Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
The forest department is planning to make the most of the monsoons — it is gearing up to plant 2,20,000 saplings in different parts of the city. The rain makes the soil moist and more conducive for plants to grow. What is even more interesting is the economics behind these …
Promising development without destruction of environment, the Government on Tuesday said it would simplify procedures for green clearances while stepping up efforts to get 35,000 crore, stuck in litigations, released for afforestation. Replying to a discussion on the demands for grants of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Environment Minister …
Sanitation projects to reduce open defecation, increasing green cover and emphasis on creating assets form the crux of the Narendra Modi-led government's blueprint for redeploying UPA 's flagship social sector programme -the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Top officials aware of the government's re-orientation roadmap for the …
To tackle climate change and restore monkeys and wildlife to the wilds, the state government is implementing a Rs 310-crore afforestation project that aims at growing broad-leafed trees and oak species in Kangra and Chamba districts. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the German Government and will last …
Dovetailing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme with ecology, the Una Forest Department has raised a nursery of various forest plant species. Around 10 men and women daily wagers have raised 1.3 lakh saplings at the Ghandawal nursery of the Forest Department. “The process of filling …
The Forest Department is undertaking research to identify various types of tree species that can grow in areas that have been polluted. These species can be used in afforestation initiatives in places such as Tirupur where industrial pollution is high. S. Balaji, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Research and Education), …
The FSI-2013 report also includes 12 states of the country which have mangrove cover. Of these states, Gujarat is the only one to show a significant growth — of 45 sq km — in mangrove forests. Pondicherry too has registered a marginal increase of 0.07 sq km in areas under …
Patna: Forest cover in Bihar has increased to 12.86 per cent even as extensive afforestation campaign was on to achieve the target of 15 per cent by 2017, state forest and environment minister P K Shahi said today. "We are on course to achieve forest cover target of 15 per …
Country's forest cover has increased by only about 2,000 sq km over 2010-2012 (a 0.29% increase) and not by 5,871 sq km, as the recently released "Indian State of Forest Report 2013" claims India's forest cover has increased by only about 2,000 sq km over 2010-2012 (a 0.3 per cent …
India and Brazil Wednesday signed an agreement in Brasilia on cooperation in the field of environment, the external affairs ministry said. The two countries mutually agreed to extend cooperation on climate change, biodiversity, afforestation in arid areas, water conservation and protection of wetlands, waste management including agricultural waste and electronic …
The government needs to frame a policy on issuing no-objection certificates to plantations exceeding a specific area, the forest department committee that probed the Nelliampathy estate row has recommended. The report of the committee, led by principal chief conservator of forests V Gopinath, was tabled by minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan in …
An ‘Eco forest’ will be established on the non-arable land on the banks of rivers in the religious and cultural cities of Rajim and Shivrinarayan through ‘Campa Fund’ in the State. Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, at the State Campa Working Committee meeting held here on Wednesday, directed the Forest Department …
Farmers are being given seedlings at subsidised rates Farmers are given permanent ownership of trees and their yield such as timber and fruits. The National Forest Policy states that 33 per cent of a geographical area should be under forest cover but in Karnataka, it is only 22 per cent. …
Latest FSI Report Says Kerala Is Amongst The Few States That Managed To Increase Forest Cover, But Environmentalists Say It Could Be Plantations First the good news. Kerala is one of the few states in the country which has managed to increase its forest cover substantially in the last two …
Setting a target of 5416 Ha (area) to be treated for Compensatory Afforestation during 2014-15, the Steering Committee of CAMPA headed by Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey today approved an outlay of Rs 49 crore for the purpose. The Committee also gave approval to the annual plan of operation of …
Slight Rise In `Open' Category, But Dense Forest Not Increasing There is little to cheer about Forest Survey of India's report that has revealed a marginal increase of 3.61 square kilometres in the forest cover of the city. A finer reading of the data shows Delhi's forest cover has only …
Islamabad—Capital Development Authority (CDA) had decided to plant about 0.5 million saplings during a year at various locations to more beautify the federal capital. An official of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Environment Wing told reporters, that the authority had completed its home work to achieve the target of tree planting …
Bengal has recorded a phenomenal growth in its forest cover in last two years. Quoting the India State of Forest Report, 2013, released in New Delhi by Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday , a Forest Survey of India (FSI) official said the state's forest cover has risen by …
Long delayed 'public purpose projects' in sectors like highways, ports and railways are in for speedy green clearance on the lines of expeditious environmental nod that defence projects have got recently. Declaring this, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the country needs infrastructure for progress and it can be ensured without …
