The State Forest Policy introduced in 2008 aimed to bring 33 per cent of the state under forest cover. In 2008, the Maharashtra government had formulated its State Forest Policy which aimed to bring
The Central Government has notified the E-Waste (Management) Second Amendment Rules, 2023. These rules aim to ensure secure, accountable, and sustainable management of e-waste, specifically focusing on
Protect forest catchment to ensure water in city reservoirs. Visakhapatnam: The forest department including Vizag zoo conducted awareness programmes to mark International Day of Forests. The theme of
The latest “Forest 500” rankings are out from the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), and the main takeaway is that the global companies with the most influence over forests still aren’t doing enough to cut
<p>Additional affidavit on behalf of the applicant Sunder Singh before the National Green Tribunal dated September 22, 2020. The matter relates to illegal and unauthorized activities over the government
This study, ‘Forest Carbon Assessment in Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) for REDD+ Readiness Activities’ presents the comprehensive baseline of forest carbon stock in CHAL with a detailed assessment
Shimla: Environmental activists from Himachal Pradesh are among those vociferously opposing the draft National Forest Policy 2018 as they say it would do away with some important principles that 1988 policy
NAINITAL: With the onset of summer, and the threat of forest fires looming large, the state government has allocated Rs 1.5 crore to 3700 van panchayats (bodies of villagers residing near forests) for
NEW DELHI: Over 100 civil society organisations from 15 states have flagged several loopholes in the Centre’s draft National Forest Policy 2018 and questioned environment ministry over the rationale of
KOCHI: With mercury levels shooting up in several parts of the state, the Kerala forest department has activated its fire alert mechanism in forest areas and buffer zones. While officials and experts
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jaswinder Singh Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 18/04/2022.</p> <p>The grievance in the petition is against illegal mining which is being carried
Populations of forests elephants, which play key roles in maintaining forest habitat, have declined 63 percent in Central Africa since 2001. Without intervention to prevent further losses, 96 percent of
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Suprova Prasad Vs Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 18/01/2024.</p> <p>The court
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Tamia, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The application was registered suo-moto on the basis of a news item published in Patrika,
<p>Seizure report of Seijusa Forest Range, Arunachal Pradesh in Original Application No. 18/2019/EZ (Jorjo Tana Tara Vs Union of India & Others).</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/timber-smuggling-Seijosa-range-NGT-order.pdf"
A Nepali government survey has said that forests today take 44.74 percent of the total 141,718 sq km area of the Himalayan country, compared to the total forest cover of 39.6 percent between 1997 and 1998.
DEHRADUN: For a state that still boasts 70% forest cover, though fast depleting, and critical issues of rampant forest fires, man-animal conflict and loss of habitat, the manifestos of both Congress and
The forest fires of the past few years will only get worse in the years to come, experts warned Sunday. In the Jerusalem Hills area alone, the past week’s fires have so far destroyed more than 5,000 dunams
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Decrease in forest cover, 28/11/2016. Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, a subordinate organization under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has been carrying
Destruction of forests in Kisii County continues even in the face of a ban on logging by the government. In the last five years alone, at least one forest has been decimated by the county government
