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 …
Those who enjoy tramping and jogging through forested areas, some of them in the very heart of Delhi, like the tract on Siri Fort runs wild in the monsoon. There is plenty of tree cover. This is not a patch on what things used to be, but the city needs …
A new forestry law that changes the way logging concessions for Peru's tropical forests are granted is facing violent opposition by a small group of loggers who environmental groups say represent big logging interests responsible for decades of depredation in the lush Amazon rainforest.
A sum of Rs 60 lakh has been earmarked for wasteland development in Sivaganga district under the National Wasteland Watershed Programme, said Arumainathan, Joint Director of Agriculture. He said that the Nawpra project was being implemented in Sivaganga district with assistance from Union Government for agriculture development in the district …
Minister for Panchayat and Rural Development Ajay Singh has asserted that development of wasteland is an opportunity in waiting, as it could generate huge employment opportunities and enhance productivity. Singh was speaking at the inaugural session of a two day workshop on linkage of credit and financial institutions for wasteland …
Madhya Pradesh Chief minister Digvijay Singh asserted that a meaningful comprehensive policy needed for development of the wasteland as it could address poverty alleviation problem with generating more employment opportunities. Stressing the need on wasteland development, he said that it could provide employment to people living below the poverty line.
Chief Minister Digvijay Singh on Saturday emphasised to make comprehensive plan for wasteland development. He emphasised that the various land development programme being implemented in the country should be synergised for maximum effect. The State governments should change their attitude towards land resources so that a proper policy regime could …
District administration and district forest office has completely failed in protecting the green gold that is the trees of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh. At a time when the forest department should be busy planting saplings, the illegal felling of green trees is prevalent in the district., Felling of trees …
Hand over of forests in the periphery of Royal Bardiya National Park (RBNP), Nepal which is known as a buffer zone of the community forest committees has started with a view to giving sustenance to the main forest area vis-a-vis conserving forests in its periphery.
Nagaland Chief Minister S C Jamir today emphasized the need for exploiting natural resources for setting up a forest-based economy, especially in the rural areas. The State had already implemented various afforestation programmes to control Jhum cultivation and was able to manage the tree covered areas. The government also approved …
Chief Minister of Karnataka S M Krishna today said that the proposal of awarding ownership of sandalwood trees to the grower would be taken up in the next Assembly session. The campaign has been launched jointly by the Forest Department, Karnataka Vana Samvardhana Trust, Mysore City Corporation, MUDA and the …
the recent eviction of illegal occupants from Assam's reserve forests has exposed an unholy nexus between various government departments in the state. It is believed that the encroachers possess legal documents, authorising them as owners of the forestland. The title deeds, they allege, have been issued by the forest department …
Experts follow the world's longest venomous snake, with a bite potent enough to kill an elephant, through the rain forests of peninsular India. The programme explores the relationship between the charismatic cobra and creatures such as the forest tortoise, vine snakes, cow elephants, and giant squirrels. The secrets of the …
It's that time of the year again - when Delhi plans to go green. Lined up by the city sarkar's annual monsoon plantation drive are an additional 735000 saplings. But the environmentalist's Reaction to the government's Green Action Plan is skeptical to say the least. For if the data on …
A two day national workshop on wasteland development and role of the financial institutions' is beginning from Saturday at academy of the administration in Bhopal. Panchayat and rural development department is hosting the workshop in association with union ministry of rural development.
The Assam State Forest Department will start plantation programme in the forest areas recovered already from encroachers recently, from July 1 next. The eviction of the encroachers from the forest areas has been kept suspended in view of the problems caused by the rainy season.
The Kerala Revenue Minister, K.M. Mani, told the Assembly on Thursday that a vigilance inquiry had been ordered into the issue of fake title deeds on government land at Devikulam in Idukki. On the Mathikettan issue, he said the encroached land there was the Cardamom Hill Reserve. While the Revenue …
As firefighters made strides combating a monster Arizona wildfire, there were sighs of relief yesterday in the mountain town of Show Low, which officials now expect to survive one of the most destructive blazes ever to scorch the U.S. West. Not far away, however, on the White Mountain Apache Indian …
Inaugurating 'vanasamvardhana', a campaign for afforestation, after planting a sapling in the premises of Siddhaganga Institute of Technology in Tumkur district of Karnataka on Wednesday evening, Adichunchanagirir seer Sri Balagangadharntha Swamiji said the truest constituted for carrying out afforestation programme which had a plan to plant 25 lakh saplings in …
Around 200 striking loggers burned tires and blocked roads in a southern Peruvian jungle town yesterday in protest over forestry laws they say could squeeze them out a living, police said.
