Kochi to get a green canopy
In a bid to transform Kochi into a green-city, the Corporation of Cochin is embarking on a project to plant trees across the city to reduce environmental pollution. The project is part of the Environment Protection Project charted by the Corporation in the Kerala Development Plan. The Corporation has invited …
Rs 4 crore for HP Forest Department
An amount of Rs 4 crore has so far been deposited with the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department for taking up soil conservation, forestry and pasture development on a Rs 11 crore restoration and muck disposal plan approved by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation on the Chamera hydroelectric project, being executed …
Over 3000 teak trees felled
It was once a rich green forest. Now, it's denuded. This is the negative fall out of the Madhya Pradesh State Government's drive to redistribute the land to dalits. As many as 3,000 rich and strong teak trees standing over a 29.91 hectares of revenue land have been cut down …
DVS warns against eviction of encroachments on forest land
DV Sadananda Gowda, deputy leader of the opposition in the Karnataka State Legislative assembly, has warned against eviction and asserted that the farmers would not spare even one inch of the encroached land. Addressing the anti-eviction rally organised by BJP at Sullia, recently, he said that even 60 MLAs of …
Cinchona grove catches fire, major tragedy averted
A cinchona grove near Kaudicharu, in Puttur district of Karnataka which caught fire and spread in around five acre land, was extinguished by the local people, thus averting a major tragedy. By the name the officials concered reached the spot, fire was already extinguished.
Massive teak felling in Bokajan; Forest Dept silent
The eerie silence of the Forest Department of Bokajan, Assam, on the mssive felling of trees especially teak, raises many a eye brows. This came to the notice of a team of visiting journalists to the forest area nearby the Bokajan Forest Division office in Karbi Anglong district. The team …
Sacred groves of Manchar
To many city people the Devrai forests in Maharashtra may appear idyllic islands in a sea of consumerism and environmental degradation. But they are actually beacons showing how humans can preserve nature against all odds. The tribal faith in the sacred laws of the forests stems from the understanding of …
`Roof water harvesting system` for Government buildings
The roof water harvesting system would be installed at the 336 administrative buildings belonging to the urban bodies under 'Water Conservation Week' that began from March 22 in Madhya Pradesh. Directives in this regard were given at the workshop organised recently in Bhopal in connection with the 'Water Conservation Week' …
Trees worth lakhs of rupees felled for Kollur Temple School?
It has been reported that numerous trees worth several lakhs of rupees, located in an area spread over 10 acres, adjacent to the road at Areshiroor of Golihole panchayat, Kundapur, Mangalore, have been felled for the sake of a high school in the name of the Kollur Mookambika temple, with …
Stinker on forest land causes panic
The previous Dhumal government diverted hundreds of hectares of forest land for non-forestry use in contravention of the Forest Conservation Act and the directions of the Supreme Court. After dragging its feet on the issue for almost five years, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the state …
Drinking water scheme for villages
The Centre will provide 90 per cent of the expenditure, with an upper limit of Rs 25 lakh, for the rural drinking water supply schemes if the beneficiaries are prepared to contribute the remaining 10 per cent. The Union Minister of Rural Development, Mr Shanta Kumar, told at a press …
Orissa Govt`s inaction against timber mafia irks forest officials
At the receiving end of the timber mafia's terror, forest officials in the State are an unhappy lot. With the Government failing to come to their rescue, they have been falling prey to the mafia's violence with little guarantee of protection even for their families. The mounting resentment among the …
TDB seeks forest land to develop Sabarimala
After waiting for almost two decades for a response from the Centre, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) of Kerala is toying with the idea of approaching the court and Human Rights Commission to get 25 acres of reserved forest land for constructing a queue complex in Sabarimala on the lines …
Vehicular growth accompanied by respiratory problems
The number of vehicles in Kerala has risen drastically in the last 12 years, and the immediate fallout of this has been an increase in respiratory diseases. Motor vehicles in the state grew from 581,000 in 1990 to an astonishing 2.31 million in 2002, while vehicles per 100 sq km …
Government to entrust implementation of water act to panchayats
The Andhra Pradesh government would soon entrust the implementation of AP Water, Land and Trees Act to gram panchayats, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced. Launching the 'Jalachaitanyam'programme, and also awarding the recipients of 'Jalamitra' on the occasion of World Water Day at Shilpakala vedika in Hyderabad.
Termite menace in neem trees on Hoshangabad-Pancharhi road
The menace of termites is fast gripping the neem and other trees in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh owing to the apathetic attitude of the district forest department. It poses threat to the existence of neem trees in the district and the neem trees are headign to loose their existence …
Week-long water conservation campaign begins today
The Madhya Pradesh government will organise a week-long water conservation campaign in the state to mark the World Water Day. The week-long programme has been organised with a view to educate urban and rural population about water conservation methods and encourage them to ensure economic use of water.
Nightmare in the making
World forest day comes and goes but deforestation continues the whole year round. With dense forest cover shrinking to s mere 11.71 per cent, leading environmentalists see a serious imbalance emerging. They are the earth's largest depository of natural resources and house half of the planet's dryland species. But man's …
