The state already has one of the lowest forest covers in the country at around 3.5% Gurgaon: In a shift in its annual afforestation strategy, Haryana govt has asked all districts to identify contiguous land parcels of at least five hectares for plantation during the monsoon.The move marks a departure from the earlier practice of…
Navi Mumbai: On International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated May 22 every year, environmentalists appealed to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to fast-track long-delayed legal protection for more than 23,000 wetlands across the state, warning that continued neglect accelerates biodiversity loss and increases climate vulnerability.Appealing to the CM for urgent intervention, B N Kumar, director of…
Mahadayi River (File pic) Dharwad: Even as farmers in the Malaprabha command area step up their demand for implementation of the Kalasa–Banduri Nala project, a comprehensive study by scientists, water experts, former bureaucrats and environmentalists has cautioned that diverting Mahadayi River waters could cause irreversible ecological damage to the Western Ghats.The report, titled “Bandura Nala–Mahadayi…
