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Italy planted Norway spruce across the Alps in the 1930s, a deliberate-but-naive reforestation drive, but 90 years on, plant diversity is 50% lower than in native forests- Lightness, warmth, promise to build stronger India together mark much-awaited meeting between PM Modi and Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actors
- Google deal for Amazon reforestation makes Brazilian startup its top carbon credit supplierGoogle is investing in Amazon rainforest restoration through a major deal with Brazilian startup Mombak. This initiative aims to offset car...06 Nov, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
- Mission carbon market: RE, green hydrogen among eight segments receive clearanceThe government has approved detailed procedures for an offset mechanism across various segments like renewable energy and green hydrogen pr...29 Mar, 2025, 01.04 AM IST
- Lab-grown diamonds see price drop, natural ones shine with sustainability: ReportThe Natural Diamond Council reports an 83% price drop in 1.5-carat lab-grown diamonds since 2015, while natural diamonds maintain steady an...21 Feb, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
- Starbucks going green? Jet-setting CEO makes mockery of green agendaStarbucks is frequently criticised for its emphasis on sugary drinks and its dubious environmental pledges. Despite trying to project a gre...23 Aug, 2024, 08.49 PM IST
- BPCL launches aerial seeding through drones to reforest hills in BiharBharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) launched an afforestation project in Bihar called 'Aranya.' This initiative aims to plant 1,00,...21 Aug, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
- UAE: Want to plant a tree? Open a bank account or stay in a hotel roomDubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has announced its plan to plant a tree for every new customer who opens an account with the bank. DIB has partnere...25 Sep, 2023, 04.13 PM IST
- Telangana to use drones to drop seeds for afforestationFifty lakh trees will be planted in about 12,000 hectares of land in forests across the state under the project, an official release said o...31 Aug, 2021, 12.19 AM IST
- Global voluntary carbon market must grow 15 fold to meet Paris goals: ReportMany global companies such as oil majors Shell and BP, and e-commerce giant Amazon have pledged to reach net-zero emissions but will need t...10 Nov, 2020, 01.13 PM IST
- Assam, French Development Agency sign 50 million euro agreement to restore forest ecosystemsToday's signing marks the launch of the second phase of Assam Project for Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC), which aims to refor...04 Nov, 2019, 05.53 PM IST
- India's new National Forest Policy to address the challenge of climate changeWhile the ministry has done away with the environment cess that was proposed in the scrapped 2016 draft policy, it has retained several con...16 Mar, 2018, 08.17 AM IST
- NHIDCL to invest Rs 25,000 crore on 21 projects in Assam over next five yearsNHIDCL, which was set up last year, has already awarded contracts for 10 projects and four more will be handed over to contractors by Decem...09 Oct, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
- US and Brazil agree on ambitious climate change agendaAhead of the key Paris climate change summit this year, the US and Brazil today agreed on an ambitious agenda to mitigate the challenges po...30 Jun, 2015, 11.31 PM IST
- Himachal Pradesh successfully sells its sequestered carbon through plantationsHimachal Pradesh has successfully sold its sequestered carbon through plantations and has earned a financial incentive of Rs 1.93 crores as...15 Jun, 2015, 08.31 PM IST
- Prakash Javadekar assures Arunachal government of speedy forest clearance for Dibang Hydropower ProjectPrakash Javadekar has assured the Arunachal Pradesh government that forest clearance for the 3000 MW Dibang Hydropower Project will be expe...01 Jul, 2014, 09.28 PM IST
- Will take care of greenbelt along elevated road: Public Works Department to National Green TribunalPWD has given an assurance to NGT that it will take care of greenbelt along elevated road project on Vikas Puri-Mukarba Chowk stretch.02 Oct, 2013, 03.51 PM IST
- Award credits for planting trees, says WelspunIndia's biggest developer of solar projects, has proposed that private firms planting trees should be awarded credits similar to tradable c...30 May, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Xstrata to cut 900 workers jobs in DomRepRoughly 900 workers at the Dominican Republic's largest nickel mine will lose their jobs due to high production costs and a drop in the met...05 Dec, 2008, 07.27 AM IST
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