145 zones to be surveyed in summer bird census | Delhi News – The Times of India

New Delhi: The Delhi forest department and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), along with nearly 100 enthusiastic birdwatchers, volunteers, students, wildlife experts and conservationists, flagged off the summer survey of the…

‘City’s Lungs’ under siege: NGT demands update on southern ridge encroachments – The Times of India

New Delhi: The Delhi Forest Department has cleared about 80 hectares of encroachment from the southern ridge since 2019-20, but roughly 307 hectares (759 acres) remain encroached, officials from the…

Despite new rules, few exotic pets registered – The Times of India

New Delhi: Registration of exotic pets in Delhi was made mandatory last year. However, the forest department has received only 35 applications so far. While the deadline to submit the…

Indian army submits report to ngt on deforestation and reforestation efforts in central ridge | Delhi News – The Times of India

New Delhi: The Indian Army submitted a report to the National Green Tribunal regarding the deforestation of over eight hectares of land falling in the Central Ridge in the city.…

No permission, Delhi forest dept sends notices to CPWD, National Institute of Immunology for illegal tree felling in Dwarka | Delhi News – The Times of India

New Delhi: The forest and wildlife department issued notices to Central Public Works Department and National Institute of Immunology for the illegal felling of trees in violation of Delhi Preservation…

Final notification of Southern Ridge to be done in three phases, NGT told | Delhi News – The Times of India

New Delhi: The Delhi forest and wildlife department has told National Green Tribunal that it will conduct the final notification of the Southern Ridge, spread over around 6,200 hectares, under…

Forest dept slaps Rs 1-lakh penalty on pvt contractor | Delhi News – The Times of India

New Delhi: The forest department has levied an environmental penalty of Rs 1 lakh on a contractor for unauthorised tree felling and severe pruning while constructing a police checkpost in…