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 …
A geomagnetic sotrm spawned by a ginat eruption of gas on the sun reached the earth's upper atmosphere, interfering with high-frequency airline communications but causing no major problems, Federal officials said.
The Japan Bank of Internationalo Co-operation is considering a proposal to fund an integrated natural resource development project in rural Haryana through forestry programmes, involving an investment of about Rs 300 crore.
Racing against the expected arrival of Santa Ana winds, firefighters battled several southern California wildfires, including a blaze at Camp Pendleton that forced 200 residents to evacuate. Hundreds of firefighters coped Wednesday with high temperatures that helped spur five wildfires, burning more than 7,000 acres. Southern California has experienced record, …
Kerala tribals have won a hard battle to claim ownership to forest land. Now thanks to the efforts of Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony, the Union Environment Ministry has transferred forested land for the resettlement of Wayanad tribals. In an agitation by tribals to demand land earlier this year, …
The Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the presence of pesticides in soft drinks asked the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, and Central Food Laboratory (CFL), Kolkata, to explain their test methodology. The results from the two institutes were at variance with those of the Centre for Science and Environment …
Japanese auto makers aim to captivate drivers with environment-friendly concept cars at the Tokyo Motor Show, showcasing technology they hope will set a global standard for a rapidly growing segment. Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co Ltd, Japan's top two, set a world first last year when they put …
The proposed linking of the Himalayan and the peninsular rivers, at an estimated cost of Rs 5,60,000, has been drawing flak from different quarters. Opposition parties, some neighbouring countries and, of course, certain environmental NGOs (who become active whenever any water resources project is taken up), do not seem ready …
The National Forestry Action Programme (NFAP) has projected the annual requirement of timber for housing, furniture, agricultural implements and industrial purposes in India as 64 million cubic metre. This figure stood against a supply of 43 million cubic metre, said RPS Katwal, Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry …
The Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to remove 41,083 encroachments from 81,68 hectares of forest land within this week and the authorities concerned have been ordered to implement the decision within the stipulated time frame. Stating this at a press conference, the Forest Minister, Mr Chander Kumar, said the wrong …
Andhra Pradesh Minister for forests Ch Ayyanna Patrudu has said that steps will be taken to dig contour trenches with Rs 70 crore around the forests for conservation of wildlife and improving the ground water table.
Commercial Taxes Minister K Vijay Rama Rao was visibly angry with the MCH officials at a meeting held in Hyderabad today to review the implementation of phase VII of Neeru-Meeru programme. The minister, who heads the Hyderabd District Water Conservation Mission, asked the MCH officials to speed up the rain …
a bacterium commonly found in the Amazon rainforest promises to be a new source of ecofriendly plastic and life-saving medicines, if scientists who cracked its genetic code are to be believed. A consortium of 100 scientists, working for the Brazil National Genome Project, sequenced the genome of Chromobacterium violaceum. They …
For each tree cut in Jharkhand, the culprit will have to plant 100 of them. The forest department in Jharkhand has formed several groups of local people, called Forest Defence Groups (FDGs), which are to ensure that for each tree that is cut, the culprits are made to plant 100 …
B. Jaya Pandian, owner of a bicycle shop in Velachery, found a useful way to recycle worn out tyres. He has made tree guards using the tyres to protect saplings. "As a cycle shop owner, I realised that the tyres could be put to better use once they were rejected. …
When you cross the Noida Toll Bridge from Delhi, you go into an entirely different world altogether. To some, it may seem like an exaggeration but still there is a distant drop in the temperature and the pollution levels which none can deny. For this, the credit goes to the …
This is a village with a difference. People here are illiterate yet know what sustainable development means. They have learnt how important it is to save the local environment in order to progress. Gorchhi, a tiny hamlet in Hisar district of Haryana. Things have been changing ever since the Haryana …
Tanneries in Tamil Nadu have some of the best water management systems in the world. While tanners across the world use 40 to 45 liters of water to process a kilogram of leather on an average, those in the state use half that quantity. Dr T Ramasami, Director, Central Leather …
Over 400,000 saplings of mixed local species are being planted at an area of 1,700 acre under a public participatory project of Sahara Development Organization (SDO) and UNDP/PTF in two union councils of Haripur district. (Pakistan).
