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How to rejuvenate a forest? Women in an Odisha village show the wayTheir forest is lovely, dark and green, a stream flowing through it, birdsong echoing down the hill to their homes and fields, and the wild...04 Dec, 2022, 05.00 PM IST- BJP-led government has liberated the Agar trade in AssamThe government has allowed plantation and sale of Agar upto five hectares of land. Agar oil is highly valued and universally prized as "Ott...23 Jul, 2019, 10.51 PM IST
- Pink slip for Kerala IAS officer's war against corruption?The Kerala High Court has stayed the order to repatriate Swamy from the post of chairman of the board.21 Jun, 2019, 03.49 PM IST
- 'Secret tunnels, irregularities galore detected at Dera headquarters'Secret tunnels, an empty box of AK-47 cartridges, an illegal firecracker factory were among other shocking detections made.10 Sep, 2017, 09.46 PM IST
- To keep troublemakers out, Bangalore University bars public entry in Jnana Bharathi campusAfter the university barred entry for the public from 6 pm to 6 am earlier this year, smuggling of sandalwood and teak trees and other ille...12 Apr, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
- NGT orders inspection of power firms storing hazardous e-wasteNGT issued notice to the AAP government, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd, DPCC and others...24 Feb, 2017, 04.18 PM IST
- World No Tobacco Day: 15% Bengaluru PU students consume tobaccoIn Karnataka, 30% of the adult population, estimated at 1.5 crore is addicted to some form of tobacco.31 May, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
- 20 red sanders woodcutters held in Andhra PradeshPolice have arrested 20 suspected red sanders woodcutters from Railway Kodur mandal of the district and seized 23 red sander wood logs wort...17 Sep, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
- More than 13,000 metric tonnes red sanders seized in APMore than 13,000 metric tonnes red sanders wood have been seized in Andhra Pradesh as part of efforts to curb illegal cutting and transport...05 Sep, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
- CPI(M) demands high level probe in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana killing of red sandersThe party claimed that those killed in Chittoor District were labourers hired for cutting down red sanders wood by those who illegally trad...08 Apr, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
- Andhra Pradesh government to promote red-sanders plantation; tightens vigilRed sanders is endemic to the forests of Seshachalam, Veliganda, Lankamala and Palakonda hill ranges distributed in districts of Kadapa and...08 Aug, 2014, 06.09 PM IST
- Buying wood illegally cut from forest can land you in troubleAbetment in cutting down trees in a reserved forest, carting off earth and obstructing an officer on duty will be an offence, according to ...21 Nov, 2013, 03.22 AM IST
- Growing real estate business linked to child labour in Tamil NaduThe growing real estate business in Tamil Nadu and the simultaneous emergence of Chennai as an industrial hub have an adverse effect.01 Jun, 2013, 05.00 PM IST
- Maharashtra forests lose 13 lakh trees in 8 yearsOver 13 lakh trees have been illegally cut in state-owned forests since 2005, depriving Maharashtra of its precious forest wealth.14 Apr, 2013, 03.59 AM IST
- 15 trees felled in Coimbatore without permissionThe Tamil Nadu Green Movement alleged that TNEB officials had helped the association in the felling by deactivating electricity lines which...18 Aug, 2012, 07.08 AM IST
- Gibson guitars set to miss Indian notes as raids in US and Europe on Gibson's facilities continueStrummers around the world will soon miss the popular string note - the bassy twang - that makes the famed Gibson guitars a rage.06 Sep, 2011, 05.16 AM IST
- Wood scarcity hurting paper sectorThe paper industry must find ways and means to see that land ceiling laws are repealed.28 Oct, 2008, 12.39 AM IST
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