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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Manual on watershed-based participatory land-use planning for Nagaland
The report outlines the importance of participatory land-use planning (PLUP) to reverse land degradation, conserve biodiversity, and maintain ecosystem services. PLUP identifies optimal solutions for alternative
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Illegal Construction by Birla Temple, NGT seeks Centre's reply
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today sought responses of the Centre and Delhi government on a plea for demolition of alleged illegal constructions in the Central Ridge area by the trust managing the
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Food wastage footprint: impacts on natural resources
This FAO study provides a global account of the environmental footprint of food wastage (i.e. both food loss and food waste) along the food supply chain, focusing on impacts on climate, water, land and
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Winged visitors give the drying Sultanpur Park a miss
The seasonal wetland which once used to attract a large number of birds from Europe, Siberia and Central Asia has seen a decline, says a study Rapid urbanisation, impetuous management and extensive land-use changes in its catchment area over the past two decades seem to have taken a serious toll on the Sultanpur National Park.
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Delhi has lost 21 lakes since 1997-98: Intach
A decade-and-a-half is a long time when it comes to the rapidly changing face of a city. But is it long enough to make as many as 21 lakes disappear from the city's map? Delhi seems to have lost half of
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SCB to come up with land use plan
To put an end to unplanned haphazard development, the Secunderabad Cantonment Board has decided to prepare a land-use plan that will identify and demarcate the roads and areas of the Cantonment into residential,
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Mining dump policy notified
The government has notified the Mining Dump Policy that seeks to regulate dumps of ore stacked outside lease areas. The State cabinet had earlier cleared the policy that seeks to regulate dumping of ore
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Lakshadweep getting choked by human activity: study
Coral reefs facing threat from pollution, dredging and blast fishing A swelling population, land use change, unscientific waste disposal, mining of corals, coastal erosion, and unregulated construction are exerting pressure on the Lakshadweep islands, one of the most sensitive and fragile coastal environments in the country.
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An analysis of changing pattern in area, production and productivity of coffee and tea in India
<p>Plantation crops are high value commercial crops with greater economic importance and play a vital role in Indian economy. The major plantation crops include coconut, cashew nut, coffee, tea and rubber.
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CAG indicts Bihar govt for poor forest coverage
Delay in preparation of annual plan of operation, expenditure on non-existent plantations and delay in compensatory afforestation are some of the factors responsible for poor forest coverage in Bihar,