UT's green cover under threat from pest
The ambitious
The ambitious
According to the findings of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the green cover in Himachal Pradesh has started increasing in recent years. The latest biennial report of the FSI indicates that the
The valuable trees planed during British regime over 100 years back along Meherpur
Reports of illegal felling of trees and large scale human interference in the natural growth of forests notwithstanding, there is good news not only for environmentalists and the Forest Department
Great sensation prevails among the citizens of the Santipur area over the illegal felling of trees by some smugglers under the Bamunigaon Forest Range in West Kamrup district of Assam. Despite the
In 1994, Barbera was a dying forest, with timber smugglers and poachers playing havoc with its sylvan wealth. The Government was at its wit's end trying to contain the growing menace, thanks to the
The Draft Forest Policy of the Assam State has asked for special courts at the district level for quick disposal of forest-related cases. It also called for steps to establish green Bench in the
The forest cover of the coutnry has been assessed for the first time using digital technology. Giving details of the State Forest Report - 2001 to the Members of the Consultative Committee attached
The Forest department has undertaken a massive afforestation drive aimed at planting at least 10 lakh saplings in and around the Guwahati city for arresting flash floods, heavy siltation and erosion,
During the past six months, as many as 40 Assam state forest officials have been suspended, and departmental action initiated against them for their alleged nexus with illegal encroachers and a
The increasing destruction and degradation of forests in Guwahati and in other parts of the Assam State has contributed to the heavy erosion of top soil, erratic rainfall and recurring floods. There
The Himachal Pradesh State Forest Corporation is in a serious financial crisis these days as there is no demand of timber in its depots following a large-scale flow of imported timber in Himachal
The large-scale outbreak of forest diseases in the hills is causing concern to the environmentalists, who fear that the process, if not checked, could spell doom for the fast depleting forest
The state Forest Department is all geared up to check forest fires, which usually break out when the mercury starts soaring towards the middle of May. Every summer fires affect thousands of hectares
A Rs 15 crore Catchment Area Treatment plan has been approved for execution at a meeting of forest officials of Mandi and Kullu districts and engineers of the Larji Hydel Project with the view to
The second phase of the Aravalli Afforestation Project, funded by the Japan Bank of International Cooperation, which had been held up for over four years after the country's nuclear test in 1998, has
A Finnish forestry expert is of the opinion that India should plant more trees for the purpose of cutting them down. Blind opposition to cutting of trees in the name of environmental protection and
Four volunteer firefighters died this week in forest fires caused by a severe heat wave that has swept Mexico, authorities said. Fires in several states across Mexico have destroyed at least 150,000
Mr Virbadra Singh, Chief Minister has expressed concern over the increasing encroachments on forest land and asked the Forest Department to take steps to remove unauthorised occupants. Inaugurating a
The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests has agreed "in principle" to consider the Kerala Government's request for release of vested forest land in the State for redistribution among landless