Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
Environmentalists in the Taj city have scored a major victory, successfully stalling the Northern Bypass road project through the protected Keetham forest along the Yamuna. Before work on a Detailed Project Report by a private agency could begin in the Rs 375 crore, 25 km-long bypass, serious objections were raised …
NEW DELHI: A day after a global report put India almost at the bottom of its green ranking, the government on Wednesday said the country was doing its best on multiple fronts to protect the environment and many institutions, including the United Nations, had appreciated its efforts. However, activists claim …
Jaipur: Determined to use literature as a tool to address the growing global environment crisis, the 11th edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival will initiate serious dialogue to save oceans, rivers, mountains, forests, wildlife and so forth with sessions focused around the theme of conservation and environment. From January …
GURGAON: Even after imposing penalty on an offender for felling 63 trees and seizing a truck that was being used to dump construction and demolition waste on a one-and-a-half acre plot near Ghata-Gwalpahari along the Gurgaon-Faridabad road in December, an incident of dumping of waste was again reported from the …
Rainforest Foundation Norway and Cerulogy launched a report, ‘Driving deforestation’, looking at the impact of expanding palm oil use due to biofuel policies around the world. The report goes directly into the heated debate in Europe and the rest of the world about the use of palm oil for biofuels. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of Ram Lakhan Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 23/01/2018 regarding various government structures and establishments existing within the protected forest areas in the Dumka district, Jharkhand. It has been admitted before the Court that various …
Firefighters are continuing to battle a blaze that has burnt more than 2000 hectares of bushland in the Royal National Park south of Sydney since Saturday. An increase in wind on Monday afternoon has produced a significant amount of smoke, mainly over parts of south-west Sydney, the Illawarra and the …
Pope Francis issued a ringing defence of the people and the environment of the Amazon on Friday, saying big business and “consumerist greed” could not be allowed to destroy a natural habitat vital for the entire planet. Francis, who has made the environment and climate change a focus of his …
Union Minister of State for Culture and Environment, Forests and Climate Change Mahesh Sharma said the Central Government is considering authorising the State Governments for issues related to forest areas within 100 kilometres of the line of actual control on international borders. Directions for Uttarakhand on this subject will also …
MANALI: Kullu valley, which is known for its scenic beauty, lost its sheen after smog enveloped the entire region, following fires at pine and deodar forests of Kharahal that are burning for the last four days. As of now, dark smoke that is rising from the mountain peaks has decreased …
MUMBAI: Even before the first month of 2018 has ended, 806 trees in the city are on the block - to be cut or transplanted. Most trees identified for cutting or transplantation are for various infrastructure projects — Metro, road and nullahwidening as also for obstruction of traffic, slum rehabilitation …
Animals thrive despite droughts: officials. Anantapur: Favorable conditions have resulted in an increase in the numbers of wild animals in the reserved forests of Anantapur. Forest department authorities assess that the number of wild animals has doubled in the reserved forests. A fresh census over population of wild animals will …
Maseno, Kenya — Armed with a solar-powered water pump for irrigation and a quarter-acre piece of borrowed land, widow Hakima Mohammed has become a Western Kenya tree tycoon. Since 2013, she has sold at least 1.5 million seedling trees, mainly to local small-scale farmers, who are planting them as a …
- Security forces are flushing "criminal elements" out of a forest in western Kenya, an official said on Thursday, two days after a man was killed there, leading the European Union to suspend aid. The dead man was a member of the Sengwer community, who have been campaigning for a …
President Macky Sall on Thursday suspended all authorisations for logging and ordered an overhaul of Senegal’s forestry laws after a massacre connected to the illegal trade in timber. In a statement, Sall said he had instructed the government “to suspend until further orders all authorisations for logging and to immediately …
Law to be enforced to bring down incidents of forest fire Telangana Forest department’s resolve to fight against the forest fires towards making 2018 as ‘Zero Forest Fire Year’ may be a cause of concern for villages abutting the woods. The department plans to invoke the provisions of the Indian …
MMRCL hasn’t informed HC about additional trees to be axed: Bhathena. Mumbai: Around 753 additional trees will be axed to make way for the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro-3 line, according to a tree activist Zoru Bhathena. In an undertaking given to the high court earlier, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) …
SHIMLA: Taking note of a large-scale illicit felling of trees at Koti forest range in Shimla, forest minister Govind Singh Thakur on Sunday visited the spot along with the officials of the forest department. A couple of days ago, an incident of illicit felling of trees came to light after …
The illicit felling of 400 trees of different species like baan (quercus incana), deodar (cedar), chir (pine trees) in the Koti forest range adjoining Shimla has raised serious questions. The role of forest officials is under the scanner as reports suggest that the felling of trees and its conversion into …
The Consumer Unit Trust Society (CUTS) International Zambia has expressed concern that despite the ban on the harvest, transportation and exportation of Mukula tree, there is a lot of illegal trading. CUTS International Zambia Country Coordinator Chenai Mukumba says this is the more reason why her organization feels that the …
