The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Land Use
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Yamuna Bank was meant to be green area, says NGO
NEW DELHI: The tussle over the
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Will intensified farming save the rainforests?
<p><i>The idea that you can save the natural world by increasing the efficiency of agriculture is very appealing. This writer is far from convinced</i></p>
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Forest too lands in DLF kitty
Degraded land in Gurgaon was nurtured back to health over a decade. But instead of serving as a green lung, it has been sold to a private developer, reports BRIJESH PANDEY Green charade A forest nurtured
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Environment assessment and environment management framework for the National Rural Livelihood Project (NRLP)
<p>This is an environmental assessment study for the proposed National Rural Livelihood Project (NRLP) to be implemented in 100 districts and 400 blocks of 12 Indian states <font color="#000000">with an aim to increase and sustain income of the poor, especially women.</font></p>
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Lakes of Mahadevpura constituency of Bengaluru: current status, changes in distribution and recommendations for restoration
<p>This report by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), is based on a survey of the lakes dating back to the 9th century AD in Mahadevpura constituency of Bengaluru.
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Leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health - Highlights from an international conference
<p>The 2020 Vision Initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) coordinated a global consultation process whose centerpiece was an international conference called “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health,” held February 10–12, 2011, in New Delhi, India.
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Mizoram launches new policy, shifts to permanent farming
The Mizoram Government has launched an ambitious Rs 2,873 crore new land use policy to solve food scarcity by moving away from shifting cultivation to permanent farming.
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The importance of conserving biodiversity outside of protected areas in Mediterranean ecosystems
Mediterranean-type ecosystems constitute one of the rarest terrestrial biomes and yet they are extraordinarily biodiverse. Home to over 250 million people, the five regions where these ecosystems are found have climate and coastal conditions that make them highly desirable human habitats.
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Intensive logging created New England's rich wetlands
<p>Those who enjoy the wetlands and seafood of New England's coastline may be surprised by who they have to thank: the loggers of the 18th and 19th centuries. In clearing vast tracts of land, those prolific loggers released so much sand and dirt that open-water bays turned into swamps.</p>
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Analysis of the draft EIA/EMP report for Durgapur II Taraimar Coal Block
<p>Analysis of the draft EIA/EMP report for Durgapur II – Taraimar Coal Block For M/S Bharat Aluminium Company Limited.</p>