Chuck that plastic for a bamboo sipper
The campaign for reusable straws can look at this innovation from the Andamans If things go according to plan, you could be sipping your drink using a bamboo straw by next year. A scientist from the
Bamboo
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Man-elephant conflict on rise in Udalguri
TANGLA, May 29: The Udalguri district, administered by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), has witnessed a steady rise in human-elephant conflict over the past decade. The illegal human encroachment
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Bamboo to ethanol, India's biofuel industry to explode into a $15 bn market
Indian oil companies are investing in biofuel refineries to boost ethanol production from non-molasses sources such as agricultural residues An oil refinery in a region in India that’s more famous
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When people turn forest managers
India’s degraded forests are seeing a turnaround. From curbing rhino poaching to stopping tree felling and regenerating biodiversity, local communities have taken ownership of their forest homes in several
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Bamboo Mission, 21/03/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Bamboo Mission, 21/03/2018 . National Bamboo Mission was launched in 2006-07 with the objective inter alia to increase the coverage of bamboo in the country and
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Zambia to embark on solid bamboo pilot project
Government will soon embark on a pilot project of planting solid bamboo to help curb deforestation in Kazungula district. Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Jean Kapata disclosed this when she visited
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India State of Forest Report 2017
<p>Between 2003 and 2016, the forest fires have jumped by almost 38% from 24,450 to 33,664 shows the State of Forests report 2017 released by the environment ministry.</p>
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Budget brings hope to bamboo-rich northeast
What’s in a name? A lot, if we are talking about bamboo. Bamboo is essentially a type of grass, but its classification as a tree for 90 years prevented the northeast, which grows 67% of India’s bamboo,
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Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income: Volume IX- Farm linked Activities and Secondary Agriculture (Ashok Dalwai Committee)
The ninth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the need and the scope to develop additional economic activities in the agrarian rural economy. Such farm-linked
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Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income: Volume IX- Farm linked Activities and Secondary Agriculture (Ashok Dalwai Committee)
The ninth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the need and the scope to develop additional economic activities in the agrarian rural economy. Such farm-linked