With over 3,000 species of plants, 26 interconnected lakes and the 250-year-old Great Banyan Tree -- the largest in the world -- the Indian Botanic Garden is a veritable treasure, discovers Payal......
Any fresh proposal for opening a zoo or starting a 'safari' on forest land will now require the approval of the Supreme Court, which on Monday issued a slew of directions for forest conservation......
The Centre has disallowed installation of mobile towers in core or critical tiger habitats in the country, according to new guidelines by the environment ministry. IMAGE: An Indian Royal Bengal......
A Namibian cheetah has given birth to three cubs at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh, weeks after three cubs were born to another feline. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav......
Namibian cheetah Shaurya died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, state Forest Minister Nagar Singh Chouhan said, making it the 10th such fatality since the reintroduction of......
'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is private capex picking up? In the Interim Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala......
In order to keep the interest of new and small players intact, the coal ministry is offering only small- and medium-sized coal mines in the second round. As many as 75 mines will go under the......
The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......
Over 1.4 lakh jobs are estimated to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various central government departments, according to the Union Budget presented on Monday. Illustration: Dominic......
The heavy industries ministersaid that the proposal for the auto scrappage policy was ready and all stakeholders have provided inputs, therefore its announcement was likely very soon. Union......