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 ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is all set to double the area taken up for afforestation in the next ten years up to 20 million hectare at a cost of Rs 44,000 crores. This is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change …
Gokul Chandrasekar | ENS Ministry of Forests will conduct public consultation on the mission beginning June 11 The mission will strive to increase the afforested area across the country to 20 million hectares of land by 2020 INDIA plans to double its forest cover by 2020 through afforestation and eco-restoration …
NEW DELHI: The Green India Mission, part of India's plan to fight climate change, proposed to double the area being taken up for afforestation and eco-restoration over the next decade. The first draft of the Mission, released on Monday, projects an ambitious target of 20 million hectares by 2020, at …
- Centre gives Rs 95cr for afforestation of 20000 hectares SANTOSH K. KIRO Keeping the woods lovely, dark and deep Ranchi, May 24: The hills of Jharkhand will soon be green again. Come monsoon, the forest department will embark upon the mammoth task of greening the hills of the state …
In a bid to have more forest covers, the State Government on Monday announced to go for a huge plantation work with 12.32 crore saplings in an area of 2.3 lakh hectares of land. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Minister …
Draft of Green India Mission, one of the missions under NAPCC released by MoEF. Aims to address climate change by enhancing carbon sinks in sustainably managed forests and adaptation of vulnerable ecosystems & forest dependant local communities to changing climate. The National Mission for a Green India, as one of …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forest Minister Binoy Viswam called upon residents of the city to plant more saplings and take care of them so as to create a greener and healthier environment. The Minister was inaugurating the
R. Rajaram In Tiruchi, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur and Tiruvarur TIRUCHI: The Forest Department will plant eight lakh saplings in private lands in various forest divisions falling within the Tiruchi Circle under the Tree Cultivation in Private Lands Scheme (TCPL) in the current financial year with a view to enhancing tree …
It will plant bamboo saplings -- which absorbs more carbon than most other plants -- in 1,000 residential buildings in the shopping hub TEXTILE retail major Pothys, in association with British Council, is all set to gift a green lung to T Nagar by planting bamboo saplings, an acknowledged carbon …
Mumbai: The state government has launched an innovative green scheme to encourage villagers to pay tax. According to Jayant Patil, minister for rural welfare,
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday directed the Forest Department to stop illegal mining in the forest land, in the wake of the Supreme Court-appointed committee finding discrepancies in mining lease sketches in Bellary reserve forest area. Official sources said that the direction was given at a closed-door review …
This guidebook addresses forestry projects' standing in carbon markets, anticipated trends, as well as the financing of these projects and sale of carbon credits. It provides insight into the issues that have limited the forest carbon market, and uses case studies to highlight best practices and success stories that developers …
Vadodara: The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets the Amul brand, has won the prestigious International Dairy Federation (IDF) award in the sustainability category for the best environment initiative. GCMMF won the award for its massive plantation drive initiated by GCMMF since 2007 through the village dairy cooperative …
Given the fractured relationship between forest depts and forest-dwellers, involving tribal population in preparation of working plans is critical Indira Rajaraman / New Delhi May 1, 2010, 0:30 IST Given the badly fractured relationship between forest departments and forest-dwellers, involving the tribal population in the preparation of working plans is …
GANGTOK: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said that the environment and bio-diversity in Sikkim have been threatened by construction of hydel power projects and absence of government safeguards. The state government has not taken sufficient precaution against degradation of environment and bio-diversity by drawing up a catchment …
