HP forest dept fights to impose NGT ban
The forest department, which generally takes care of tree covers and forest land, has quite a different job to do in Manali. Department officials have waged a war against all tourism activities in their
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Minister promises steps to increase forest cover in Tamil Nadu
CUDDALORE: The National Forest Policy has stipulated that 33 per cent of the total land mass should be forests, but Tamil Nadu has forest area of only 17 per cent, according to K.T. Pachamal, Forest Minister. All efforts would be made to extend forest cover to the mandated level within five years, he said at an official function held at St.
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Saw mills continue business despite Supreme Court ban
Despite the Supreme Court's ban on running of saw mills in the forest areas for protection of the forest cover, a number of illegal saw mills have been functioning under the very nose of the
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Afforestation push to combat floods
As part of the Centre's plan to increase the forest cover throughout the country substantially, the Assam State Forest Department is encouraging the newly-formed Joint Forest Management Committees
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Regional strategy and action plan for forest and landscape restoration in Asia-Pacific
Degradation of forests can have severe negative local impacts and far-reaching consequences, including soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, dust storms, diminished livelihood opportunities
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Green cover under threat
The forest cover in Haryana is under threat due to overuse of firewood in households. According to surveys done by the Central Government agencies, one-third households in the state are chopping off
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To protect green cover, forest dept plans boundary walls along highways
Agra: The UP forest department plans to construct boundary walls around forests on the sides of highways at a cost of Rs 35 crore. It also plans to get a survey of the forest cover in Agra done. Supreme
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Biodiversity indexing to decide fate of projects in no-go areas
<p> Till now, only the forest cover was considered while distinguishing the no-go areas from the go areas but biodiversity indexing will look at rare species of animals, insects, herbs, shrubs and reptiles which need to be preserved.</p>
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Global count reaches 3 trillion trees
<p>There are slightly more than three trillion trees in the world according to the most comprehensive census yet of global forestation published in the journal Nature.</p>
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Carbon Sink, 22/12/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Carbon Sink, 22/12/2017. India submitted its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under Paris Agreement to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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After green alarm, SC halts mining in Bellary
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stopped iron ore mining in Karnataka’s Bellary district after its environmental panel warned that the forest cover of the region would be completely destroyed by
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In search for concrete perfection, Rohini loses out on green cover
As per the Forest Survey of India's (FSI) report on the district-wise forest cover in the Capital, West Delhi and North-West Delhi- the districts where Rohini falls- are ranked the lowest in terms of
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Sub-atomic particle lab gets MoEF nod
The approval is sub-ject to the conditions that there will be no cutting of trees and damage to forest cover.
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Decibel rises as Tribal Bill awaits nod
A day after the Law Ministry cleared the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill for the Cabinet's approval, opinions on its potential impact on the country's remaining forest cover and
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UPA's Tribal Bill: Tiger's death warrant
If the PMO and UPA have their way and The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2005, is passed this Parliament session, India stands to lose 60 per cent of its forest cover. Under
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Knuckles fire destroys over 600 acres
The fire which broke out in the Kalugalla Patana area in Ududumbara on the Eastern slope of the Knuckles Range destroyed over 600 acres of forest cover. The Kandy District Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Center Major Kamal Herath stated that the fire had spread from Kalugal Patana area to Yahangala Patana area in Yahangala by last morning. He said it was difficult to douse th
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Green India Mission faces fund crunch
MoEF plans to approach union cabinet to secure at least Rs 23,000 crore during current plan period to sustain the project green Green India Mission, the Rs 46,000-crore ambitious project meant to increase the country’s forest cover, is struggling to keep itself rolling due to fund crunch. The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to approach the union cabinet soon to secure at least Rs 23,000 crore during the current plan period to sustain the project.
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State forest cover up
The forest cover in Punjab has increased from 6.1 per cent to 8.1 per cent in the past four years. The State Forest Minister, Mr Hansraj Joshan, revealed this while interacting with mediapersons here
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Planting trees may be mandatory
In order to save and protect the depleting forest cover in the town, the government is considering the enforcement of mandatory plantation for the residents by earmarking open spaces in every ward