Local women patrol forestlands
The community forest, which falls in the Himachal Bas forest area of Rautahat district, is now being patrolled by the local women of the area on order to curb the felling of trees and smuggling of wood.
Greens disbelieve Sudhakaran's denial
Forest Minister K Sudhakaran's statement denying encroachments in the forests in Pooyamkutty has evoked sharp reactions from the Pooyamkutty Protection Committee. Committee secretary John Peruvanthanam told reporters today that encroachments were continuing in the Pooyamkutty area at a rapid pace.
Centre promotes LPG while talking about clean fuel
The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry's affidavit, which was filed in the Supreme Court today, says that it has "taken action towards compliance of the directions" as per the court's ruling of April 5. The affidavit details how the ministry has done its bit to carry out the court's …
Every word of court order followed, claims Delhi govt.
The Delhi Government has made several claims in a status report filed before the Supreme Court which is scheduled to take up the CNG case tomorrow. The Court had asked the government to file a monthly status report apprising it of the steps taken to implement its orders. In its …
Forest fires engulfs hundreds of acres
The fire which started on Friday in the Damtal forest area, falling under the jurisdiction of Nurpur, near Pathankot, continued to rage today, engulfing hundreds of acres of forest land and causing loss of lakhs to the Forest Department.
Karol Bagh will lose 95 trees for wider roads
It's a difficult choice to make. Wither retain the green cover which has been there for decades or have wider roads to ease congestion. Residents of Gurudwara Road in Karol Bagh are angry that the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) has chopped down some trees in their area,which they said, had …
SHO held, suspended on smuggling charge
The SHO, Gohar, and three police personnel were arrested today following the impounding of a police truck allegedly laden with 50 deodar sleepers by Mr. Mast Ram, chairman, village forest department committee, and its members at Samnoh village in the Dhangiara valley of Gohar subdivision in the district last night. …
Major fire in Billawar forests
A major fire broke out in the forest area of tehsil Billawar of Jammu Monday night. The fire spread with the wild winds to village Dhalota, Thalora, Gharota, Saladi and the adjoining forest of Mata Bale Sundri.
Mathikettan : Janu hits out at Chief Minister
The Adivasi Dalit Agitation Council chairperson, C. K. Janu, today alleged that the controversy over encroachments at the Mathikettan Hill was the result of a deep rooted conspiracy instigated by the forest mafia and Hindu communalists to sabotage the agreement between the Kerala state government and the Adivasi Agitation Council …
Satellite survey to find out forest area
Forest minister K Sudhakaran said today that the department would go for a satellite survey soon to find out the total forest area in the state and demarcate its border. Kerala Forest Institute will be responsible for the survey which will be completed in one-and-a-half years.
American plants banned to protect British oaks
The UK government has placed a ban on imports of plants from parts of the United States and added controls on wood to protect native trees and shrubs from an American plant disease that has not become established in the British Isles.
Joint forest project in Madhya Pradesh soon
All preparations have been made in Madhya Pradesh for implementing the ambitious Joint forest Management programme in 2118 square kilometers of forest area being managed by the State forest Development Corporation MPFDC. The MPFDC is currently implementing plantation projects in twelve Madhya Pradesh districts Betul, Mandla, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat, Dindori, …
Pillai adds new dimension to forest row
The former Transport Minister and Kerala Congress leader, R. Balakrishna Pillai, today strongly defended the Revenue Minister K.M. Mani, on the Mathikettan issue. He said that there was no disputing the fact that encroachments had taken place in Mathikettan. But it was unfair to isolate Mr. Mani alone on this …
Pesticides' effect on coconut trees to be studied
A team of experts and officers will undertake a tour of Tumkur, Davanagere and Hassan in Karnataka to study the mite-affected coconut trees, which were treated with pesticides. According to sources in the State Horticulture Department, scientists from the University of Agricultural Sciences and officers fro the agriculture and horticulture …
A scar on South America
Of Enron's many political maneuvers in Washington before its fall into bankruptcy, winning the promise of federal financing for a pipeline from Bolivia to Brazil through the Chiquitano Dry enduring consequences. With that pledge of $200 million in U.S. financing, Enron Corp. built the 625-kilometer natural-gas pipeline directly through South …
Poachers have no right to seek pattayam: Sudhakaran
Indicating the tough stand of the Forest Department on the issue of pattayam to unauthorised occupants of forest land in different parts of Kerala, Forest Minister K Sudhakaran has said encroachers have no right to seek 'pattayam' for the forest land they have been occupying illegally.
Forest property worth lakhs a reduced to ashes
Forest property worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed in a mysterious fire that broke out in the dry bushes near Lakar Mandi in Janipur area of Jammu early this morning. No loss of life or injury has been reported in the incident.
Canadian timber group moves on US duties
Timber, a leading Quebec timber company, has begun a trade action against the US, claiming last week's imposition of countervailing and anti-dumping duties on softwood lumber is 'tantamount to expropriation' of markets.
Good news on green front: forest cover goes up
Delhi is going green and in a big way. At least that is what the remote sensing satellites say. Delhi Forest Department officials say that the report on the forest cover of the country to be released by the Forest Survey of India has some very good news for Delhi. …
Cabinet to decide on status of Mathikettan
The Kerala Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, has said that all encroachers in the Mathikettan Shola will be evicted soon and a decision on the status of the shola will be decided in the next Cabinet meeting on May 8. The Chief Minister denied the allegation that there was a large …
