Green Cover

NGT seeks reply from Centre, NHAI on maintaining green cover along national and state highways

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre and NHAI to state its stand on maintaining the mandatory green cover along national and state highways.

Delhi HC dismayed at depleting green cover, says capital will turn into a desert at this rate

The national capital can turn into a desert if the green cover and forest land fall prey to illegal construction and encroachment, the Delhi High Court has observed

Maharasthra lost forests 660 times iconic Oval Maidan of Mumbai in seven years

The sate of Maharashtra lost 58.81 square kilometres (14,532 acres) of green cover in the seven years from 2005-06 to 2011-12, a first-of-its-kind satellite mapping of the state has revealed.

Watch: Mumbai businessman takes on BMC in a bid to save dying trees

A public litigation from a businessman, Zoru Bhathena has created a noise for the cause of deteriorating state of current Mumbai's Green Cover.

Losing green cover: India lost original forests 70 times Delhi's area in 14 years

Environment minister Prakash Javadekar released the biennial report “India State of Forest Report 2013” on 7 July stating that the forest cover continues to stand at 21 percent of the country’s geographical area

Thane: Don't believe glossy real estate ads, this city is no escape from Mumbai

Thane suffers from a highly politicised municipal governance that is ineffective -- its green cover claims are dubious, it has no idea how to deal with the fastest growing population and its infrastructure is crumbling.

Delhi is the 'greenest' capital city in world, claims Sheila Dikshit

Citing rise in green cover, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Delhi has become the "greenest" capital city in the world.