Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) Gujarat will expand its indigenous ‘Van Kavach’ afforestation model to cover 1,100 hectares during 2026-27, with more than half of the new plantations concentrated in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency as part of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Green Lok Sabha initiative, according to the state Forest Department. The programme includes the development of Gujarat’s largest “Maha Van Kavach,” spanning over 100 hectares in Godhavi village near Ahmedabad.Under the wid…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for Ayush and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav on Friday welcomed the Delhi government’s conservation plan for the Delhi Ridge ecosystem, suggesting use of medicinal plant species in its mega plantation drive. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the MoS described the initiative as a significant step towards environmental conservation and sustainable urban development.In his letter, Jadhav com…
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) The sighting of a juvenile gharial in the Kekaidong River in West Karbi Anglong has been hailed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as a significant indicator of the state’s improving riverine ecosystem and ongoing biodiversity conservation efforts. Sharing photographs of the reptile on social media on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said healthy rivers narrate their own story, and the latest sighting reflects the gradual revival of Assam’s natural ecosystems.”The si…
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Actress and environmental activist Dia Mirza, on June 5, marked World Environment Day by sharing a powerful message on social media.The actress urged people to take meaningful action towards protecting the planet and highlighted the stark contrast between communities struggling for basic necessities and those consuming resources beyond sustainable limits.Sharing her thoughts on social media, Dia wrote that environmental protection should no longer be treated as an “option…
Lusaka, May 29 (IANS) Zambia on Friday launched a project to restore ecosystems and improve people’s livelihoods.The Kafue Flats Wildlife, Habitat, Health and Livelihood Project, launched in southern Zambia’s Southern Province, will be implemented in partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Zambia and the International Crane Foundation, and seeks to restore degraded ecosystems, protect wildlife, strengthen climate resilience, and promote sustainable natural resource management.Douty Chibamba, …
Tirupati, May 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday congratulated the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on achieving 89.4 per cent forest cover in Tirumala.”Congratulations to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on achieving 89.4 pc forest cover in Tirumala through sustained conservation measures aimed at protecting forest wealth and restoring native species in the Seshachalam Hills,” the Chief Minister posted on X.”Our traditions regard nature as sacred, and prote…
Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) The Campus Bird Survey –2026 recorded nearly 30 bird species across the Panjab University (PU) campus on Saturday, taking the cumulative campus checklist to 104 species with the sighting of a booted eagle (light morph). The survey was conducted under the initiative of Bird Count India as part of the ongoing project, “Monitoring Avian Species of Panjab University,” sponsored by the Panjab University Alumni Association.The survey commenced at 6.30 a.m. and covered ma…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has realised Rs 2.4 crore under the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework in the last 45 days in connection with commercial utilisation of biological resources, a statement said on Friday. The amount was received from 10 applications for carrying out activities relating to research and commercial use of biological resources, from entities that belong to seed and animal feed/cosmetic sectors, it added.The benefit-sharing cont…