New Mandate Slashes Green Buffer for Industrial Land Rush
India’s Environment Ministry reduced mandatory industrial green cover from 33% to 10%, aiming to rationalize land use and boost manufacturing
Deforestation: The Green Cost of Urbanization
In a two-part series, Sonal Desai, News Editor at esgnews.earth, analyzes the implications of the EU’s rejection of the country risk system within its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), and the challenging path it poses for global forest protection.
SC sets benchmark fine of Rs 1 lakh a tree for tree-cutting
The Supreme Court has fined a man Rs 4.54 crore for cutting down 454 trees in the protected Taj Trapezium zone in Uttar Pradesh.
SECL to Invest Rs 4 crore for Miyawaki Forest in Chhattisgarh
SECL will use the Miyawaki plantation method to enhance green cover in the coal belt region of Chhattisgarh
Marut Drones Launches India’s First Reforestation Drone
Marut Drones successfully used Seedcopter for its ‘Hara Bahara’ campaign, planting over one crore trees across India in 2022. The company aims to restore 900 forests by 2030.
