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Forest
'New scam in market': Bengaluru-based company faces flak over charging Rs 1,500 for hugging trees
Boasting of providing a guided tour in forest bathing, a banner shared about the activity on the company's website read 'The Healing Power of Forests' with a subhead that stated 'A Forest Bathing Experience'. The banner also includes the charge reading 'Rs 1,500' which is claimed to be the fee for hugging trees, while the company claims levying a GST of 18 per cent.
19 April 2024, 09:00 IST
'New scam in market': Bengaluru-based company faces flak over charging Rs 1,500 for hugging trees
19 April 2024, 09:00 IST
Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain: Report
Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis released on Thursday by the Global Forest Watch monitoring project.
04 April 2024, 04:36 IST
Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain: Report
04 April 2024, 04:36 IST
Golden Jackal rescued from Pune forest range in joint op conducted by Wildlife SOS and Maharashtra Forest Dept
In a rescue operation, Wildlife SOS, in collaboration with the Maharashtra Forest Department, rescued a distressed golden jackal from a 35-foot-deep open well in Godhre village situated in the Junnar forest range of Pune.
03 April 2024, 04:26 IST
Golden Jackal rescued from Pune forest range in joint op conducted by Wildlife SOS and Maharashtra Forest Dept
03 April 2024, 04:26 IST
Delhi High Court seeks Centre's stand on deploying forces to protect forests
The court's direction came on a petition seeking a direction to the Central government to post an adequate number of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers with the Delhi government’s Department of Forests and Wildlife.
26 March 2024, 10:23 IST
Delhi High Court seeks Centre's stand on deploying forces to protect forests
26 March 2024, 10:23 IST
Karnataka begins work to de-notify lands wrongly tagged as 'reserve' forest
State revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda said, government was trying to resolve a decades-old problem due to blurred boundaries of forest and revenue lands.
07 March 2024, 16:06 IST
Karnataka begins work to de-notify lands wrongly tagged as 'reserve' forest
07 March 2024, 16:06 IST
Weed out the invasive lantana
Historically, the lantana has existed since the 1800s and originated in tropical America. Introduced in many countries as ornamental plants, this invasive weed can take over vacuums created by intensive logging or forest fires.
04 March 2024, 19:57 IST
Weed out the invasive lantana
04 March 2024, 19:57 IST
New species of Amazon anaconda, world's largest snake, discovered
The 20-foot-long (6.1-meter-long) giant snake species was found in an Ecuadorian rainforest and weighs 200 kilos (441 pounds). It has been deemed as the world's largest snake species.
01 March 2024, 03:26 IST
New species of Amazon anaconda, world's largest snake, discovered
01 March 2024, 03:26 IST
Centre allows plantation for green credits on open forests, scrubland
Launched in October, the Green Credit Programme is a market-based mechanism rewarding different voluntary environmental actions by individuals, communities and the private sector.
27 February 2024, 18:26 IST
Centre allows plantation for green credits on open forests, scrubland
27 February 2024, 18:26 IST
Forestation found to have 'side-effects', could offset CO2 removal gains
The study also found that when forestation was implemented alongside other strategies to tackle climate change, such as reducing fossil fuel emissions, the negative impacts of these indirect effects were lower.
23 February 2024, 09:12 IST
Forestation found to have 'side-effects', could offset CO2 removal gains
23 February 2024, 09:12 IST
Kerala forest officials allegedly stopped at Karnataka border
The Kerala forest officials were also learnt to have taken a video of being stopped at Karnataka checkpost.
21 February 2024, 12:34 IST
Kerala forest officials allegedly stopped at Karnataka border
21 February 2024, 12:34 IST
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