Forest plans suffer as funds stop for Maharashtra dist
A tug-of-war between the Guardian Minister of Chandrapur district, Shobhatai Phadnavis, and the forest officials at Chandrapur has given this district a rare distinction : it is probably the only on in the State which is not getting funds from the District Planning and Development Council (DPDC) for forest development …
Punjab to set up forest clubs
The Punjab government has decided to establish forest clubs in all government schools and colleges. This was stated by the Punjab Forests Minister, master Mohar Lal, today.
New policy to increase forest cover
Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said a new policy is on the anvil to devise an action plan for improvement and protection of the forest cover in the country.
Deforestation poses threat to Gujarat forests
The Dangs is one of the few forests in Gujarat still boasting of a high density of green cover amongst the barren lands of Western India. Gujarat has less than five per cent of its area under forest cover. Because of deforestation, the Dangs is in imminent danger of annihilation.
From poachers to gamekeepers
The timber industry is turning over a new new leaf. These days, environmentalists are not the only one who are proclaiming the importance of protecting trees. From forestry companies to superstores, those who make their livings cutting them down and selling the resulting wood are also interested in being seen …
Forest policy followed ' more in the breach'
The extensive loss of forests has had serious ecological and economic implications in Palampur like small state. The felling of trees has disrupted the habitat of wild life and might even lead to the extinction of certain species.
CTE report reveals irregularities in watershed mission
The probe of works carried out under Rajiv Gandhi watershed mission by the Chief Technical Examiner (Vigilance) has made a startling revelation that the works would cease to exist to a short period of just four years. The inquiry has exposed that works were carried out in violatiuon of regulations …
Gaint farms sprout in the heartland
Brazil's new agribusiness elite, is driving economic development in the upper Amazon basin. The axis of the nation's agriculture, long concentrated in the southeast, is moving north as cheaper and more productive land is brought under the plow. Pushing back the frontier, of course, raises environmental concerns. The recent free-for-all …
Jungle buff
One man in Kerala-India creates a forest : One man, Karim over a period of two decades, creates a forest out of thin air in his native village in Kasargod, Kerala : a report.
Unique rain forest programme
The Iwokrama International Rain Forest Programme, the world's largest adventure in sustainable management of pristine tropical rain forest in the Amazon, is a unique programme with powerful message for many developing nations endowed with forest wealth. The programme covering 3,60,000 hectares of prime rain forests in Guyana, pledged by the …
Forest officials balk at deadline for relocating Mumbai slums
With the government deciding to transfer large chunks of MHADA land to the Shivshahi Punarvasan Prakalp, the forest department finds it has no land to relocate 33,000 hutments from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.Though the Forest Department had given an undertaking to Bombay High Court that the relocation would be …
Action plan to increase forest cover
The Union government is instituting new national awards for forest preservation activities, according to the Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr Suresh Prabhu. Speaking after releasing the report of the World Commission of forests and Sustainable Development (WCFSC) at a function organised at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation …
Wastelands scheme to be revamped
Following the lacklustre performance of the Investment Promotion Scheme for Development of Wastelands, the Ministry of Rural Areas & Employment has decided to restructure it throughly.
Rs 54 cr. package to develop Sundarbans
The West Bengal Tourism Minister, Mr. Manab Mukherjee, in a press briefing after the inauguration of the 12th Travel and Tourism Fair at Calcutta said that in line with a package worked out by the Tata Consultancy Services, the State Government had formulated a Rs. 54 crore package for the …
IBRD-aided forestry programme launched
The State government on Thrusday launched a Rs 183 crore World Bank assisted forestry project for conservation of bio-diversity resources and derive mamimum ecological and environmental benefits.
Delhi's green lungs cry for breathing space
Inspite of certain areas being marked as the notified ridge, the green lungs of Delhi still remain under threat. Not only are farm-houses still being constructed on the notified ridge area, but the ridge is also bein used as a dumping ground for malba (construction waste).Dr. Iqbal Malik's latest report …
Bastar scam
three forest officials charge-sheeted: Three officers of the Indian Forest Service have been chargesheeted for their alleged involvement in the Bastar tree and land scandal (Malik Makbuja) in Madhya Pradesh.Large-scale felling of trees was carried out illegally by the timber mafia, in collusion with bureaucrats and politicians in Bastar, Madhya …
HC move to save forests
The Karnataka High Court has ordered issue of notices to the State government on a writ petition which sought directions to protect the village forests on the banks of the river Arkavathi near Thippagondanahalli reservoir.
