Forest Secy told to decide on tree price
The Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the Forest Secretary to take decision on the issue of price of trees grown on private land by January 31,2003. About 182 petitions were filed in the court
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A.P. tops list in forest encroachment
Andhra Pradesh has attained the dubious distinction of topping the list of states with the highest encroachment on forest land. According to the information collected from the State governments and
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Rs 93 crores for increasing forest cover, says Minister
A third of the forests in the Tamil Nadu state has been over utilised and to make amends for this, about 34,900 hectares of depleted forest reserves in 108 villages will be improved at a cost of Rs
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Government to make forest land encroachment free
The forest land of the Madhya Pradesh state would be freed from encroachments soon. This would add to the beauty of the state forests. The state government has forwarded a proposal in this regard to
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Army under green scanner
The Delhi state conservator of forest has launched an inquiry into the illegal felling of trees in the Ridge area under the purview of Delhi Cantonment authorities. According to initial reports of
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Destruction of city forest starts, authorities unmoved
The Forest Department and the Kamrup district administration appear to be oblivious of the fact that not very far from the madding crowd of Guwahati city, but well within the greater Guwahati area,
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Encroachments, felling threaten forests in Doda
Doda district, Jammu is faced with impending doom, in the form of large scale destruction of forests, awaiting to crate havoc any time if not checked in time. There are number of reasons behind the
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Iceland whalers, conservationists angry over ban end
While tour operators and conservationists cry out that the decision will do enormous damage to Iceland as a tourist and whale-watching destination, whalers are angry they will have to wait at least
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Heathrow tops Britain's illegal wildlife trade
Britain is at the hub of a growing illegal trade in endangered species, with smugglers taping plants to their bodies, hiding eggs in special body gear or even wearing a live snake belt, campaign
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Jharkhand's jumbo mystery
The forest officials of Jharkhand are finding themselves in a difficult position when asked about the missing elephants from the State.According to reports, in the past two years more than 50
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Shahtoosh owners to get one last chance
It's time for shahtoosh shawl owners to make their prized possession legal. Environment Minister T.R. Baalu today announced this concession as part of the comprehensive amendments to the Indian
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Bababudangiri windmill project whips up a storm in Chikmagalur
The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report, which gave the green signal for a 57 MW windmill project on the ridge of the Bababudangiri mountain range in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, has stirred up a
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Deforestation, poaching pose grave threat to Amcheng Hill reserver
Unauthorized human settlement, illegal tree-felling and poaching have posed a grave threat to the rich flora and fauna of the Amcheng Hill reserve forest, just 15 km to the east of Guwahati city,
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France steps up pressure for cheap drug deal
France stepped up political pressure on its international trade partners to agree this week on new rules to supply cheap medicines to poorer countries facing health emergencies such as Aids, malaria
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CM suggests mapping of identified mining areas
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu felt the need of mapping all the identified mining areas which are abundant with mineral resources so that more private participation could be
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US court verdict over DRL-Pfizer case on December 17
The US district court of New Jersey, which heard the oral argument of Dr Reddy's Laboratories' motion to dismiss Pfizer's complaint in the Amlodipine Maleate case, intends to issue an opinion on
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Plea to clean up Carbide factory
The Madhya Pradesh Government has requested the Centre to urge the Supreme Court to issue directives asking Union Carbide, now Dow Chemicals, to clean up the poisonous chemicals still within the
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Local coal for MP power plants
The Union coal ministry has agreed to consider supplying coal to the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board power plants from the Chhindwara and Betul mines of the Western Coalfield. This will put an
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Stroke of luck: eat seafood and live longer
Men who eat seafood as once a month may cut their risk of the most common kind of stroke by more than 40%, a new study by the Harvard School of Public Heath has found.
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2 die, two hurt as mine caves in
Two workers died and as many sustained grave injuries when the mine where they were working caved in a village Uradi, falling under Sivni-Malwa region, in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.