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    Forest Area News

    UP forest cover up by 609 sq km in 23 years, but protected forests shrink 86%

    For representation only (HT File Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 78 days ago

    Loud explosion reported in J&K's Kishtwar, army refutes reports of plane crash

    A view of the snow-capped mountains following a fresh spell of snowfall, in Kishtwar.
    India News
    Updated 120 days ago

    Space crunch at HC: UT shoots down proposal to extend complex in forest area

    UT’s is of the view that expansion at current site may take place on around 2 lakh square meter area only and can’t be allowed into reserved forest area. (HT File photo)
    Cities
    Published 344 days ago

    Man, 22, trampled to death by wild elephant in Chhattisgarh’s Korba

    A 22-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district
    India News
    Updated 477 days ago

    UP govt moves SC, seeks green light for Kukrail night safari

    The UP government’s Kukrail night safari project and the proposal to shift Lucknow zoo from the heart of the city to Kukrail forest will only move ahead after clearance from the apex court. (File Photo)
    Cities
    Published 480 days ago

    173K ha forests cleared in 9 years, Lok Sabha informed

    Experts have been critical of India’s forest cover data because it counts farms, orchards, plantations etc as forests due to its ambiguous definition. (HT Archive)
    India News
    Published 516 days ago

    1.7 lakh hectares of forest area diverted for non-forestry purpose in 9 yrs: Govt

    Union environment minister, Bhupender Yadav (in picture) was responding to questions by CPIML MP, Raja Ram Singh. (ANI photo)
    India News
    Updated 516 days ago

    IFS officer shares pic of 'original forest guard' at anti-poaching camp entrance

    Retired IFS officer shared a image of two tigers overseeing an anti-poaching camp.
    Trending
    Published 550 days ago

    IFS officer shares video of bridge built after river alters forest access

    IFS officer Parveen Kaswan shared a video of forest officials constructing a bridge in rugged terrain after a river shifted course.
    Trending
    Updated 600 days ago

    Fire breaks out outside SNGP

    Fire breaks out outside SNGP
    Cities
    Updated 602 days ago

    Bengaluru sees 0.59% rise in forest cover, ranks among India’s greenest metros

    Bengaluru does not have any areas designated as “Very Dense Forest” (VDF).
    Cities
    Updated 607 days ago

    CPCB asks Delhi to act on Saidulajab forest encroachment

    A complaint over encroachment of forest land was filed with the National Green Tribunal this May. (Representative photo/HT Archive)
    Cities
    Updated 620 days ago

    Forest dept fails to achieve Gliricidia removal target

    As part of the “Harit Yojana”, the then forest department had planted Gliricidia trees on barren stretches of the hills to help reduce nitrogen levels in the atmosphere and to preserve land from encroachments. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
    Cities
    Updated 735 days ago

    ‘Illegal’ construction on at Surajpur wetland, forest dept says it’s stopped now

    Around three to four metre wide and 300 to 400 metre long cemented road has been built at the start of the Surajpur chowk on Surajpur-Dadri road. The construction has been developed by felling around 100 trees and shrubs in the area, said environmentalists. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 843 days ago

    Residents irked as 200-acre Nandanvan forest area in Pune turns into dumping ground

    Garbage littered near Heavens Park at Mohammadwadi. No guard was seen patrolling the vast forest area except dedicated volunteers of Nandanvan forest. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Updated 903 days ago

    Over 600 rescued turtles released in Gomti river

    Turtles being released into the Gomti river. (HT)
    Cities
    Updated 926 days ago

    Assam: 15-year-old girl raped, murdered by neighbour on way to school

    The incident happened on January 26 and the girl’s body was recovered on Tuesday. (Representative Image)
    Cities
    Published 934 days ago

    3 killed in tiger attack in Gadchiroli in last two weeks: Officials

    1 person was killed on Saturday in tiger attack near Lohara in Gadchiroli (Representative Photo)
    India News
    Published 945 days ago

    Massive fire breaks out near Modi Mill flyover in Delhi, traffic affected: Cops

    Massive fire breaks out near Modi Mill flyover in Delhi
    Cities
    Published 959 days ago

    Terrorist neutralised in Rajouri; arms, ammo recovered

    The arms and ammo recovered during the operation in Rajouri. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 1009 days ago

    Steps should be taken to prevent human-wildlife conflicts: Karnataka CM

    Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Friday. (ANI Photo)
    Cities
    Published 1058 days ago

    Tourists complain about illegal fees charged by locals at Tamhini, Lonavla

    Local villagers, and farmers who own private properties near the forest area, were asking for money from the tourists (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 1068 days ago

    Out to buy Tricolour for Independence Day, 12-year-old raped in Chandigarh forest

    Chandigarh Police lodged an FIR against the accused under Sections 363, 366 and 376-AB of the Indian Penal Code. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Cities
    Updated 1102 days ago

    India’s green regulation has entered a new era

    Vagaries in climate patterns are sparking wildly varying extreme weather that has not only exacted a wrenching human cost, but a punishing economic one as well. (AFP)
    Opinion
    Published 1113 days ago

    ‘Vast gap between global talk, domestic walk’: Cong MP on Forest Bill passage

    Congress MP Jairam Ramesh. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV)
    India News
    Published 1116 days ago

    Panchkula: Man who killed wife awarded life sentence

    The court also imposed a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>60,000 on the convict, who hails from Uttar Pradesh. (Getty Images/Purestock)
    Cities
    Updated 1120 days ago

    4 of family killed as tree falls on makeshift tent in J&K’s Kishtwar

    Kishtwar SSP Khalil Poswal said, “The family was fast asleep in their makeshift tent amid heavy rains and strong winds in the forest. A tree fell on their tent that resulted in their death.” A case has been registered at Kishtwar police station.
    Cities
    Updated 1185 days ago

    Taxi driver arrested for raping woman in car in forest area, looting her

    (Representative Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1204 days ago

    7-year-old boy dies in alleged leopard attack in Assam district: Official

    The incident took place at Satishpur Garden on Monday. (Representative file image)
    Cities
    Updated 1215 days ago

    Poonch attack: 30 people detained for questioning, hunt on for terrorists

    Army Commander Northern Command Lt General Upendra Dwivedi during his visit to the Command Hospital where survivors of Thursday's terror attack are being treated in Udhampur. (PTI)
    Cities
    Updated 1217 days ago
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