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 …
Addressing afforestation The Forest Department will soon take up a slew of greenery projects across the State with the Water Resources, Horticulture, Revenue and Education departments. Addressing a press conference in Bangalore on Monday, Forest Minister C H Vijayashankar said afforestation and greenery programmes will be taken up in urban …
It was 3 pm. I was on top of a mountain in the middle of the only green expanse in the cold desert in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. For the last 50 km I saw only mountains of stones and sand, and I would see only desert for the …
For a change, it is the Environment Ministry that has been pulled up. In a first-of-its-kind report on workings of the Environment Ministry, the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out several irregularities, including wastage and misutilisation of funds. The CAG report, which is for the …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today pulled up the environment ministry for failing to implement its ambitious projects of afforestation, conservation of biodiversity, pollution control and spreading awareness among the people besides lack of monitoring and manpower. The CAG report, which was tabled in Parliament, found that money allotted …
Jamshedpur, Nov. 18: Dhalbhum divisional forest officer A.T. Mishra has been selected for the prestigious Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra (IPVM) award, the highest honour in the field of environment in India, for 2010. Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh will present the award to Mishra, a 1994 batch …
Potential interactions between food production and climate mitigation are explored for two situations in sub-Saharan Africa, where deforestation and land degradation overlap with hunger and poverty. Three agriculture intensification scenarios for supplying nitrogen to increase crop production (mineral fertilizer, herbaceous legume cover crops
Ampara Government Agent Sunil Kannangara has organized a series of programs in Ampara District to plant 120,000 plants in every Divisional Secretariat to mark President Mahinda Rajapaksa
THE Union Environment Ministry has directed Orissa to submit annual plan of operationssothatRs140crorefromCompensatory Afforestation Fund due to the state could be released. States are required to inform the Ministry what they plan to do with these funds before money from the fund is released. In a letter, Environment Minister Jairam …
Protection and conservation of the environment is increasingly becoming important, especially in light of observed climate change which has devastating consequences for the survival of humanity. In this context, effective environmental governance by the executive is of outmost importance. Accordingly, the thrust of this audit report is to highlight issues …
Protection and conservation of the environment is increasingly becoming important, especially in light of observed climate change which has devastating consequences for the survival of humanity. In this context, effective environmental governance by the executive is of outmost importance. Accordingly, the thrust of this audit report is to highlight issues …
Developing forest carbon projects is complex and often daunting for project proponents, whether they are from the private sector, civil society organizations or government agencies. Successful project development requires complying with rigorous requirements for analyzing and documenting carbon benefits as well as an array of legal, business, community relations issues
KOCHI: The conference on climate change and environment that concluded at Cochin University of Science and Technology on Tuesday suggested concerted efforts by the various stakeholders to check the increasing impact of climate change across the globe. In his presentation on the role played by self-government institutions in addressing climate …
If a proposal by the forest department takes off, one of the most ambitious campaigns for reclaiming land for plantations would be carried out in the state. The plan includes reclaiming waterlogged land around rivers, non-cultivable land around ravines and saline land for cultivation of trees. It also includes protection …
Leh: Two months after flashfloods devastated the region and left over 200 dead, thousands of people, including Hong Kong musician-filmmaker Kenny Pee and Spanish actor Carlos Leal, turned out to plant saplings to create environmental awareness at Karu on Leh outskirts on Sunday. In the process, around 9,000 people, who …
As many as 200 people participated in tree plantation and green initiatives in the City. The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) along with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL), took to the streets to plant trees and spread the message of clean environment …
Need of the hour is to adopt eco-friendly lifestyle pattern, says Barnala Chennai: Launching Youth Exnora International here on Thursday, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala asked the youth to volunteer themselves in the mission to protect the earth from the perils of climate change. In his address, the Governor said the …
