GUWAHATI: To determine land use pattern in Assam, a three–member Cabinet sub committee headed by State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Prithibi Majhi has been constituted by the State government.

Sources said that the Cabinet sub committee has been constituted to recommend a land use perspective and also to suggest a roadmap for preparation of a comprehensive inventory of the government land in a time bound manner.

Indonesia should embrace its key role in climate change and extend a ban on the destruction of forests and peatlands despite opposition from the agriculture minister and the influential palm oil in

The high annual rate of land degradation has assumed alarming proportions, draft report

The pain on the faces of farmers in Goa's Sirigaon village tells a tale. A tale of ruin. Their wells and lakes have dried up. The soil has been corroded. Lush farms have become mere memories.

In a first-of-its-kind initiative by the corporate sector, Tata Power has come forward to conserve the coastal biodiversity of the city with plans to plant and regenerate mangroves.

In an interaction with the editorial staff of The Indian Express on Tuesday, chief conservator of forests (mangrove cell) N Vasudevan said Tata Power has proposed plantation and regeneration of mangroves on 25 hectares in Navi Mumbai.