou...
06 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Why not ban all mining activity in AP and Karnataka, asks SC
Concerned by extensive damage to the environment, the Supreme Court on Friday asked why a blanket ban be not imposed on mining operations i...
20 Jul, 2011, 05.15 AM IST
- 'Relocation of people from tiger reserves in process'
The process of relocating local people from notified core or critical tiger habitats of tiger reserves is currently underway in the state, ...
20 Jun, 2011, 07.03 AM IST
- Economic Survey 2011: Converge schemes without duplication
A discussion on human development indices necessitates a simultaneous one on environment , especially as adaptation to climate change is be...
26 Feb, 2011, 04.15 AM IST
- Go or no-go is not the question
It's not about a few coal blocks or lofty pro- or anti-development rhetoric. It's about how and how far the govt goes about linking its ene...
07 Jan, 2011, 03.59 AM IST
- Alleged flouting of forest laws by Vedanta, Posco being probed
Union Ministry of Environment and Forests is investigating alleged violation of forest laws by Vedanta Co and Korean steel maker Posco in O...
02 Aug, 2010, 01.38 PM IST
- Posco gets forest clearance, but unsure about kick-starting work
POSCO India, which got clearance from the Union environment ministry to acquire forest lands for its proposed Rs 54,000-crore steel plant i...
02 Jan, 2010, 01.11 AM IST