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Dehradun, May 4: In a significant development in the farming sector of the state, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced here on Thursday that the Horticulture Department of the state would make six poly-houses out of which four would be set up in project areas and the remaining two would be in battalion headquarters.

In a significant development in the farming sector of the state, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced here on Thursday that the Horticulture Department of the state would make six poly-houses out of which four would be set up in project areas and the remaining two would be in battalion headquarters.

This is not the first time that the Territorial Army, an auxiliary group consisting of part-time volunteers who provide support and services to the Indian Army, is being deployed for environment-related duties in Delhi.

Uttarakhand government should encourage the greening efforts of the Indian Army soldiers and other such groups; financial support and timely payment of their dues are equally crucial

Umsaw (Meghalaya), Nov. 22 (PTI): Sustainable development and enhanced community partnership are needed to protect environment in the Northeast, experts at the seventh edition of the Northeast Green Summit that concluded here on Tuesday said. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on green initiatives in the region was signed between the army’s ‘Eco Task Force’ and summit organiser Vibgyor NE Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that specialises in green issues of Northeast I...

A year-long study has confirmed the presence of eight leopards in the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, an indicator of its thriving ecosystem.

A WREXHAM teenager has finally fulfilled her ambition of travelling to Tanzania to undertake conservation work and embrace the culture.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi government will plant 10 lakh saplings to improve the green cover of the capital with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia approving Rs 140.74 crore for the project, an official statement said on Thursday. India News | Delhi Govt to Plant 10L Saplings to Improve Citys Green Cover.

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 polluting vehicles, even as it shrunk the budgetary allocation for the environment ministry from the last fiscal by nearly eight percent. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech for 2021-22, announced a total of Rs 2869.93 crore for the ministry, Rs 230 crore less than the last fisca...