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 …
India has started a pilot project to quantify climate benefits from a massive anti-poverty scheme that could become one of the country's main weapons to fight criticism it is not doing enough to tackle global warming. The flagship anti-poverty plan, started three years ago, provides 100 days of employment every …
With 40% land reserved for green open spaces that support over 500 varieties of trees and 25 exotic bird species, Hiranandani's Powai township is a prime example of a vibrant, eco-friendly urban hub in the midst of Mumbai's concrete jungle.
New Delhi: The environment ministry will not remain a regulatory hurdle in the process of economic growth, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday while outlining his agenda on the day he took over office. Promising changes in the environmental clearance process, Ramesh said,
LUCKNOW: The state government has directed the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), UP Housing Board, Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and the estate department to take up an intensive afforestation drive in the city before the onset of the monsoon. The government also directed the four agencies to develop parks in the …
The Assam Government has almost resigned to the fate that waterlogging in Guwahati city cannot be totally prevented and now the focus is on ensuring quick discharge of water to reduce the miseries of the citizens. Large-scale encroachment on the hills in and around the city and resultant silting of …
Concerned over the increasing incidents of forest fires in the state, the government has decided to put in place a satellite data-based advanced system to detect, monitor and effectively combat such blazes. The digital data available from the moderate resolution imaging spectro-radiometer (MODIS) onboard various satellites under the international earth …
Large-scale deforestation is rapidly increasing environmental degradation causing rise in several fatal diseases in Pakistan and efforts should be made to stretch the forest cover to 6percent by 2015 under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Federal Minister for Environment, Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi stated while chairing the Inter Provincial …
R. Vimal Kumar 35 ha over 7 blocks will be brought under various medicinal plants TOWARDS GREEN COVER: Raising seedlings and maintaining the plants will attract incentive under the medicinal plants cultivation programme. Tirupur: The Department of Horticulture is all set to implement the National Mission on Medicinal Plants (NMMP) …
The Rajanet Yegneswaran Charitable Trust was started by Janet S K Yegneswaran in 2005 in memory of her late husband R S Yegneswaran. The Trust plants trees for free to anyone who offers a place for planting and is willing to look after the sapling that has been planted. The …
Australia's forestry firms are poised for major growth from emissions trading plans that could give the sector a multi-million dollar boost when it becomes the first to kick off a nationwide scheme to cut carbon pollution. Big polluters such as power generators and smelters are keen to hedge future emissions …
Environmentalists have called for concerted efforts to elevate Delhi to the status of World Heritage City. The Delhi environment department has started planting trees on Yamuna bank. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, enumerating her government
A third agency will verify the works undertaken in villages under Hariyali Mahotsava. Besides, responsibility will be fixed for effective implementation of the scheme. After issuance of directives by Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava, the state administration has given instructions in this regard to all the district collectors, …
R. Vimal Kumar Demonstration plot to be established Scientific cultivation to be promoted Tirupur: To augment income-generation activities in rural areas, the Department of Horticulture plans to introduce bamboo cultivation in Tirupur block during the current financial year under the Centre-sponsored National Bamboo Mission. P. Santhanakrishnan, Assistant Director of Horticulture, …
The Watershed Department is all set to distribute 5 lakh sapplings of various plants in Koppa, N R Pura and Sringeri taluks. The department had grown sapplings of silver oak, teak, cashew, acacia and jack at their centres in N R Pura, Kalmakki and Balagadi. The sapplings, which were nurtured …
Deepa H Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: In an effort to add more greenery to the otherwise mundane-looking medians in various parts of the city, the Highways Department (city division) has started to plant saplings on several facilities. Several saplings, including crotons, oleander (arali) and phycus are being planted on Anna Salai, Poonamallee …
