A look at Delhi`s dying trees

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 14:40

Be it the Caribbean trumpet with its lovely yellow blooms, the towering scented Eucalyptuses or even the prolific Neems and Jamuns, Delhi is currently staring at dwindling numbers of trees owning to serious space crunch.

ESA`s gen-next satellite to monitor Earth`s forests

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 14:31

The European Space Agency is set to launch a new innovative Earth explorer satellite in 2020 to map and monitor the global forests - our planet`s most important natural resources.

ESA’s gen-next satellite to monitor Earth`s forest

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 18:12

The European Space agency is set to launch a new innovative Earth explorer satellite in 2020 to map and monitor the global forests - our planet`s most important natural resources.

Two-day annual herbivores census in Gir forests

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 17:58

Several forest officials on Tuesday began a two-day annual census on herbivore animals in the Gir National Park and sanctuary.

18 projects of Coal India get clearances from MoEF: Govt

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 14:24

The government Monday said 18 coal mining projects of state-owned CIL have received clearances from the Environment Ministry.

Himachal uproots invasive weed that threaten forests

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 16:43

Himachal Pradesh`s forest department is engaged in a massive project to remove lantana, an exotic flowering shrub that threatens the state`s biodiversity.

Earth Day 2013: HP forests disappearing, says CAG report

Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013, 14:05

Compensatory afforestation was highly deficient, as 58 percent of the 12 surveyed hydropower projects reported no afforestation at all, the CAG has said.

Earth Day 2013: World’s 10 most enchanting forests

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 23:31

In time to celebrate Earth Day, a leading online travel adviser has compiled a list of the ten most enchanting forests from around the world.

Butterflies, good tools to monitor forests

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 14:29

Creatures as little as butterflies and moths are bio-indicators and can be used as an effective tool to monitor the health of our forests, says a new book.

‘J&K has 133 sq kms of forests land under encroachment’

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 16:25

Jammu and Kashmir has 133 square kilometres of forests land under encroachment, a state minister said here on Friday.

`Netru Indru` shot in southern forests

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 14:15

An increasing number of films is being shot at picturesque international locales, but the unit of upcoming Tamil thriller ‘Netru Indru’ shot the movie in uninhospitable forests of Tamil Nadu and on edges of bordering states. The director admits it was challenging.

Commandos conduct searches in forests for Maoists

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 19:06

A team of Kerala Police Thursday conducted searches in Aralam and Kannavam forest areas in the district following reports of presence of Maoists in areas bordering Kerala and Karnataka.