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FOREST DEGRADATION
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...- JSW–The Times of India Earth Care Awards Recognises Champions of Climate Action and Sustainability
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Don’t waste a good crisis: India needs a body not just for putting out fires, but also for long-term strategic energy ideasIndia is facing one of its worst energy disruptions, with far higher dependence on imported fuels than in past crises. Today, the focus has...
- 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...
- Private companies to get degraded land for forest harvestingJavadekar said that a scheme will soon be launched wherein private industries will be given degraded land on revenue sharing basis for fore...
- Industries, NGOs to be part of Maharashtra's new afforestation planMaharashtra Govt announced a revised policy to boost afforestation of degraded forest land with participation from industrial establishment...
- Government mulls harvesting degraded forestsIndia's forest cover continues to hold steady at 21% of country's geographical area despite pressure from increasing population, urbanisati...
- 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...
- 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...
- Ramesh's no-mining plans in forests may face legal hurdlesFor the purpose of mining, forests would be classified as 'go' and 'no go' areas. The 'go' areas comprise the degraded forests while the 'n...
- Carbon trading to fight deforestationAn initiative to fight deforestation in developing economies by tapping emissions trading markets will commence in full swing shortly, invo...
- Govt to unlock degraded forest landThe government is planning to unlock degraded forest land and river front running into millions of hectares for commercial utilisation.
- Upasi for revival of degraded forest landThe United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi) has welcomed the reported move by the Centre to enlist the participation of priv...
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