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ECOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT IN SANCTUARIES
Leopard sightings surge in Delhi's Asola Bhatti sanctuaryLeopard sightings are becoming common in Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. Forest officials report a rise in the big cat population, indicat...
New Ramsar sites announced in Tamil Nadu and other regionsIndia has added four new Ramsar sites, including bird sanctuaries and wetlands in Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, and Jharkhand, bringing the total to ...
As India becomes world's most populous nation, cries grow louder about depleting resourcesWith a growing population, natural resources are depleted faster than they can be replenished, leading to poor air and water quality, water...
PM GatiShakti, logistics policy to help businesses improve competitiveness: Piyush GoyalCurrently, there are about 1,300 layers of data, consisting of forests, wildlife sanctuaries, rivers, UNESCO world heritage sites, among ot...
AFD’s projects will go a long way in achieving environment goals: Assam Minister of Environment & ForestThe Assam Project on Forest and Biodiversity Conservation is co-funded by the AFD and the Government of Assam to pave a way for conserving ...
Thailand's Chiang Mai offers attractive experiences for Indian touristsChiang Mai welcomes people of all nationalities for organising their weddings and special celebrations.
Lease of Life: This Arunachal tribe turns village into a bird sanctuaryAn Arunachali tribe, forest department and researchers join hands to set up a unique community reserve around a rare bird.
Tighter monitoring as projects in green zones flout normsField visits conducted by teams under the NBW standing committee have revealed that the conditions laid down by the board while sanctioning...
Responsible travel: Take into account the impact of your activities on the environmentThe significant relevance of ecotourism cannot be underestimated and needs to be suitably highlighted.
Ken Betwa Phase 1 gets wildlife clearanceThe project will still need a go ahead from the Forest Advisory committee and a final approval of the Environment minister for implementati...
- TOI Green Drive: Urban forests can clean up Delhi air
Delhi’s green cover is below international standards, but experts say it can do better by planting right species.
Tamil Nadu to open 25 ecotourism sites, locals to play guidesTravel buffs and nature lovers will soon be able to explore a wide variety of untouched ecologically sensitive spots in the state.
Karnataka to implement Rs 1900 crore forest projectThe Karnataka government will implement the second phase of the Karnataka Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Proje...
- Chennai's Point Calimere wildlife sanctuary gets bigger
The state government has expanded Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, adding 12,407.27 hectares of the Great Vedaranyam swamp in Tiruvarur, ...
UP govt hikes environment and forest department's allocation by 60% this yearThe state government's seems much concerned about the preservation of ecology in the state. In order to improve the ecology here, the gover...
- Go Green campaign goes beyond borders
The Earth Care Awards’ fourth edition this year moves beyond borders, drawing into its fold India’s neighbours for the first time since the...
- Study twist to debate on ban on tourism in core of tiger reserves
Data from a published research shows that less than 0.001% people living in vicinity of tiger reserves are employed in resort and tourism b...
- SC bans tourism in core areas of Project Tiger forests
States are reluctant to notify buffer zones as it can mean relocation of villages & resorts, a social & economic problem they would rather ...
- 41% of country's forest cover has suffered degradation: Kasturirangan
Speaking about biodiversity loss, he pointed out that 1.6 billion people worldwide rely on forests for their livelihood, but an estimated 4...
- Tiger count on a rise in TN
The tiger population in Tamil Nadu has increased while it had been dwindling in most parts of the country.