Himachal govt defers 30% salary of top officials for six monthsHimachal Pradesh government has deferred a portion of salaries for officers and employees for six months, starting May 2026, to manage fina...
19 Apr, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
COP30: 53 countries endorse new global fund to pay nations for preserving tropical forestsWorld leaders launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility at COP30 in Brazil, a new initiative to channel finance for tropical forest pr...
07 Nov, 2025, 12.21 PM IST
Brazil to invest $1 billion in global forest fund, sources sayBrazil is set to unveil a substantial $1 billion investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding initiative aim...
24 Sep, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
Apple invests in California Redwood Forest to advance 2030 carbon neutral goal24 Sep, 2025, 02.01 PM IST
Deforestation: Why COP26 agreement will struggle to reverse global forest loss by 2030Saving the world's dwindling forests is essential if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. Forests soak up carbon from the atmosphere a...
03 Nov, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Sacred Groves CIC in talks for 10-year investment for restoration of forest lands near KazirangaA meeting was held by India's representative of the environment conservation oriented social enterprise set up with the objective of conser...
14 Aug, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
Centre gives over Rs 47,000 cr to 27 states for green activitiesOdisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh got the maximum share of the fund.
29 Aug, 2019, 05.28 PM IST
2 years after enacting law, Centre unlocks Rs 66,000 crore green fundThe list includes third-party monitoring of works, forest certification, development of certification standards and casual hiring of local ...
13 Aug, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
- Indian, international conservation experts write to Dave on forest dwellers' rights14 Nov, 2016, 11.03 AM IST
A prime tiger habitat, but no reserve tagThe Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS), which is home to the largest number of tigers in the state and one of the most promising source site ...
29 Jul, 2016, 03.35 PM IST
- Uttarakhand to continue to get 90% funding for Project Tiger
Forest officials in Uttarakhand heaved a big sigh of relief on Saturday when a letter from the environment ministry confirmed that the stat...
02 Jan, 2016, 10.21 PM IST
Efforts to save GIB will be made upto international level: Rajasthan govtChief Minister, Vasundhara Raje has said that her government was serious about saving the state bird Great Indian Butard (GIB) from extinct...
08 May, 2015, 08.48 PM IST
- India ready to impart training to conserve tigers: Javadekar
India is ready to impart training and even donate tigers to other countries as part of efforts for the conservation of the endangered speci...
27 Mar, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
India ready to impart training to conserve tigers: Prakash JavadekarIndia is ready to impart training and even donate tigers to other countries as part of efforts for the conservation of the endangered speci...
27 Mar, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
- Research project on forest owlet in Melghat opposed
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) decision to allow capture of 20 forest owlets in east and west Melghat divisions outside Mel...
02 Dec, 2013, 03.03 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh for separate conservation plan for leopardWith an increasing number of deaths of leopard in last few years due to poaching and man-animal conflicts, Madhya Pradesh government is now...
14 Oct, 2012, 01.13 AM IST
- Kutch gets biosphere reserve status
The Greater and Little Rann of Kutch have finally got the much-awaited status of biosphere reserve. The Central government's decision to gr...
22 Jul, 2008, 05.36 AM IST