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U.P. CM for steps to combat heatwave: Fire control rooms set up in all divisional forests

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. (HT file)
Published on Mar 26, 2025 06:54 AM IST

UGC road project: New report points to excess tree-felling, lack of clearance from Centre

The Upper Ganga Canal in Ghaziabad on Tuesday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 05, 2025 05:20 AM IST

Ecostani: Western Ghats, hill states lose forest; growth outside reserved forest

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The Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Areas occupies an area of approximately 60,285.61 km2. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 04:05 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. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jul 25, 2024 08:58 AM IST

SC moots apparatus for tree-felling compliance

The top court recently constituted a committee of three experts along with a team from Forest Survey of India (FSI) to determine the total number of trees cut. This report is still awaited. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 07:40 AM IST

Heatwave, dry conditions push Uttarakhand forest fires to new high

According to state officials, 11 people have died in Uttarakhand forest fires that have ravaged at least 1,747 ha of land this year.
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 02:36 AM IST

SC puts DDA in dock for hiding data on tree-felling

Insaaf Bagh, in the Ridge, created at the orders of Delhi HC. (HT photo)
Updated on May 17, 2024 07:14 AM IST

Stop illegal mining in Aravallis, SC tells Rajasthan govt

Gurugram, India-July 05, 2023: A view of Aravali Safari Park land in Garat Pur Bas village; Safari Park project which is being developed in line with the biodiversity park concept in a 10,000-acre land parcel in the Aravalli region in Gurugram and Nuh Districts, in Gurugram, India, on Wednesday, 05 July 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 03, 2024 05:30 AM IST

Uttarakhand records highest number of large forest fires in India in last 7 days

Forest fire being doused in Dhanpur range of Kedarnath wildlife division. (HT photo)
Published on Apr 30, 2024 04:04 PM IST

With 9% growth since 2017, half of Chandigarh area now under green cover

Of Chandigarh’s total 140 sq km, 70 sq km is now under green cover. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 08:26 AM IST

Plantation drives increase U.P’s green cover by over 9% in 6 years: Report

The plantation drive ongoing for the last six years has increased the green area of the state. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 10:16 PM IST

Forest fire training for villagers helps to protect the Western Ghats

Villagers draw fire lines as a precaution to avert forest fire at Sakhargaon village in Velhe tehsil in Pune. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:07 PM IST

Plantations count for 28% forest cover: FSI DG

India added 1,540 sqkm of forest cover to 713,789 sqkm in 2021, said the ISFR 2021. (Representative Image)
Updated on Jan 31, 2022 09:15 AM IST