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UP disputes report on ‘excessive’ tree felling for Upper Ganga Road

The tribunal is currently hearing the matter after taking cognisance of an HT report dated February 1, which revealed that the UP forest department had allowed the felling of around 112,722 trees and shrubs. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Published 386 days ago

U.P. CM for steps to combat heatwave: Fire control rooms set up in all divisional forests

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. (HT file)

Published 495 days ago

UGC road project: New report points to excess tree-felling, lack of clearance from Centre

The Upper Ganga Canal in Ghaziabad on Tuesday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Published 516 days ago

Ecostani: Western Ghats, hill states lose forest; growth outside reserved forest

The Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Areas occupies an area of approximately 60,285.61 km2. (HT File Photo)

Updated 588 days ago

1 year on, FSI yet to release the crucial State of Forest report

Last year, 11 retired government officials, including some from the forest and environment departments and two environmental activists challenged the new amendment in the Supreme Court. (HT PHOTO)

Published 739 days ago

SC moots apparatus for tree-felling compliance

The top court recently constituted a committee of three experts along with a team from Forest Survey of India (FSI) to determine the total number of trees cut. This report is still awaited. (HT Photo)

Updated 744 days ago

Heatwave, dry conditions push Uttarakhand forest fires to new high

According to state officials, 11 people have died in Uttarakhand forest fires that have ravaged at least 1,747 ha of land this year.

Updated 774 days ago

SC puts DDA in dock for hiding data on tree-felling

Insaaf Bagh, in the Ridge, created at the orders of Delhi HC. (HT photo)

Updated 808 days ago

Stop illegal mining in Aravallis, SC tells Rajasthan govt

Gurugram, India-July 05, 2023: A view of Aravali Safari Park land in Garat Pur Bas village; Safari Park project which is being developed in line with the biodiversity park concept in a 10,000-acre land parcel in the Aravalli region in Gurugram and Nuh Districts, in Gurugram, India, on Wednesday, 05 July 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated 822 days ago

Uttarakhand records highest number of large forest fires in India in last 7 days

Forest fire being doused in Dhanpur range of Kedarnath wildlife division. (HT photo)

Published 825 days ago

With 9% growth since 2017, half of Chandigarh area now under green cover

Of Chandigarh’s total 140 sq km, 70 sq km is now under green cover. (HT File)

Updated 874 days ago

Plantation drives increase U.P’s green cover by over 9% in 6 years: Report

The plantation drive ongoing for the last six years has increased the green area of the state. (HT File)

Updated 1107 days ago

Forest fire training for villagers helps to protect the Western Ghats

Villagers draw fire lines as a precaution to avert forest fire at Sakhargaon village in Velhe tehsil in Pune. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 1204 days ago

Over 80K hectares of forests diverted for infrastructure projects in 5 years: Centre

HT Image

Updated 1214 days ago

Plantations count for 28% forest cover: FSI DG

India added 1,540 sqkm of forest cover to 713,789 sqkm in 2021, said the ISFR 2021. (Representative Image)

Updated 1645 days ago

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