- EU to renew funding for afforestation
The European Union which funded an Aravalli Project during 1990-98 with financial support to the tune of 23.2 million ECUs (one ECU being equal to Rs 43) has now extended the support base for another one and half year with Rs 13.6 crore. This is disclosed by the Jagdish Yadav, …
- 100 dams to be built in Bhanvad taluka
The state government has given sanction to construct 1000 check dams in Bhanvad taluka of the district. This was stated by Minister of State for Revenue Mulubhai Bera. The minister said that check dams will cover 7,346 hectares of land at Barda hills at an estimated cost of Rs two …
- Pollution threatens Kalpasar plans
The state government remains undecided on whether to undertake the ambitious Rs 35,000-crore Kalpasar project, despite the pressing need for it felt by the strong Saurashtra lobby in the Keshubhai Patel ministry. An internal note circulated during a ministerial meeting a couple of days ago has raised a number of …
UN may publish Indonesia forest fire blacklist
The United Nations top environment official threatened to publish a blacklist of logging companies shown to be responsible for sparking forest fires in Indonesia and elsewhere in south-east Asia. Klaus Topfer, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, said publication of a company blacklist could form part of an international …
- Uttar Pradesh moots plan to conserve urban forest cover
Worried over the gross misuse of green belts by urban development bodies, the forest department has mooted a comprehensive measure for conservation of urban forest covers of Uttar Pradesh. Till now there was no check on urban bodies and the purpose of its use was changed by them at will …
2 forest projects cleared for TN
The Centre has cleared two major forest conservation projects - Eastern Ghat Development Project - for Tamil Nadu under the Ninth Five Year Plan, according to Mr. R. Annamalai,Conservator of Forests, Tiruchi range.
Protector of rain forests wins award
A tribal leader whose people threatened to commit mass suicide because of a plan to extract oil from their homeland in the Columbian rain forest is among six winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize.The winners are from Colombia, Dominica, Italy, Japan, South Africa and the US.
Forests die as Borneo prays for rain
The Bukit Suharto forest is dying, along with hundreds of thousands of hectares of adjoining jungle. This coastal stretch of southeast Bornea, on the edge of world's second-biggest rain forest, has received just 300 millimeters of rain in the last 12 months, according to data collected by Willie Smits, an …
- 4.35 cr afforestation project cleared
The Punjab Government is to launch a project aimed at reviving the woods around Anandpur Sahib on an area of 285 acres. This will help maintain the ecological balance. The project was cleared at a high-level meeting of the Anandpur Sahib Urban Development Authority (ASUDA), presided over by Chief Minister …
- Veerappan aids arrested
Three Veerappan associates including the lone women member of his gang, were captured by the Special Task Force (STF) early on Sunday morning. They were rounded up when the gang members were on a shopping trip to puck up food supplies at the Asanoor forest village in Erode district, according …
Piaggio Greaves to make gasoline three wheelers
With the shift in focus in the three wheeler market, Piaggio Greaves Vehicles Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Piaggio Spa, Italy and Greaves Ltd, expects to carve out a niche segment that will be dominated by the four stroke gasoline three wheeler and the four wheeler derived vehicle to …
The right timber
The new sound of 90s is music that is environmentally friendly. Some big name makers of musical instruments in San Francisco have joined others in Britain in doing their bit to protect endangered forests by using only wood certified by environmentalists as being from approved logging operations.
Policies, not grazing, depleting forest cover
Environmentalists say depleting forest cover over India may have less to do with grazing and population pressure, than with new policies linked to liberalisation. The Forest Survey of India conducts biennial surveys through remote sensing and prepares reports on which planning for sustainable development can be done. But the accuracy …
Give forest land to industry for plantations, says panel
In a surprise move, the Mukerji Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF) has recommended that forest land be given to industry for plantations. This comes as a welcome relief to the beleaguered paper industry that has been demanding the same for nearly four years without success. In …
TN Govt moves HC in sandalwood case
The Tamil nadu State Government has moved an appeal before a division Bench of the Madras High Court, seeking to set aside a single judge's order for a CBI probe into the Tiruoattur sandalwood smuggling case, allegedly involving a ruling party MLA, Mr. G. Shanmugam.
TN Govt, moves HC in sandalwood case
The Tamil Nadu State Government has moved an appeal before a Division Bench of the Madras High Court, seeking to set aside a single judge's order for a CBI probe into the Tirupattur sandalwood smuggling case, allegedly involving a ruling party MLA, Mr. G. Shanmugam.
Singapore to be free of haze soon
Govt : Just as Singaporeans were bracing for a spell of hazy weather, the Meteorological Service of Singapore has announced that Singaporeans will escape the smog emanating from the forest fires in Indonesia in the next two weeks.Thanks to a changing weather pattern bringing scattered winds and rain to the …
