Biodiversity conservation key to development
Conservation of biodiversity is crucial to the sustainability of sectors such as energy, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, wildlife, industry, health, tourism, commerce, irrigation and power. This
Conservation of biodiversity is crucial to the sustainability of sectors such as energy, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, wildlife, industry, health, tourism, commerce, irrigation and power. This
Forest department to start preliminary works at Upper Anicut reserve forest Preliminary works for the establishment of a tropical butterfly conservatory in Srirangam is set to begin soon with funds being granted to the Forest Department for this purpose. The State government has sanctioned Rs. 1.61 crore as first instalment to the Forest Department to carry out a host of works for setting up the conservatory which will come up in the Upper Anicut reserve forest in Srirangam. The funds have been provided from the 13th Finance Commission.
Allowing setting up of a stone crusher in Terai-West forest division’s Kamola area seems to have come as a major setback not only for conservation of wildlife and flora and fauna but also for the agriculture
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has moved a step closer to signing an agreement with the World Bank (WB) to avail a Rs 1,000 crore Development Policy Loan (DPL). The loan is a first of its kind foreign assistance
BHUBANESWAR: What about rock-climbing in the cooler ambience of a forest? Or rather a bi-cycle ride in the woods with the family? May be a few hours of fun watching films in a natural atmosphere? And all
Nature has endowed Sikkim with rich varieties of flora and fauna, which coupled with the concerted efforts of the State Government, made tourism the backbone of the economy of Sikkim. The State is
The Guwahati High Court has asked the Meghalaya Government to find an alternative parking/stand for the Meghalaya Tourist Transporter Association (MTTA) in Shillong city. After two years of official representations to the government, the MTTA finally moved the court. The legal redressal was sought after 10 days ultimatum served to the State Government expired on April 6.
The Wildlife Department has failed to submit the comprehensive report on the first national survey of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants which took place in August 2011. The report was to be handed over to
As a woman-friendly step, a state agency in Kerala has embarked upon a plan to set up public toilets exclusively for women in city centres and tourist locations, the first such initiative in the country.
A railway holiday home and a tourism office were amongst the 17 structures demolished as part of the CRZ operation along the Colva coast. Sixteen other structures got temporary respite after the owners either obtained stay orders or the structures were left untouched after matter was found sub-judice.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative to develop tourism as well as reduce its carbon footprint, Abu Dhabi will launch zero-emission, all-electric buses on Sir Bani Yas Island, making it the first such transport system in the world.
The Mamata Banerjee government will make few amendments in the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, in its bid to attract new investment in the state. The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2012, was passed in the state Assembly by 152-46 votes after the Opposition Left Front sought a division. This bill, once it becomes an act will, clear the hurdles in setting up industrial parks, IT hubs, bio-tech parks and financial hubs among others in the state.
Kolkata West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has finally intervened to provide land to industry on easier conditions. The government has removed the ceiling of a maximum 24 acre that an industrial unit could buy in the state directly. The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2012 introduced in the state legislature on Monday rectified the inconsistency, which the government itself created by adopting the policy of “no government acquisition.”
Amendment in land law to allow entrepreneurs to hold more than 24 acres; leasing policy is eased too. The West Bengal assembly has passed the Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2012, to promote setting up
This year's frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker changes to come. If, as many scientists predict, currently inaccessible sea lanes
The Western Ghats is distinct for its inter-woven network of protected, reserved and community conserved forest areas comprising wildlife corridors spanning long distances, cutting across boundaries that
The other surprise in the railway budget is a new line that Mamata Banerjee wished in the heart of Buxa Tiger Reserve DEEP INSIDE the core of Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal and at the heart of a vast
The United Democratic Front-led district panchayat has passed a surplus budget of Rs.50.06 crore on Thursday, which the four-member opposition Left Democratic Front dispelled as a dream budget cut off from reality. In her second straight budget, vice-president Bindu George envisaged an income of Rs.920.17 crore against an expenditure of Rs.870.11 crore. The budget proposes a waste treatment plant for generating power on 30 cents of land at an estimated cost of Rs.150 crore.
Hundreds of the farmers who were protesting against the relocation of their villages started a sit-in in front of the entrance of the gate. On Wednesday, hundreds of villagers had gathered for a mahapanchayat against the government order of not letting the farmers sell off their lands because of the ban on selling and purchasing of property nearby the reserve.
The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (MPTDC) is laying special emphasis on developing the Central Circuit covering the Gwalior-Orchha-Sanchi-Khajuraho-Kanha and Jabalpur belt for