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U.P. CM for steps to combat heatwave: Fire control rooms set up in all divisional forests
Yogi directs senior forest department officials to adopt proactive strategies to curb the increasing incidents of forest fire in summer
Published on Mar 26, 2025 06:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
UGC road project: New report points to excess tree-felling, lack of clearance from Centre
The tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief secretary to get the matter verified, and take action against those responsible
Published on Mar 05, 2025 05:20 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ecostani: Western Ghats, hill states lose forest; growth outside reserved forest
Forest laws have been diluted over the years resulting in loss of forest, especially the very dense and moderate forest areas.
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 02:59 PM IST
1 year on, FSI yet to release the crucial State of Forest report
Last year, 11 retired government officials, including some from the forest and environment departments and two environmental activists challenged the new amendment in the Supreme Court.
Published on Jul 25, 2024 08:58 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
SC moots apparatus for tree-felling compliance
The court was considering a set of applications seeking permission for felling of trees for carrying out development works
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
Heatwave, dry conditions push Uttarakhand forest fires to new high
A combination of heatwave conditions, dry weather, and poorly equipped responders has led to a fivefold increase in major forest fires in Uttarakhand this year.
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 02:36 AM IST
Neeraj Santoshi, Dehradun
SC puts DDA in dock for hiding data on tree-felling
The order came while hearing a contempt petition against DDA vice chairman Subhashish Panda, for undertaking cutting of 1,000 odd trees in Satbari, part of southern ridge, without approval of the court
Updated on May 17, 2024 07:14 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
Stop illegal mining in Aravallis, SC tells Rajasthan govt
Supreme Court orders Rajasthan to stop illegal mining in Aravalli range, questions government on actions taken. FSI report revealed rampant illegal mining.
Updated on May 03, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
Uttarakhand records highest number of large forest fires in India in last 7 days
Uttarakhand reported 201 large forest fire incidents in the last seven days compared to 11 large forest fire incidents in the same period last yea
Published on Apr 30, 2024 04:04 PM IST
With 9% growth since 2017, half of Chandigarh area now under green cover
The forest area in city bounds stood at 22.03 sq km in 2017 and increased to 22.8 sq km in 2023, the biennial report that is compiled by the Forest Survey of India (FRI) using remote sensing data and ground verification, revealed
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 08:26 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Plantation drives increase U.P’s green cover by over 9% in 6 years: Report
The state government is laying a special focus on planting saplings of different species in the state to eliminate environmental imbalance and achieve inclusive development, says the U.P. government.
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 10:16 PM IST
Forest fire training for villagers helps to protect the Western Ghats
The training offered by the forest department and Raintree Foundation, a non-profit organisation, as part of the forest fire management project, made this feasible
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:07 PM IST
Gayatri Vajpeyee
Over 80K hectares of forests diverted for infrastructure projects in 5 years: Centre
Forest area measuring over double the size of Mumbai suburban district was diverted for various infrastructure and development projects in the past five years, the Union environment ministry informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:14 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Plantations count for 28% forest cover: FSI DG
As per IFSR 2021, India's forest cover increased from 21.67% of the total geographical area in 2019 to 21.71% in 2021
Updated on Jan 31, 2022 09:15 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi