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Forest dept plans oxygen park in Punawale reserve forest

After complaints about tree cutting and demand by MLA, forest department has initiated oxygen park project in reserve forest at Punawale. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Published on Feb 20, 2025 08:10 AM IST

Forest dept confirms no encroachment on forest land in Mohammadwadi

Forest department confirms no encroachment on forest land in Mohammadwadi. (HT)
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:58 AM IST

Forest Dept. struggling to regain 14,000 hectares of land in Pune

As time passed, neither the forest nor revenue departments paid any attention to this land due to which it was encroached. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 05:30 AM IST

Delhi Ridge encroached or not marked: SC flags ‘shocking state of affairs’

In last five years, the encroachment was 183.88 ha as compared to 117.97 ha in the previous five-year period, CEC noted, raising further concern that the “speed of removal of encroachments is also quite slow with only 91 ha of encroachment removed in 5 years”. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 10, 2024 02:13 AM IST

Huge fire erupts near Bengaluru's Kadugodi reserve forest area. VIDEO

Huge fire erupts near Bengaluru's Kadugodi reserve forest area. VIDEO
Published on Apr 01, 2024 09:31 AM IST

New roads to come up on forest reserve land in Maval

The Forest Department granted an ‘in-principle’ approval for the diversion of over two acres of reserve and private forest category land in Maval tehsil for new road construction. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Updated on Aug 22, 2023 11:11 PM IST

International Day of Forests 2023: History, significance, theme

EcoSikh to plant 450 mini forests in Amritsar
Published on Mar 21, 2023 05:51 AM IST

The world is paying a price for the illegal wildlife trade

People wear face mask to protect against coronavirus, Mumbai, March 12, 2020
Updated on Mar 13, 2020 05:24 PM IST

Held captive for 6 days, elephant ‘Krishna’ dies

Human-elephant conflict is common in Assam and has left 761 humans and 249 elephants dead since 2010, according to data tabled in state assembly.
Updated on Nov 18, 2019 11:45 AM IST

Sunderbans shield protects Kolkata from Bulbul fury

Destruction in the aftermath of Cyclone Bulbul, at Amarabati village in Bakkhali, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal on Sunday.
Published on Nov 13, 2019 02:43 AM IST

Mumbai has a long way to go in protecting mangrove forests

Studies have shown that the city is losing its mangrove forests.
Published on Aug 05, 2019 01:09 AM IST

Timber production forests find place in Forest Act draft

The state government also has the right to impose cess or taxes on the forest land used for such production.
Published on Apr 14, 2019 03:56 AM IST

Uttarakhand loses 86 lakh to forest fires this year

Although the official forest fire season is over, sporadic incidents of fire are still being recorded from different parts of the state. Officials say there hasn’t been enough rainfall this year.
Published on Jun 22, 2018 07:21 AM IST

Elephant named ‘Laden’ may have killed 37 people in Assam since 2016

People look on as a wild elephant crosses a road near the flood affected Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
Updated on Jun 09, 2018 05:41 PM IST