Diggy Raja takes a dig at `uniformed` Atal
A soft battle seems to be unfolding between Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh on the issue of the conversion of forest villages into revenue villages in the state.
Wildfires destroy 250 homes in US
The uncontrolled wildfire that destroyed more than 250 homes in this mountaintop community of Arizona moved on a course that would take it into an area where terrain and lighter vegetation wil make it easier to fight, fire officials said. However, crews didn't know how soon they would be able …
Kol Dam project to generate 800 MW
What might give the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) a run for its money and future projects, the National Thermal Power Corporation has stated that its first hydro venture
PM unknowingly committed a mistake: Digvijay
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Digvijay Singh said that the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, was wrongly briefed before he went ahead and announced at his Mandla rally near Jabalpur on June 17 that the Centre had already issued "No Objection Certificate" and it was now for the State Government …
Four forest dept officials booked:Timber theft
An Anti-Corruption Establishment's local office registered a case against four forest department officials on the charge of stealing timber worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from the government forests in Pakistan. A villager, Mehboob Alam, had informed the ACE Faisalabad additional director that the suspects had stolen wood and stocked …
Concern over deforestation in Bhaderwah
Joint Environ-Educational and Health Organisation (JEEHO) a non-government organisation (NGO) has expressed concern over uncontrolled and unchecked damage to forest wealth in Bhaderwah, Jammu.
The Rain Centre
A local place where people can see and learn how to undertake rainwater harvesting (RWH) from the display of posters, models of water harvesting structures, and first-hand advise from the experts. And it will be called the rain centre. This was how Anil Agarwal, founder director of CSE, visualised it. …
Timber smuggling makes bunds vulnerable, Forest Dept silent
Despite repeated requests from the Water Resources (WR) Department to the Forest and Police Departments to take steps to check plying of smuggled timber-laden trucks on the embankments of the Brahmaputra, neither of the departments took preventive steps yet, sources in the water resources department said in Assam.
Bengal cuts tree to size
A tree isn't a tree if it's not more than four metres high. It can be felled if it's an "obstruction or nuisance" and hacked if the authorities don't respond within a month of being petitioned. Welcome to West Bengal that appears headed for an almost tree less future a …
Forest Minister urges CM to recommend CBI probe of missing sandal oil
Forest Minister K.Sudhakaran told the Assembly that he had requested Chief Minister A.K.Antony to recommend a probe by the CBI into the missing of sandal oil worth Rs 4 crore from Olavakkode and Taliparamba forest offices in Kerala. Sudhakaran said that he was not happy with the progress of the …
PM not properly briefed on forest villages issue
The Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee's assertion at his recent public rally in Mandla near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh that the Centre has already issued "No Objection Certificate" for converting forest villages into revenue villages and it is now for the Madhya Pradesh Government to issue the requisite notification is …
HC notice on felling trees
The Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and the State Chief Secretary on the felling of trees along National Highway 79 between Dausa and Rattanpur on the Rajasthan-Gujarat border for fourlaning it.The Court is on the bassis of a public interest petition …
Ramki Enviro plans to rope in FIs for funds
The Hyderabad-based Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd is talking to FIs for part-funding a hazardous waste treatment plant in West Bengal. The Rs 150-crore hazardous waste treatment project, which is to be located in Haldia, will treat the entire waste generated by industrial units in the State. The total volume of …
Parasitic plant threatens Valley of Flowers
All is not well with the world famous Valley of Flowers in Garhwal Himalayas. Scientists at the Almora-based G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development have warned thatthe rich floral wealth of the national park is facing a new threat - proliferation of 'Dodder', a parasitic plant. According to …
MCH to plant 2.5 lakh trees by 2004
The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad plans to plant 2.50 lakh trees by the end of March 2004. The civic body also proposes to distribute fruit bearing seedlings to the slum dwellers free of cost for planting them in their localities.
Keralas endemic river fishes facing extinction
A survey conducted in 26 selected rivers of Kerala, in connection with a World Bank-aided project implemented through the National Agriculture Technology, has found that about 140 species of endemic river fishes are considerably declining in the rivers of the State. The survey was undertaken as a part of preparing …
Saving precious drops
The Goa's St Xavier's college, the most prominent educational centre decided to turn pro-active about its water requirements. In a State where almost 3,000 mm of rainwater drains off into the Arabian Sea, the rainwater harvesting method adopted by the college can set an example for others.
Bolpur set to be green housing lab
About three hours' train ride from Calcutta, Bolpur, this town is set to become a cradle for an experiment in rural real estate development. A joint sector housing company has undertaken a Rs 3.5 crore social forestry project here to redeem its pledge to restore the environmental balance that suffered …
Narmada river water degrading fast
Like other rivers of India, the Madhya Pradesh state of Narmada river is also not very good. Several drainage pipes are being connected with this river water. Moreover, the localities on the banks of this river are also spoiling the water, as the dirt is directly thrown into the river.
Kundapur AC stays sanctions of akramasakrama site in reserve forest area
The Byndoor legislator and the Akrama-Sakrama Committee president Gopal Poojari has suffered a major setback with the Kundapur assistant commissioner P Hemalatha staying the sanction of sites in the Kaltodu reserve forest area in Byndoor assembly constituency, (Mangalore), under the Akrama Sakrama scheme.
