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Odisha set to implement Rs 517 crore "Ama" Jangal Yojana

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 18:15

In a bid to enhance forest cover in the state, Odisha government has decided to implement Ama Jangal Yojana (AJY) in a big way, official sources said today.

Assam police personnel pledge to protect environment

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 18:00

Assam police personnel today in a departure from their routine duties of safeguarding the law took a pledge to protect and conserve nature and wildlife for survival of humanity.

`Madhya Pradesh leads in forest cover area`

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 19:18

Madhya Pradesh has the maximum area under forest cover among all the states in the country, an RTI query has revealed.

Puducherry gears up to regain `green cover`

Last Updated: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 13:16

A two-pronged strategy has been evovled by the Forest department to regain the green cover here in the union territory.

Five percent increase in India`s forest cover

Last Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 16:34

PM today said the country`s forest cover has increased by nearly five percent between 1997 and 2007.

Malaysia maintains over 50% of land under forest cover

Last Updated: Monday, April 25, 2011, 13:32

Malaysia currently maintains more than 50 per cent of its land under forest cover, according to the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry.

Ethiopia`s forest cover triples in size since 2000

Last Updated: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 13:56

The total forest cover of Ethiopia has tripled in size since 2000 as a result of large-scale reforestation campaigns, the authorities announced on Thursday.

Marginal increase in India`s forest cover: Report

Last Updated: Monday, November 30, 2009, 15:49

Forests covered 21.02 percent of India`s area, the latest state of the forest report showed here Monday. This is a marginal increase from the last report released in 2005.