Delhi tree felling: Absent forest policy, absentee Tree Authority
Between 2014 and 2017, the government planted 28,12,000 trees against the target of 36, 57,000, leaving a shortfall of 845,000 trees
Girl burnt alive for protesting against tree felling
The incident took place on the 44th anniversary of the Chipko movement, a conservation campaign that successfully prevented cutting of trees
Goa’s private forests, a last defence against global warming
The government needs to work on incentives for people to hold on to private forests rather than sell them
Illegal logging in Africa is a threat to security
Illegal logging happens here through small-scale and commercial operations
Over 1,700 trees to be axed for widening NH-59 in Odisha
The felling of several old trees has already been started in Ratanpur
NGT bans cutting of trees in forests without requisite clearance
Complaint says felling of trees for charcoal production affects a forest area of 20,000 sq km annually
Kodagu landslides not a natural disaster
Here’s an account of the situation in disaster-hit Kodagu in Karnataka by a geologist who volunteered for the relief work
State of the World’s Forests 2022: 10% of total forest area on Earth lost in 30 years
It stated that annual global consumption of natural resources is likely to increase to 190 billion tonnes in 2060 from 92 billion tonnes in 2017
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 23, 2019)
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2024)
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Not yet April, but mercury at 44.6 in Odisha’s Baripada
Some 18,500,748 trees were felled in Odisha in the last 11 years, according to the state government
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 21, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 12, 2023)
Bihar government sees red over unsought pruning of trees
Contractors hired for renovation of a planetarium have been fined for cutting of trees without permission
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 12, 2020)
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (April 22-26)
क्या मिसाल बन सकता है कॉर्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व में अवैध रूप से पेड़ काटने का मामला?
नैनीताल हाईकोर्ट ने जिम कॉर्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व में 6000 से ज…
As told to Parliament (March 21, 2022): PM10 pollution worsened in 31 cities in 2020-21, decreased in 96
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 12, 2023)