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Bureau of Forest Genetics to be set up at Dehra Dun
CHENNAI: A new National Bureau of Forest Genetics is to be established in Dehra Dun under the Indian Council for Forest Research and Education to help protect India’s diminishing forest resources, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has confirmed.
- Date:
- 18/02/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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None to protect tribal rights in panel on forest resources
MINISTRIES of environment and forests and tribal affairs have jointly set up a 10-member committee to study and assess the impact of Forest Rights Act on sustainable management of forest resources. Given the lead role played by the environment ministry in this committee, concerns have been flagged off by civil society organisations about the real intent and legality of the committee.
- Date:
- 12/02/2010
- Source:
- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Officials trap tricksters thriving on forest properties
V.S. Palaniappan
Money is extracted after making false promises
Inform District Forest Office of illegal activities
Coimbatore: Forest Department has initiated a drive against tricksters thriving on forest properties and cheating people of huge money in the name of getting them forest properties that would bring them good luck, health and prosperity.
- Date:
- 08/02/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Mega projects at the cost of green cover
Among the top investment des¬tinations in India, Orissa is also the State where forest diversion is among the highest in the coun¬try. According to figures released by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), in the last one decade, at least 13,557 hectares of forest land have been diverted in the State.
- Date:
- 06/02/2010
- Source:
- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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Bamboo flowering triggers fear in town
Bamboos have bloomed in the surroundings of Balehonnur giving a new look to the town.
In the meantime, people are also apprehensive that the bamboos are going to die since they have got flowers.
- Date:
- 04/02/2010
- Source:
- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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One-stop machine for bamboo
M.J. PRABU
IN NAGALAND, bamboo based furniture is often made by local carpenters using inadequate hand tools.
Lack of dedicated machines at affordable cost has curbed the efforts of the local woodworker. Even removing the hard green covering on the bamboo has remained a challenge for many.
- Date:
- 04/02/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Aslali village a success story of tree plantation
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN
Ahmedabad: Aslali gram panchayat has set an example for other panchayats to follow. This panchayat, situated on the city outskirts, has gone in for infrastructure development without getting any grant from the government.
- Date:
- 04/02/2010
- Source:
- Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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State’s history can be rewritten with bamboo, say officials
ITANAGAR, Feb 1: ‘History of the State could be rewritten with bamboo’ said Secretary Personnel and Health, A.B.Shukla inaugurating the first capacity building programme at Bamboo Processing Centre at Poma today.
- Date:
- 02/02/2010
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- Sentinel (Guwahati)
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Forest land: Mumbai builders get nod
NEW DELHI: It is probably the best news for Mumbai's leading builders who had invested thousands of crores of rupees on buying prime plots to develop flats and residences but got stuck in the environment tangle as the land was classified later as forest area.
- Date:
- 27/01/2010
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- Times Of India (Mumbai)
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Kurdi locals accuse mining firm of destroying forest
Residents of Kurpem and Kurdi wards of Wadem-Kurdi have bitterly complained of the massive destruction of forest by a mining company in the area.
The residents have also charged the mining company for destruction of their agricultural plantation and paddy fields.
- Date:
- 20/01/2010
- Source:
- Herald (Panjim)
