Ahead of a meeting with environment ministers of BASIC countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said growth is important for the people but should take place in a way which does not harm the environment. "Economic growth is essential for the people, but we cannot allow growth to be pursued in a manner which damages our environment," the PM said on Twitter, according to the PMO. To source

Over the last 13 years, 143 primary farm forestry cooperatives have regenerated 27,000 hectares of wasteland in 13 districts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The MoEF under the Green India Mission intends to increase India’s forest cover by 5 million hectares, but forest cooperatives don’t even get a mention To source

Policy Brief Paper assesses environmental impacts of solar power generation that cannot be ignored and infact be factored in solar projects to make JNNSM socially equitable and environmentally sustainable. To source

To: Shri. Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment & Forests, Government of India: India has lost valuable voiceless wealth in the form of environment degradation and loss of wildlife and its habitat in recent times despite having one of the MOST POWERFUL LAW IN THE WORLD- The Wildlife Protection Act' 1972 Is it time we brought a change? To source

From the 'greenest government ever' to Deepwater Horizon to the individuals of the year, John Vidal sums up the highs and lows of 2010 To source

In search of pleasure and affluence, mankind has exploited nature to an extent that it has been rendered almost incapable of sustaining healthy life for posterity. Invaluable natural resources have been polluted and it is irresponsible and morally wrong to commit a polluted planet to future generations. To source

DTE Senior Editor Latha Jishnu explains how the access and benefit sharing protocol on biodiversity is -- and isn't -- a fair deal for countries like India. To source

India is set to launch a satellite to monitor forest cover, in 2013. Meanwhile, consultations for finalisation of the Green India Mission too have reached the final stage. The government hopes to expand forest cover from 23% to 33%, and carry out afforestation of 6 million hectares of degraded forest land To source