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A forest range officer (FRO) of Pirakata Range under Midnapur division has created a beautiful garden using waste plastic bottles and rubber tyres. (Photo: ANI)

Bengal forest officer creates garden using plastic bottles, rubber tyres

The garden has become a go-to spot in the area and attracts a crowd who pay a visit to appreciate the greenery and Mohanta's work.
15 Sep 2019 10:56 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said wildfires in the Amazon were an 'international crisis' and called on this weekend's G7 to address the issue. (Photo: File)

'International crisis': French President on Amazon wildfires

Attention on the issue coincides with a UN regional meeting on climate change in Brazil ahead of a December summit in Chile.
23 Aug 2019 9:29 AM
Firefighters were working to stop the blaze reaching nearby villages. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

500 firefighters to battle blaze in French forest

No buildings have been destroyed or people injured, but warned that the wind strength was forecast to strengthen during the day.
15 Aug 2019 12:48 PM
Valentina Elangbam, a 9-year-old from Hiyanglam Makha Leikai in Kakching district has been made the ambassador of "Chief Minister's Green Manipur Mission" after a video of her crying over axing of trees, that she had planted, went viral. (Photo: ANI)

Want to plant trees on all deforested hills: 9-yr-old Valentina Elangbam

Elangbam said that she feels hurt when people cut down trees. She even aspires to become a forest officer in future.
10 Aug 2019 12:55 PM
The carcass of the tiger found at Parson's Valley near Ooty on Sunday. (DC)

Probe into tiger death: Blade presence puzzles investigators

Earlier it was suspected that the tiger could have been poisoned.
17 Jul 2019 1:31 AM
Forest labouers planting saplings in the forest land at Sarasala.

Sarasala remains on edge

So far the police have picked up 32 villagers, mostly men, elderly.
07 Jul 2019 2:29 AM
'I am looking forward to working with him (Javadekar). I thank the Prime Minister for giving an opportunity to me,' singer turned politician Babul Supriyo said. (Photo: ANI)

Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Environment Minister, Babul Supriyo as MoS

Javadekar also holds the additional charge of Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
01 Jun 2019 1:14 PM
A scene from The Society

A bizarre mystery

A group of wealthy kids, who are sent away on a 10-day trip discover that their parents are missing.
01 Jun 2019 12:20 AM
Scientists observed ozone levels 30 to 50 per cent higher than baseline conditions at a location 60 miles downwind of the city.

Human intrusion degrading air quality of Amazon rainforest: Study

Vehicle emissions and other human activities in the city release nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere.
27 Apr 2019 10:25 AM
The bear entered the village from the nearby forest early on Monday morning and attacked a herd of cattle.

Warangal: Sloth bear attack injures 1 villager

According to Chief Conservator of Forests, Warangal Circle, M.J. Akbar, the injured person was 70-year-old Saheb.
09 Apr 2019 1:14 AM
Representational image.

Kerala: Sheer irony forests had to be hydrated

Project ‘Forests for Water’ to restore retention capacity of the forest.
27 May 2018 6:44 AM
The smartphones will capture any sounds of illegal logging and alert forest rangers in real time. As the device can transmit sound data in real-time, through a free mobile app, the students can keep a tab.  (Representational Image)

Refurbished phones can help save timber

These smartphones will capture any sounds of illegal logging and alert forest rangers in real time.
30 Apr 2018 1:42 AM
Forest officials say that some clauses in the policy regarding forest fires, catchment areas and wildlife will make a welcome difference after 30 years of inaction.

Policies implemented only on paper: Activist

Nearly 135 hectares of forest land has been illegally used for development projects.
05 Apr 2018 1:04 AM
The National Forest Policy draft, 2018 has addressed many integral issues in the environment but it has drawn sharp criticism for allowing the corporate sector to have its say in forest lands.

Hyderabad: Corporates will misuse forest land, feel experts

Mining projects take a toll on greenery, but are ignored.
05 Apr 2018 12:50 AM
Missing infant’s father prays for his return.

Odisha: Sleeping infant snatched from parents by monkey, found dead in well

The police and forest department officials could not trace the 16-day-old boy during their day-long searches on Saturday.
02 Apr 2018 1:36 AM
Drier areas still had fertile soils, where farmers would have been able to grow crops and fruit trees like Brazil nuts. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Uninhabited' Amazon may have been home to a million people

Drier areas still had fertile soils, where farmers would have been able to grow crops and fruit trees like Brazil nuts.
28 Mar 2018 5:01 PM
Just 22 kms from the concrete jungle that Bengaluru is fast turning into,  is the famed Bannerghatta Biological Park (BNP)  that offers a safe habitat for several species of wildlife in over 100 sq. kms of forests.

The curious case of the disappearing forest

Rampant encroachment of the forest area of Bannerghatta Biological Park, led to the area being reduced by 28.45 percent s in 2015 alone.
21 Mar 2018 2:12 AM
Representational image

Kerala: Forest has no modern device to tackle fire

The WWS had purchased a limited number of blowers last year.
14 Mar 2018 1:33 AM
Representational image.

Trekking responsibility

In light of the Theni forest fire, responsible trekking is the need of the hour.
14 Mar 2018 12:00 AM
Elephants often stray into villages leading to conflicts in Hassan district

Sakleshpur to be made wildlife sanctuary?

A wildlife sanctuary in the interest of the wildlife in the region to the State Wildlife Board in April.
10 Mar 2018 2:38 AM

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