The interim stay comes in response to a petition filed by environmentalist and former Deputy Mayor of Shimla, Tikender Singh Panwar, who argued that the ongoing tree felling during peak harvest season was unscientific, anti-farmer, inhuman and environmentally disastrous.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while hearing the suo motu case of deforestation in the Kancha Gachibowli forest area in Telangana, said that while sustainable development is important, it does not mean that forests can be destroyed overnight with bulldozers.
In a major crackdown on forest-related crimes, the Forest Department in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah has intensified its drive against timber smuggling and illegal logging. Over the last two months, officials have registered 52 Forest Offences Cases and seized 22 illegal mechanical cutters
Calling the green felling "environmentally disastrous" and contrary to the principles of ecological conservation. Negi told ANI, "Nowhere in the country is green felling permitted. Eviction of illegal encroachments is being carried out, but cutting decades-old fruit-bearing trees is not just
According to Sujoy Chakraborty of the Howrah Municipal Corporation, the three staff members were sitting on the roadside and reading a newspaper. Two victims died on the spot after the tree fell on them. The HWC will provide financial assistance to the families of the victims.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday expressed support for the youth protesting against the proposed felling of nearly 2,500 trees at Dol Ka Badh in Jaipur, clarifying that the demonstrators are not opposed to development but prioritise the protection of nature, environment, and wildlife
A 15-year-old boy from Kerala tragically died on Sunday after a tree fell on him amid strong winds and heavy rainfall in the 8th Mile area near Ooty, located in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district.
The Supreme Court on Thursday warned the Telangana government of stern action if no decision is taken on the restoration of Kancha Gachibowli forest in the state.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday, expressed grief over the tragic death of four family members and injury to one person due to a tree falling during a heavy storm and rain in Kharkhadi Nahar village, Najafgarh.
Four people, including a woman and her three children, were killed and one injured when a neem tree fell on a tubewell room at a farm in Kharkhari Canal village, Dwarka, due to strong winds on Friday morning.
He said that while the remarks are welcomed, this is also the time to prove that both the BJP and Congress aren't colluding Telangana, and hopes that the PM isn't just "paying lip service."
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Wildlife Warden of Telangana to examine and take immediate steps to protect the wildlife affected on account of deforestation in 100 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli in Telangana.