The Supreme Court has permitted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to cut more than 45,000 mangroves. This is for the proposed Versova-...

"India has adopted a holistic approach towards conservation. We are not just focused on reducing emissions to tackle temperature rise, but ...

Over the past decade, the forest area has witnessed an increase from 17.2% in 2011 to 21.6% in 2021. Additionally, the forest protected are...

"Not only in India but Sunderbans is the world's unique biodiversity sphere located between two countries. The central funds and state fund...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday introduced the Gowardhan Scheme for promoting circular economy with total investment of Rs...

"Huge mangroves were lost in the British era as well. There is a 5.2 mm rise in sea levels in the Sunderbans. People have been affected by ...

The group made the pledge to plant 10 crore tress at the 1t.org — the 'Trillion Trees Platform' of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The plat...

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav stressed on the need for generous tree plantation by private sector to reduce the burden on fore...

Apart from their strengthening powers, mangroves, with saltmarshes and seagrasses, are among just three marine blue carbon ecosystems recog...

Specialists who have been observing Sunderbans’ ecology wondered whether it was possible to plant five crore or even more saplings in this ...

Without mangroves, fields would be flooded by brackish sea water, making the soil saline and unfit to grow staple crops or vegetables.

To handle more products, the company has proposed expansion of its existing liquid jetty by setting up an additional berth.

Mangroves are effective in pollution control and also help in controlling the 'Green House' effect by absorbing carbon dioxide.

Oil and gas exploration and production major Cairn India in collaboration with Forest department and Marine National Park, Jamnagar will de...

In an ambitious attempt to rejuvenate mangroves in Mumbai, the state government is about to launch a Rs 50 lakh mangrove plantation program...

India recorded a net increase of 23.34 sqkm of mangrove cover between 2009 and 2011, thanks to efforts of one of the most industrialised st...

Pledging to fulfil all the conditions set by the Environment Ministry, Posco-India today claimed there was no tribal population in the comp...