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 …
Punjab government has chalked out an ambitious Rs 1,900 crore plan for the implementation of the " Greening Punjab Mission" with the target to increase the forest area from 7 to 15 per cent in next seven years. Under this ambitious mission, 40 crore saplings are to be planted on …
The annual plantation drive would add more than four crore trees in Uttar Pradesh. The drive would be different this year as trees would be planted on a bigger area to make them more visible. Besides, plantation of trees at one place would make their maintenance easy. Last year, plantation …
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 …
An increase of seven sq km in Goa's green cover reported by Forest survey of India (FSI) has not enthused environmentalists much, as it comprises mangrove area and the status of dense and other forest types remains ambiguous. The moderate dense forest (MDF) cover in the state has showed an …
Environment and Forest Minister Rakibul Hussain today said the State government will distribute and plant 3.2 crore trees in the next one year across the state with the help of the panchyats and NGOs, reports PTI. Announcing the decision at an event to mark the World Environment Day, Hussain said, …
At a time when the state urban forestry department has embarked upon increasing the green cover in Chennai and distributed more than one lakh saplings, a survey has found that most Chennaiites are keen on cutting a tree than planting one. About 38 % of the respondents were involved in …
Delhi Created New Forests But Forgot Rest Of The 2009-12 Action Plan New Delhi: In 2009, Delhi became the first city in India to come out with a comprehensive plan for combating climate change. The ambitious proposal outlined actions to be taken under five heads that included air, water, noise, …
Forests provide numerous goods and services that support life. The importance of forests in a country such as ours is even more significant considering the large amount of marginalised communities that depend on forests. When a patch of forests is diverted for non-forestry purposes, its implications on human well-being are …
BELGAUM: The forest department will plant more than 50,000 saplings at various places across the city during this monsoon. The saplings will be planted from June 5. Majority of the saplings will be planted in prime locations, new layouts and government open lands. Apart from this, the forest department will …
JAMSHEDPUR: Jamshedpur MP Ajay Kumar made the announcement of an ambitious tree plantation project worth Rs 80 crore on Thursday. Following preliminary rounds of discussion with two major corporate houses, Tata Motors and Tata Steel, the MP declared that the work of planting the 80 lakh saplings spread over four …
The Delhi Government’s Department of Environment has been instructed to keep a close eye on the Delhi Metro as roughly 15,000 trees are expected to be felled under Phase-III of constructions. Land has also been identified for compensatory plantation by the Department, noted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at a review …
Industries participating in the Green Visakha Project have been urged by Visakhapatnam district Collector V. Sheshadri to complete the yearly target plantation before the monsoon season ends. Since the rainy season helps saplings survive, plantation at allotted areas by the industries should be planned properly and taken up immediately. He …
Allows Mining In Country’s Best Sal Forest, Elephant Reserve In Jharkhand New Delhi: The environment ministry’s statutory expert panel, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), has bypassed its rules and earlier orders to clear iron mining projects by three private firms in the country’s best sal forest and the core zone …
The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act has often been ridiculed as a scheme that has hardly any impact. Many say that MGNREGA workers just 'dig and fill holes,' but scientists from premier science institutions seem to think differently. At a time when the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act …
New Delhi: Public Works Department on Wednesday told National Green Tribunal that no tree has been cut by it or its contractor for a road widening project on the Andheria Mod-Mahipalpur Road. The project was stopped in February after residents approached the court against the reported unauthorized felling of trees …
Jaipur: A green bench of the high court has asked the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RPCB) to see that environment degradation does not take place. The court has also asked RPCB to implement a uniform pattern for better environment on the basis of measures proposed to be adopted in …
The forest department of Bodoland Territorial Council and the Ecological Task Force carried out a plantation drive today at Bedlangmari under Parbatjhora division in Kokrajhar district. The drive was carried out on 23 hectares in Saloni, a forest land, which was illegally occupied by tea plantations, in presence of a …
The forest department's move to clear bushes for the purpose of afforestation has disappointed Kankonjangalbachaosamiti (KJBS), as it feared destruction of biodiversity in forest areas and fuel for locals. The KJBS has protested the so-called afforestation of the forest department, stating that the cover of bushes harbours diversity and medicinal …
Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has started a unique method for issuing No Objection Certificate (NOC) to small industrial units in the state. The board has made it mandatory for crushers and stone mining industries seeking NOC to provide an undertaking on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs 100 where …
The city is all set to wear a greener look with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation indentifying at least six medians on major roads for a massive plantation drive. The city forest department, which is the nodal agency for plantation, will aid BMC in the drive, which will be carried out …
