HC refuses to vary its June 24 order
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court today refused to vary its June 24 order not to permit any person evicted from Mathikettan Shola to reoccupy any of the land or to take agricultural products like cardamom. Instead, the court relegated the claimants to civil courts. The order was …
Felling of trees banned in Salt Lake
Alarmed at the erosion of its green cover, the Salt Lake municipality has clamped a ban on the felling of trees. The civic board, which met on Thursday, decided that neither commoner nor councilor would be allowed to fell a tree, whatever the reason. Even trimming of branches has been …
Adivasi Parishad demands facilities
The Adivasi Parishad of Madhya Pradesh urged the central government to immediately clear the proposal to give pattas to the tribals who were occupying the forest land in Madhya Pradesh. However, the parishad has demanded that the non tribal subplan areas should also be provided facilities at par with the …
Squatters near National Park win battle
Activists of the Zopadipatti Bachao Parishad, which had convinced Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh that the forest department had erred in demolishing these hutments two years ago, were garlanded. The hutment dwellers had raised more than a lakh of rupees for the Parishad to acquire maps and land records to …
Ruling party behind re-encroachment of forest by evicted families
Twelve families evicted from Dhubri district's Sarparmari Reserved Forests in Assam recently have re-encroached allegedly at the behest of some ruling party leaders and have forcibly settled near the boulder blasting site located at the Dudhnath Reserved Forests area against which the Forest Department took no steps to evict them.
Illegal tree felling worries Arunachal
The Arunachal Pradesh Government has expressed concern over illegal felling of trees especially in forest areas bordering Assam and Nagaland. State Environment and Forest Minster Nabam Tuki said despite the State's efforts, it was difficult to prevent the illegal felling involving anti-socials, with the meager resources available. Mr. Tuki informed …
Aid for US wildfire
Australia will send about 100 firefighters to the Untied States to help battle wildfires that are sweeping through parts of the country. New South Wales state forestry minister said the decision was made after a plea for help from the US.
1,07,000 villages will help conserve forests
In a bid to hasten the afforestation process across India, the ministry of environment and forests in association with state forest departments has decided to involve 1,07,000 forest villages in participatory forest management. The decision was reached after a two-day-long national level workshop held at the capital on July 22 …
MCD tiles choking trees in New Friends Colony
About 20 trees have been choked by nonporous tiles on pavements in New Friends Colony. While some trees have no breathing space, others are left with only a foot around the roots. Environmentalists say this is against the urban development ministry notification specifying that enough space must be left around …
Disease hits areca trees in Sagar
Experts from the Regional Research Centre of Shimoga's Agricultural College visited the areca plantations in Kasaba hobli of Sagar taluk of Karnataka on Monday, where a peculiar disease afflicting trees has been detected. The team of experts visited these plantations after reports of tender arecanut falling from trees in several …
WB approves $ 108 million for forest project
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a US 108.2 million dollars credit to support a project which will help poor people living in and around the forests of Andhra Pradesh. The project will help communities improve their livelihoods through direct management of the forests and will strengthen the legal framework …
British oak trees could face plague - paper
British oak trees could be facing a plague worse than Dutch elm disease, which killed 30 million trees in the 1960s, the Independent on the weekend reported. It said the first case of the fungus, known as Sudden Oak Death, an organism related to that which causes potato blight, was …
Tribal farmers expose rampant corruption in forest department
Exposing the rampant corruption in the working of Danod nursery forest committee under the Rajpur forest range of Barwani forest department in Madhya Pradesh, more than 40 tribals farmers have complained that the committee members are realising money from the farmers in exchange of the 'Salai ' tree saplings provided …
Minister reviews forest development
The Forest Department has approved an ambitious afforestation plan for planting over 50 lakh plants through various projects and schemes during the current monsoon season in Jammu province. This was revealed at a meeting of officers of Forest Department and State Forest Corporation held yesterday to review the progress and …
DRDO gets notice for felling trees in Cantt
The deputy conservator of forest (DCF) west Delhi, has issued a notice to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for felling about 25 trees in the cantonment area. A forest official said the trees had been cut at Kirby Place without permission.
3000 hectares of RF land cleared of encroachers in Narayanpur
The 50th Vanamohotsav week was celebrated at Naragaon, North Lakhimpur district Forest Department, Milan Sangha, Ranganadi-partia Unnayan Samittee and Green Heritage, of Lakhimpur with a week long programme. More than 10000 tree saplings were distributed among the people on the occasion. The Lakhimpur District Forest Department has freed 3000 hectares …
Toxic waste and human health
That toxic wastes pose a threat to human health and the environment is well known, but that we are nowhere near to resolving the problem is not so well known with the result incidents of toxin induced illnesses are increasing. Textile mills, tanneries, jute mills etc. all have wastes most …
Drop wasteland scheme: Krishnaswamy
Puthiya Thamizhagam president K Krishnaswamy urged the Tamil Nadu state government immediately drop the Wasteland Development Scheme as such lands were being allotted only to corporate houses and industrial establishments.
Haryana forest Department puts off all fresh plantations
Three weeks of delay in the arrival of the monsoon and the continuing extreme weather conditions have set the alarm bells ringing in the Haryana Forest and Wildlife Department. Reacting to this crisis that is looming large, the Haryana Forest Department in an emergency meeting held on Tuesday under the …
