Forest Cover

Recurrent water crisis forces Mawasis in MP to migrate to cities for livelihood as parched forests run dry of produce

Recurrent drought in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh has turned the once all-providing summer months into a nightmare for Mawasi tribals, forcing the youth to migrate for livelihood while women walk at least 16 kilometres daily for water

Naveen Patnaik writes to Narendra Modi requesting him to stop Polavaram Project; says will cause ‘permanent injury’ to Odisha

'If the project is allowed to be completed before the resolution of all the pending cases, it will cause permanent injury to the interest of the state of Odisha and its people', said Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in a letter to PM Narendra Modi. His letter comes in response to the Environment Ministry's decision to extend the construction of the Polavaram Multipurpose Project. Polavaram Project is an under-construction multi-purpose national project on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh.

Bengaluru citizens save city's green cover, prevent KRDCL from tendering work on elevated corridor sans public consultation

Citizens groups in Bengaluru recently succeeded in preventing the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) from issuing tenders on 102-km-long elevated corridor network, which will lead to cutting down of over 3.000 trees

International Day of Forests: From Asia's mangroves to Amazon rainforest, take this quiz to check your knowledge of world's green cover

Every year, 21 March is celebrated as International Day of Forests in order to raise awareness on the importance of all types of forests

NASA's satellite 'ICESat-2' tracking Earth's polar ice to launch this September

ICESat-2 will provide precise and frequent measurements spanning the entire globe

India's forest cover has increased by 1.29% from 2009 to 2015, reports Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan

The 'Status of Environment Report, India 2015', by Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the forests and tree cover constitute 24.16 per cent of the country.

In Portugal, like India, local factors combine with global climate change to worsen its impact

Seeing the same pattern — drought and heatwaves combining with faulty societal decisions — wreaking havoc everywhere, from Portugal to India, brings home the message that we really are living in one world. The only world we have. And it is warming.

70 years of Independence: India's life expectancy, literacy indicators look up, while IMR, income inequality are worries

In the 70 years since independence, India has made most progress in improving life expectancy, literacy, but has been slower in improving the level of income, and reducing infant mortality rates when compared to five other nations.

India could lose forest cover slightly more than the size of Mauritius by 2025: ISRO study

A staggering 2,305 sq km of forest cover in northeast India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands could disappear by 2025, a study by ISRO scientists has predicted.

Javadekar sets "sustainable development" top on agenda for next 3 years

Javadekar said that 2000 environmental approvals were granted in two years for unlocking an investment of Rs 10 lakh crore which can generate 10 lakh jobs