<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast
The Japanese funding agency is happy with the implementation of the first phase of Tamil Nadu Afforestation Programme (TAP) and has conveyed its willingness to extend financial assistance for the
The Himachal Cabinet lifted the ban on the export of khair wood keeping in view the long-standing demand of khair growers. The Cabinet also decided to replace 30 per cent sales tax on khair wood by a
In an effort to green some of Delhi's most barren areas the Delhi Government's forest department has undertaken an ambitious afforestation project. The department is planting saplings on a 50-acre
The J&K government will soon have a new forest policy aimed at the protection, conservation and development of the forest reserve in the state, keeping in view the increasing demand for fuel, fodder,
Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Harvansh Singh has said that the entire funds available for plantation and improving degraded forests would be given to the forest committees. This year Rs 22 crore has
The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation which alleged that the Tamil Nadu Government had misused funds during an afforestation drive in 1999. The PIL, which was filed by Rashtriya
The U.S. government, with a significant assist from The Nature Conservancy, has signed a landmark debt for nature swap to reduce by about one-half the debt which Belize owes to the United States. In
The Himachal Pradesh Government has lifted the ban on the export of khair wood and replaced the existing 30 per cent sales tax by an 8 per cent purchase tax. This decision was taken at the Cabinet
The Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited(HFDCL),since its inception on 7th December 1989, has given a boost to farmers and tree growers by providing a remunerative price of their trees. It
The Legislative Assembly today passed the Karnataka Forest (Amendment) Bill 2001, which provides for removing restrictions on cultivation of sandalwood in private land and to encourage public to grow
