Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others. The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, …
Kerala: Windmills threaten environment in Nilgiri biosphere reserve The windmills of Attapadi in Palakkad district are producing power and generating controversy. With more set to come up in the tribal-dominated area close to the Silent Valley National Park, questions about the eco-friendliness of the project are doing the rounds. Is …
BHUBANESWAR: Timber mafias and poachers were out to plunder forest resources in absence of surveillance teams in the aftermath of naxal attack on government establishments in famous Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) in Mayurbhanj district. Since March 28 this year, Forest Department officials have deserted their duty posts apprehending attack by …
Shillong: Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in West Garo Hills district, which has been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list of Worldwide Network of Biosphere Reserves, eyed for more fund to carry out further research and development programmes on the existence of varieties of flora and …
The present investigation deals with natural chemical reserves and physical characteristics of leaf litter of 35 dominant tree species of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and efficacious impact of leaf litter of a few selected species on physico-chemical properties of sodic soil.
BANDIPUR: A sub-committee comprising senior officials of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and other stakeholders will be constituted to study the effect of vehicle movement in the national parks in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and to suggest steps to mitigate its impact. The authorities will conceive and adopt a
Rs 227.46 lakh proposal in 2009-10 action plan. The components of the draft plan also include infrastructure development, creating camp sites, boundary demarcation and awareness programmes besides monitoring and evaluation. Sarikah Atreya Gangtok, June 10 An amount of Rs 227.46 lakh have been proposed in the 2009-10 draft management action …
Hyderabad, June 7 A Central legislation will be enacted soon to pave way for the establishment of an independent environmental protection authority to ensure effective implementation of the Environment Protection Act, according to Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment and Forests. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Ramesh said this …
New Delhi: Parts of Garo Hills in Nokrek, covering an area of 820 Sq Kms, has been designated as biosphere reserve and the proposal forwarded for recognition from UNESCO, according to spokesperson of the Ministry of Environment here on Tuesday. "The recognition form the world body might come any day," …
Manjunath Sullolli The Bhimgad Fort, in the village lands of Tanali, is built on a detached spur of the Sahyadris about sixteen miles south-west of Khanapur taluk of Belgaum district.
R Haldorai Green activists have opposed political support for encroachers as they have reduced green cover in the Nilgiris CANDIDATES from all political parties have promised to resolve the section 17 (janmam) forest lands problem and issue pattas to convince the electorate of Gudalur and Pandulur taluks of the Nilgiris …
CHENNAI: A field guide on flora and fauna of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve has been brought out jointly by the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT) and Centre for Environment Education (CEE). Simple language Talking about the guide, N. Ramjee, Scientist-in-charge, CEE, TN State office, said the guide …
From his lookout atop an 80- foot-tall tree, Gopal could see the forests in three states burning simultaneously last fortnight. Even though fires are not unusual at this time of year in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR)
Professor Bruno Messerli, together with the team at ICIMOD made a tangible proposal for the long-term preservation of Himalayan genetic heritage: to select four representative
K. Manikandan TAMBARAM: The Forest Department has agreed to hand over a portion of land coming under Nanmangalam Reserve Forest Area to enable the Sembakkam town panchayat to provide cement concrete surface to an important road that has been in shambles for some decades now. The road that links Velachery …
