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 …
Forest Protection Force personnel in Rajouri, Jammu, has seized huge haul of illicit forest produce. A case has been registered with the authorised officer (DFO, Rajouri). A large number of seizures have been effected by the field staff of Rajouri unit during the recent times and the setting up of …
Nagaland Environment and Forest Minister Khero has stressed on effective mechanisms to improve the existing forest wealth. Addressing a state-level Forest Officers conference at Kohima, the Minister exhorted the field officials to work for massive afforestation in the state through establishment of forest ministry in each range and division.
Minister for Forests, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sofi has stressed the need for changing the mindset of people involved in the forest development agencies (FDAs) in Jammu through exposure, visits and other related programmes.
the Sub-Divisional Magristrate (SDM) Girish Sharma has, in a historical decision, has fined Rs 5.35 lakh on those who cut trees illegally in Tekapar village.The superintendent of Pachimarhi Abhayaranya had complained to the SDM regarding illegal felling of trees in the village.
In a decision, sub divisional magistrate has slapped a fine of Rs 5.35 lakh on a person for illegally felling and chopping trees at village Tekawar, adjoining Pachamari sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh.
The Rajasthan BJP President, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, has asked the Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, to protect the forests by bringing in more stringent legislation. The forests were destroyed in Rajasthan due to the laxity of the Department concerned and the connivance of officials with those indulging in felling of trees, …
The Saloma Forest Range under Nagaon Forest Division in Kamrup, Assam, has turned into a major hub of timber smugglers and anti-social activities, thanks to the political interference and the negligence on the part of Forest officials. Whereas the smugglers are armed with sophisticated weapons, the Forest officials here don't …
Participants of an initial round of discussion on the proposal for inter-basin linkage of the Union Government held at the Swahid Nyas Bhawan in Guwahati, under the aegis of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), recommended to the State Government constitution of a commission to supply all the aspects connected with …
Indian Space Research Organisation is building a 500 kg recoverable capsule which will be launched as co-passenger on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle during 2004-05. The main objective of the capsule is to carry out micro-gravity experiment in orbit and demonstrate technology of de-boost from orbit for re-entry and recovery …
These days in Kumbalgarh sanctuary in Rajasthan the decreasing building wood, medicinal plants, animals and birds is becoming a matter of serious concern for the people living in the Aravalli hill areas. They say that some unidentified people are illegally cutting down the precious trees.
The Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) District Planning Committee (DPC) passed a resolution for inclusion of Kalisindh-Chambal river link project in the National River Linking Scheme of the Union government.
we are angry about the recent skirmish inside Kerala's forests, which has seen two people dead officially (unofficially, five). We are also deeply concerned. This incident is the latest in a purple trail of conflicts dogging the Ministry of Environment and Forest's (moef) drive to evict
The members in the Rajasthan Assembly sought protection to the Adivasi settlers in the State's forests and asked the Government to expedite their identification through physical verification of their claims as settlers prior to 1980. Participating in the discussion on the demands for the Department of Forest and Environment in …
Congress legislator G Chinna Reddy came out with a novel idea to increase the green cover in the Andhra Pradesh state without incurring any additional financial burden. Participating in a debate in the State Assembly on the demand for grants to Agriculture department, Chinna Reddy said the Israeli government had …
The Assam Government is determined to evict all those who are occupying reserved forest areas illegally, said Forest Minister Pradyut Bordoloi in the Assam Assembly today. According to Bordoloi, different anti-social groups are working in an organized manner, encroaching upon forest lands and at the same time some landlords are …
The satellite mapping of the North-east region shows that the forest cover in the proposed Joydihing Wildlife Sanctuary is a contiguous patch of virgin rainforest and has not yet been fragmented. The meandering course of the river channels of Buridihing, Namsung and Dirak have clearly been shown in the satellite …
A single bench of Sindh High Court, (Pakistan) comprising Justice Zahid Kurban Alvi, granted stay order against the water and sanitation department restraining it from executing the warrant for the recovery of Rs5,786,779 against water/conservancy charges and other dues from Hotel Regency in Saddar and fixed the hearing of the …
Filthy water is continuously being supplied to various parts of Old Golimar (Pakistan) for many days causing various problems like vomiting, nausea and diarrhoea to the consumers in the affected localities. The worst sufferers are the residents of Saleh Mohammad Village, Mauladad Village, Noor Mohammad Village, Haji Pariya Village and …
A local school's move to clear the jungle in Suspa K shemawati VDC (Nepal) of Dolkha district is detrimental to the environment, alleged locals. The management committee of Kshemawati Secondary School unilaterally cleared shrubs and grass from the jungle to plant Amriso to boost the school's economics status. Amriso a …
With earth's inventory of clean, fresh water dwindling fast, s cientists who once looked to the clouds are increasingly looking downward for new sources of the life-giving resource. What is tempting them is a mysterious world of deep underground aquifers
