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 …
Ganesh Kumar to launch scheme today Minister for Forests K.B. Ganesh Kumar will formally launch on Monday the Vanadeepthi scheme of the Forest Department at Pathupara under the Pathanapuram forest range. The scheme envisages rural afforestation by reviving natural forests. Vanadeepthi will be launched on a five-hectare spread at Pathupara. …
China's total forest area has increased to 195 million hectares from 134 million hectares in 1992, marking a net gain of 60 million hectares within 20 years, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) said Monday. Despite a decreasing global forest reserve, China's forest inventory expanded by 3.6 billion cubic meters to …
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has beaten its lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target of 20% by 2020 - eight-years ahead of schedule. The health, hygiene and home products company behind the likes of Finish, Vanish, Air Wick and Strepsils, Sustainability Report 2011, released yesterday (May 31), revealed it achieved a 21% …
The Environment Department has planned a number of programmes in the Bahawalpur Division including Khairpur Tamewali and Hasilpur during the first week of the month to develop awareness among the public about the importance of environment and pollution free atmosphere. According to plan, the Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry …
Sericulture, a combination of agriculture, forestry and industry, is both an art and science of rearing silkworms for silk production. Sericultural practices constitute an important livelihood support system for 66 lakh families in rural India.
GoM seeks forest clearance for Mahan & Chhatrasal blocks, subject to conditions The government has removed roadblocks to coal mining by leading business houses and taken the first step to relax scrutiny of corporate expenditure on oil and gas fields, in a burst of action that has cheered investors and …
New Delhi India has potential to make forest produce like wood and paper as major foreign exchange earner and UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is ready to extend knowledge and technological assistance for the same, a top FAO official said on Thursday. “India can turn wood and paper as …
Guwahati: A Kaziranga Green Marathon, coinciding with World Environment Day on June 5, has been planned at the world famous national park by environmentalists and district administration. Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conservation in northeast India, which is collaborating with Bokakhat District Master Athletic Association, Assam Forest Department and Bokakhat …
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is likely to veto some controversial aspects of a forest bill passed by the Congress last month as pressure mounts against the text days before the country hosts a large UN conference on sustainable development. The bill, a revision of Brazil's Forest Code, grants partial amnesty …
The Odisha government has decided to take up plantation in 2 lakh hectares of land in the state in the 2012-13 fiscal with an allocation of Rs 183 crore. This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here on Sunday. …
In a bid to increase green cover, Odisha government has set a target to undertake plantation in over two lakh hectare ahead of the monsoon at an expenditure of Rs 183 crore. Compared to plantation undertaken over 1,82 lakh hectare with an expenditure of Rs 160 crore during 2011-12, it …
Shillong: Despite the French cement giant Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Limited (LUMPL) depositing a total amount of Rs 3 crore towards the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), the State Government is yet to carry out the plantation drive of about 4 lakh saplings in 470 hectares of …
A day after several trees were uprooted in pre-monsoon showers in the City, BBMP has decided to conduct a tree-strength survey. Review: Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy inspects an uprooted tree in one of the rain-hit areas in Bangalore South on Wednesday. Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy disclosed this to reporters, during …
JAIPUR: With the forest department unwilling to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for traffic via the Ghat Ki Ghuni tunnel, the JDA has got another hurdle ahead before completion of the project. The forest department has asked the (JDA) to deposit Rs 14 lakh to get NOC for the …
Mumbai: An ambitious plan of the Maharashtra government to undertake a tree plantation drive involving 100 crore new saplings will fall short of its target this year. Due to technical difficulties, the state government has revised its target from the 100 crore to 30 crore for this year. The balance …
Protection of five river valley basins tops its agenda The Western Ghats Task Force has submitted a proposal to recruit 1,000 forest personnel required to protect the natural forests of the Western Ghats. This was announced by Ananth Hegde Ashisara, chairperson of the Task Force, at a meeting on the …
The greening drive in the district under which about 1.64 lakh saplings are to be planted would be executed in three phases, said Collector Jayashree Muralidharan on Tuesday. Chairing a meeting to review the implementation of the programme , Ms. Muralidharan pointed out that the greening initiative was launched as …
The government is set to enact a law to protect the rich biodiversity of the country and also to safeguard Indian agriculture from bio-terrorism and inflow of dangerous pests from outside. The proposed legislation, Agricultural Biosecurity Bill-2012, is high on the agenda of the Union Cabinet for its consideration, which …
JAIPUR: Even though a good two years have passed since the state government announced its first-ever forest policy in 2010, the notification is still awaiting active implementation. The Rajasthan State Forest Policy 2010 had acknowledged the importance of Orans that are considered repositories of rich biodiversity and an excellent example …
The area under forest cover in Karnataka has increased by four square kilometres, according to a latest report of the Forest Survey of India. It says the change has been noticed in the assessment year of 2009, compared to the survey carried out in 2008. The report was put in …
