4th Water Asia Show at Pragati Maidan
In an effort to develop, conserve, utilise and manage water-resource, effectively '4th Water Asia Show' is being organised in Delhi Issues like municipal water, irrigation & mineral water, industrial and domestic water, waste water treatment, rural water supply etc. will be discussed at this international conference and exhibition on Asian …
Sudhakaran contradicts Antony's stand
Making a wide deviation from Chief Minister A K Antony's stand, Forest Minister K Sudhakaran has said that the Bill, which will be introduced in the next Assembly session to replace the controversial Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically fragile Forest land) Ordinance 2001, will have many changes and …
Survey barks up nation's giant trees
Japan is home to a total of 64,479 "giant trees," with the largest specimen-located at a temple in Kamo, Kagoshima Prefecture- boasting a girth of 24.22 meters, according to an Environment Ministry survey released Thursday. A total of 10,367 new trees meeting set criteria-a three-meter circumference measured at least 130 …
Small farmers to get a better deal
The Forest Minister, Mr. K. Sudhakaran, indicated here on Thursday that amendments would be brought to the proposed Bill to replace the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Ordinance at the report stage, to exclude small holdings from its purview.
Bill to replace Forest Ordinance soon
The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to usher in a Bill to replace the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Ordinance which lapsed in July this year. The bill would be introduced in the coming session of the Assembly.
UN report says tropical forests still shrinking
The world's tropical forests are shrinking fast despite international conservation efforts, the U.N. agriculture agency said yesterday. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said over the past decade an average of 37.6 million acres (15.2 million hectares) of virgin tropical forest - equal to 0.8 percent of the total area …
Half of 500 trees unlikely to survive transplant surgery
Felled trees, an 'under siege' garden in Connaught Place and some transplanted trees fighting for survival in their newly foisted homes. That sums up the government's commitment to greening Delhi. About 1800 trees will be felled to make way for the Delhi metro. Of these nearly a thousand have already …
Time running out for Burma's forests
Western environmentalists warn that northernmost Burma's remaining forest will all be gone within a few years if current rates of clear-cutting continue. Unchecked logging could have severe long-term effects as the watersheds of two of Burma's most important river systems-the Irrawaddy and the Chindwin-are located in the far north.
Australian Assistance for forest conservation
The Australian Government's Community Forest Conservation and management assistance will be user-oriented and it will focus on poverty alleviation activities in accordance with the objectives of the Ninth Five Year Plan.
Deforestation continues at a high rate
Tropical countries continue to lose their forests at a very high rate. the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned in a new issue of the "State of the World's Forests 2001" (SOFO). "During the 1990s, the loss of natural forests was 16.1 million hectares per year, of which 15.2 …
Forest plan with carrot
The West Bengal forest department has drawn up a list of projects to develop forests in South and North Bengal. The effort is to engage people living close by in the schemes and ensure that they do not fell trees indiscriminately to earn their livelihood. The schemes include development of …
Greening India via food-for work programme
Greens' back in the spotlight, the government has proposed linking the ambitious greening India programme with food-for-work to enhance forest cover to 33 per cent by 2012. A planning commission taskforce on Greening India has indicated that the fund requirement for the programme would be Rs 48000 crore in 10 …
Another CNG bus catches fire
A private CNG bus caught fire at Anand Vihar in east Delhi. The police said the incident took place at about 2.10 p.m.
Tree felling : private elephants 'banished' from Yercaud
The Forest Department has "banished" six privately-owned elephants from Yercaud. These elephants were deployed on coffee estates to lift logs, without obtaining permission from the department. According to the District Forest Officer, Mr. A. O. Limo Toshi, these trained elephants were brought to Yercaud in violation of the provisions of …
Govt. defending forest mafia: VS
The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. V.S. Achuthanandan, has alleged large-scale corruption in the Government's failure to protect the State's interests under the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Forest Lands) Ordinance.
Lack of co-ordination leading to rise in wood smuggling
Due to lack of inter-state co-ordination among forest authorities, the forest areas of south Gujarat bordering Maharashtra have become a convenient passage for inter-state smuggling of teak and other expensive wood. Often the local timber thieves, in connivance with the middle-men, smuggle illegally cut teak and kher wood to Maharashtra …
SC directive, Forest Dept recommendation ignored
The Kerala State Government has submitted to the High Court that it would not like to repromulgate the Kerala Forest Ordinance (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Forest Lands) by ignoring a study conducted by the Forest Department and a Supreme Court Order, and thus offered back in a platter …
Exemplary steps
What motivated you to launch the ongoing greening of the campus? Basically this is one of the premier institutions in the country and we would like to set an example for other institutions. Our ultimate aim is to create a self-sustainable pollution free environment. Moreover, the number of people who …
Ecoprofile
The genesis of the GEF-India Ecodevelopment Programme took place in June 1994. The US $67 million project is being funded by the Global Environment Facility through the World Bank. It is being implemented in Palamau in Bihar, Buxa in West Bengal, Nagarhole in Karnataka, Periyar in Kerala, Pench in Madhya …
