AURANGABAD: In a bid to increase the state's forest cover to 33% as prescribed under the National Forest Policy, the social forestry department (Marathwada) will launch the fortnight-long 'Harit Maharashtra Abhiyan' on Friday to spread awareness about the issue. Praveen Srivastava, chief conservator of forests and deputy director general, social …
The decision of the rural development ministry to keep tabs over the performance of states regarding the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is giving sleepless nights to the development officers in Uttarakhand. According to a recent report, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Gujarat will undergo
Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri has urged the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre to extend the period of special industrial package granted to the State till 2013 to facilitate its industrial and economic development. In this connection, Mr. Khanduri met Union Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath …
To tied-over energy shortfall, the government is planning 40,000 mw of hydroelectric power generation capacity during the 12th (2012-17) and 13th Plan (2017-22). "We are making preparations for power projects in the 12th and 13th Plan, and are planning to add 40,000 mw capacity in the hydro sector,' Central Electricity …
After Uttarakhand, it is the turn of the Himachal Pradesh government to stop Van Gujjars, nomadic tribals, from migrating to highland pastures in the state despite promulgation of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of forest rights) Act on January 1, 2008. A total of 432 Van …
The technology savvy city has highest repute of education environs to its credit, but, ironically, the majority areas here are turning into garbage bin, apparently due to apathy of the civic authorities. The lack of concern towards solving the problem the garbage menace has resulted into the biggest civic problem …
Uttarakhand forests are smouldering, leading to a loss of forest wealth worth crores, besides invaluable damage to flora and fauna. These raging fires have also claimed two human lives. With mercury soaring high, forest fires have engulfed large areas in the Garhwal as well as the Kumaon regions of the …
Efforts of Corbett National Park officials and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) have helped save lives of at least three tigers of the Corbett National Park. According to officials of ministry of environment and forest, the park authorities received some information about dubious movements of a person from Bawariya …
The former Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president and Rajya Sabha M.P. Harish Rawat has threatened a massive agitation if the State Government did not implement the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act 2006 immediately. Addressing a large number of Van Gujjars and other forest dwelling people during a …
From both the economic and the enviromental angle, bio-gas is the ideal solution for rural households: cheap with no recurring maintenance costs and zero impact on the environment. Why hasn't it been adopted more widely? The benefits of this appropriate technology are numerous and some appear self-evident. For one, there …
Narendra Plastic, one of the largest manufacturer and exporter of plastic packaging products in India, plans to invest over Rs 90 crore for setting up two new manufacturing units in Daman and Uttarakhand. Itochu Corporation of Japan, a Fortune 500 trading company, has picked up 30 per cent of the …
With alarm bells ringing over the rapid melting of glaciers in the Himalayas, the Uttarakhand Government has decided to regulate tourist flow to the protected areas of Gangotri National Park, including Gomukh. The Government would now restrict the number of tourists visiting the origin of the holy river Ganga to …
Finding a place to stay in the remote and far-flung areas would no longer be a problem, especially for trekkers and wildlife lovers, as accommodation will be made available in 400 forest rest houses the booking for which will shortly be provided on the website of the Himachal Tourism Development …
The entire Opposition continues boycott of the Assembly session for the third day VAT on wheat flour, maida, pulses down to 1 p.c. Water tax and sewerage tax to be abolished DEHRA DUN: Chief Minister Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri presented a Rs.1,794-crore revenue surplus Budget for 2008-09 in the Uttarakhand Assembly …
In its new agri-policy, which would be released shortly, the Uttarakhand government is planning to give interest-free loans for setting up self-employment agriculture industry (SAI) units under the special agriculture zones (SAZs) scheme and said it would privatise mandis in the new Mandi Act. "Under the SAZ, we are planning …
Twenty-six years ago, people displaced by the Supa dam were resettled in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district. The better irrigation facilities promised to them after they were relocated in the district's Ramnagar panchayat haven't materialized. They still face an uncertain future. The people are not allowed to use water from the …
people from Uttar Karnataka's Dandeli town are opposing a move to draw water from the Kali river for a sugar mill proposed downstream. They say the factory will use up water meant for them. The Bharat Sugar Mills factory is trying to bring water from upstream since the river dries …
The Union ministry for environment and forests has once again rejected forest clearance to the 18-MW Dandeli mini-hydel power project proposed by the Murdeshwar Power Corporation Ltd (MPCL) across the Kali river in Karnataka's Uttar Kannada district. Earlier on June 21, 2006, the ministry had rejected diversion of 57.51 ha …
