Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Assistance to Bamboo Producing Farmers, 19/07/2019. The restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has been launched in 2018-19 to focus on the development of complete
Green bamboos illegally felled by a forest department allotted timber unit in Manjavadi Kanavai in Harur. The trees were felled by a timber merchant, who was allocated dried bamboo by the Forest Department
A fire believed to have been started by illegal marijuana farmers is threatening tens of thousands of hectares of bamboo forest in Mount Kenya. It has already destroyed 80 square kilometres of moorland
The issue of carpenters should be addressed in the proposed new act. Kothagudem: The new Forest Safety Act and the slogan on forest safety “Forest Bachao and Forest Badao” are both being welcomed by
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
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
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
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
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
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
