Tejaswi protests road laying in Kudremukh National Park
Noted litterateur K P Poornachandra Tejaswi has objected to
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41,000 hect of forests destroyed in State
Forests in 41,000 hectares of land in Assam were destroyed during the period from 1996 to 1999. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Forest, Sri Pradyut Bordoloi while replying to the
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DVS warns against eviction of encroachments on forest land
DV Sadananda Gowda, deputy leader of the opposition in the Karnataka State Legislative assembly, has warned against eviction and asserted that the farmers would not spare even one inch of the
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Cinchona grove catches fire, major tragedy averted
A cinchona grove near Kaudicharu, in Puttur district of Karnataka which caught fire and spread in around five acre land, was extinguished by the local people, thus averting a major tragedy. By the
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Kochi to get a green canopy
In a bid to transform Kochi into a green-city, the Corporation of Cochin is embarking on a project to plant trees across the city to reduce environmental pollution. The project is part of the
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Tribals, forest officials join hands to save sanctuary
An interesting role reversal is underway at the world-famous Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala. Tribals, who once lived off smuggling forest produce, are now actively participating in patrolling the
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Timber rights of 5 villagers suspended
Timber Distribution rights of five villagers of the Nagar Forest Range, have been suspended by the divisional forest officer. The rights had been given to the people under the provisions of the
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Japanese loan for Punjab project
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has extended a loan of Rs 202 crore for a Punjab afforestation project. The project to be taken up by the State Department of Forests and Wildlife
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Brahmaputra turns into a safe timber smuggling route
Despite the Government's bid to comply with Supreme Court's ban on felling and sale of timber, excluding some variety, the timber smugglers have been using the Brahmaputra for safe transportation of
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Supreme Court decision will affect 1.12 lakh families
A total of 1.12 lakh families will be evicted from forest land in Karnataka if the Supreme Court passes its final orders on forest land encroachment, according to Minister of Forests, Ecology and
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Forest cover in Nagaland shows remarkable increase courtesy NEPED
After the introduction of "Nagaland Environment Protection and Economic Development through People's Action (NEPED)' in 1995, the forest coverage in Nagaland has increased remarkably. NEPED is an
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60 acres of social forest, cashew plantation
Around 60 acres of social forest and cashew plantation were reduced to ashes in a fire mishap at Koila near Uppinangady in Mangalore. It is reported that the hay at the animal husbandry unit at Koila
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Eating up forest land
Encroachment by politically and economical influential groups threatens to destroy the already shrinking forest cover of
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Trees worth lakhs of rupees felled for Kollur Temple School?
It has been reported that numerous trees worth several lakhs of rupees, located in an area spread over 10 acres, adjacent to the road at Areshiroor of Golihole panchayat, Kundapur, Mangalore, have
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Price war over eucalyptus wood in Uttaranchal
Eucalyptus wood, widely used in pulp and paper industry, is rotting in Uttaranchal government stores because farmers are selling their produce directly to mills in the state and in western Uttar
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Illegal timber, firewood, trade rampant in Lumding
Illegal timber/firewood are carried by passenger trains in Lumding-Hojai section of Assam. From October 2002, more than 1,000 bundles of such smuggled firewood/timber have been confiscated and five
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Sandalwood seized
The district police seized 102 kg of sandalwood from a truck and arrested two persons at Kalapeepal village, about 80 km from Shajapur district in Madhya
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In Maya land, trees make way for tuskers
In Mayawati's Uttar Pradesh, aggressive politics is taking its toll on geography. As elephants
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Climate rewrites fate of trees
What the government had so far failed to do has been achieved by the climate. Thanks to an alternation in climate at the micro level, certain indigenous species of trees
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Sonitpur DFO gears up to stop illegal tree-felling
The Divisional Forest Officer, Sonitpur West Division, Assam, has taken all measures to stop the illegal felling of trees, unauthorized movement timber in and around the division. It has undertaken a