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 …
With around 140 acres of unique rainforest at Manthampotti that forms the corridor of the Silent Valley falling into private hands, the very existence of this natural treasure trove is being threatened. The area on the edge of the Silent Valley National Park, just 1 km away from its information …
The Himachal Government has set up a committee to review the existing classification of forest land and suggest ways to exclude certain categories of wasteland from the definition of forest.
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a simple, time-tested solution to the water problem. Catching water where it falls and then storing it for use or for recharging groundwater has, important advantages - reduced soil erosion, stopping rainwater from flooding storm water drains and low-lying areas, removal of pollutants when water runs …
The Srinivasan Services Trust (SST), an organisation initiated by Sundaram Clayton Ltd and TVS Motor Company, has recently facilitated sustainable forest management in Tamil Nadu - a pioneering attempt that could serve as a model for other corporates.
The forests of North Bengal, known for their rich bio-diversity and home to several endangered animal species, are safe for now. The ministry of environment and forests has informed the Supreme Court (coram, Khare, CJ, Sinha, Kapadia, JJ) that it has rejected the National Highway Authority of India's proposed route …
Participants at a seminar on ecology called for creating awareness among the people about the conservation of bio-diversity in North-east which is under severe threat due to several factors.
Grit, determination and initiative was common to the 700-odd children gathered for an awareness campaign on air pollution reduction at the Bharat Scouts and Guides headquarters in Bangalore. They were out to make a difference however small. The campaign, was organised as part of the courtesy month by Eco-Watch and …
The MoU between various private organisations which were maintaining the greenery of the 25-kilometre-long roads across the Capital till now, and the Delhi government have expired. The government has now asked the PWD to take over again.
DJN Anand, the director of the National Commission of SC STs, referring to rehabilitation programme initiated in the Kudremukh National Park area, has said that some forces were making the original inhabitats believe that the rehabilitation package was nothing but an eviction process, by creating an illusion of eviction.
Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma has asked people to go for massive afforestation on the common land and village wood lots to check the adverse affect of the environmental degradation, and ever growing pollution.
The quality of ground water has improved considerably in Saurashtra region of Gujarat following the creation of a massive network of checkdams constructed by the government in collaboration with farmers and NGOs in the last two years.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal are home to six tribal groups: the Nicobarese, the Shompens, the Great Andamanese, Onges, Sentinalese and the Jarawas. These tribals
India has come out with maps of its biodiversity-rich regions, one of the first countries to do so in the world. It was the fruit of a five-year project, jointly undertaken by the Department of Biotechnology (dbt) and the Department of Space (dos), which began in 1997. The survey covered …
more than 15 proposals to de-notify protected forests across the country were put on hold when the standing committee of the National Wildlife Board (nwb) requested for detailed information on each of them during its second meeting on December 25, 2003, at Delhi. The standing committee rejected two proposals outright, …
The Municipal Corporation recommended to the government to amend the Himachal Municipal Corporation Act on the line of Indian Forest Act to award punishment for illicit feeling of trees. The corporation at a meeting today recommended that the Section 352 of the Act be amended to raise the sentence from …
The Rural Development Ministry has released Rs 2,036.25 lakhs to Andhra Pradesh for installation of one lakh handpumps in the water-scarce rural areas and revival of the one lakh traditional sources of drinking water supply.
Senior officers at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Bhopal unit are worried about the welfare of 10000 saplings sown by the executive director against the thousands of fully grown trees being pulled down in the township.
Is the lush green and vast forest cover that exists in Canacona taluka in Goa soon going to be history? If one goes by the present rate of illegal felling of trees, then the day will not be far when this forest region will be virtually turned into a desert …
Industries dealing with hazardous waste have something to be cheerful about. The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has decided not to collect authorisation and analysis fee fopr processing the applications relating to industries which fall in this category. This is in consonance with the provisions of the Hazardous Waste …
