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 …
My Tree project to cover campuses of four other constituent colleges ECO-CONSCIOUS:A first-year student planting a sapling on the campus of Anna University-Tiruchi on Wednesday. TIRUCHI: Anna University of Technology
Firing another salvo at the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for not according timely clearances to coal projects, the Coal Ministry has decided to soon seek the union cabinet
Sandeep Joshi Union Minister of State for Communication and IT Sachin Pilot leading a tree plantation drive in Leh on Sunday. LEH: A large number of Buddhist monks and nuns began a month-long plantation drive in the entire Ladhak region on Sunday, aimed at developing thick forests in this arid …
Dhanbad, Sept. 9: In a bid to improve the air quality in the coal capital and create awareness about environmental issues among schoolchildren, forest department has decided to start a massive afforestation programme in government schools in the district. The drive, which will be carried out under Mahatma Gandhi National …
Dhanbad, Sept. 8: Two hundred budding technocrats donnned the green mantle today by planting around 50 saplings across the Indian School of Mines campus. With this green drive, the premier tech cradle also inaugurated its student chapter of the Indian Youth Climate Network, a pan-India youth coalition for ecological awareness. …
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh government has said that they will soon realise an amount of Rs 241.36 crore as net present value (NPV) against two hydro-electric projects for diversion of forestland for non-forest use. Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu said this while responding to a question raised in the Assembly by …
LUCKNOW: The plantation exercise started by Agra forest division with an aim to provide an eco-protection cover to the 17th century monument has struck a chord with the people. This season, some 2,000 saplings have been planted under `My Tree Programme' in the vicinity of Taj through individual contributions. The …
BHUBHNESWAR: The State government on Thursday constituted a state-level squad to monitor proper implementation of various laws and regulations by new industries coming up in the State. The squad will be headed by chairman and managing director of Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) Priyabrata Patnaik. The squad will have …
M Rafi Ahmed | ENS YOGANATHAN, a TNSTC conductor and an eco-activist, is all set to launch a programme nonpareil to see his city grow greener all through the year. Christening his pet project as 'Uyir Vazha Oru Maram', Yoganathan told Express that his sole intention was to create awareness …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has sought explanation from the Adani-owned Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ), the state forests department, the Union defence ministry, Kutch district collector and the National Biodiversity Authority in connection with the allotment of 2,000 hectare land in possession of BSF for afforestation. In September …
Bhopal, Aug 30: Forest Minister Shri Sartaj Singh has asked the officers to find out the possibilities of associating the forest committees with public distribution system. The Forest Minister was reviewing the department's activities at the office of the Chief Conservator of Forests, Shahdol, on Saturday. On this occasion Minister …
Performance of different high altitude plant species was observed in avalanches affected area at the top of Jawahar Tunnel (3200 m amsl) situated on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Banihal, J & K.
A forest ecosystem was developed on barren sodic land at Banthra Research Station of National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, during 1960s. About 74 species belonging to 34 families were recorded in this new forest, which was characterized as mixed dry sub-tropical forest with deciduous and evergreen species.
Pune The Pune district administration has set a target of planting one crore trees in the rural areas over a period of one year. With 71 lakh trees planted in three months in the district, the scheme has hit off with the state government incorporating the scheme as part of …
