Maharashtra's own valley of flowers, the UNESCO world natural heritage site at Kaas in Satara district now faces a new threat — vandals. Since December-end, the plateau, which is a bio-diversity hotspot
Some grass is actually greener than the rest particularly the longest one commonly known as bamboo. From gourmet delights to tradable emission reduction units through construction material, ice-cream
Firefighters set trees on fire in efforts to prevent a major blaze from reaching the largely evacuated West Glacier and a nearby village in Glacier National Park. Trina Weitz, left, and Steve
More forest fires broke out in southern France after firefighters had fought for 24 hours to control earlier blazes that raged across vast tracts of woodland killing four tourists. Local authorities
For the first time India has featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for planting the maximum number of saplings in a single day. The Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association has set a new
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court directed the Government to take immediate steps to restore the 20 acres of evergreen virgin forest in Thanchampara panchayat in Palakkad secured by a private
The denial of forest clearance by the Central government last week for the construction of the inter-State Lower Penganga Project has put the Maharashtra government in trouble. The project is located
The forest department is planning to give a face lift to 2 km long streches from the Zero line at Wagah and the entry of Amritsar near the Verka byepass with ornamental trees. Deputy Commissioner
The eight-lane expansion of the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway 8 has taken a heavy toll: Thousands of trees have been cut and tens of thousands of birds have been rendered homeless. People For Animals
The Ahmedabad range police seized a truck carrying sandalwood and arrested two persons who were trying to smuggle it out of the woods owned by local farmers. The trucks were loaded with 15 logs some
The Chennai Corporation will take up a new greening programme from next month, which promises to be totally different from earlier ones. Before removing a dead tree, a sapling will be planted a few
