Taking a leaf from the Chipko movement of the 1970s, rural folk including women in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday hugged trees to prevent their felling along the Nariwala–Jambu Khala ...

In a step to promote agroforestry and streamline tree felling norms on agricultural lands, the Centre has notified a new set of model rules aimed at easing procedural hurdles for farmers, increasing ...