Veerappan carries Rs 25 lakh on his head
The Tamil Nadu Government on Thursday announced a reward of Rs 25 lakh for those who provide vital clues to capture the elusive forest brigand, Veerappan. Announcing this after a high-level meeting with officials to review the operations to be conducted by the Special Task Force (STF), Chief Minister J …
It's timber smugglers' haven in AP border
A section of conscious people has been alleging of illegal timber felling and wanton destruction of forest resources of Assam in the Arunachal border, since a long time. Their allegations were proved to be true recently, when the police, with the cooperation of the officers and employees of the Forest …
Saving forest is top priority in Amazon
Preserving the rain forest ranks as the top priority for the 20 million people living in Brazil's Amazon, the first such study polling the region's population showed this week.
Bid to fell trees sparks furore
A move to chop off more than 800 trees-some of them planted by Sardar Patel which are over 50 years old and adorn the Vadtal-Vidyanagar state highway near Anand, has sparked off a controversy. Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that the funding of the tree felling meant …
Forestry scheme fails to take off
The Cent rally-aided afforestation scheme launched in Orissa to compensate the massive loss of green cover following the syper cyclone in the affected districts of Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara, has come a cropper because of alleged lapses in the project.
New evidence on Earth's origin
A Saint Louis University researcher has made a discovery near the Great wall in China that could change the science of plate tectonics and provide some clues into how life might have developed on Earth.
Help dependent on forests : CM
Forests should become a source of livelihood to the poor while forest felling activities of profit seekers should strictly be curbed, said Chief Minister Digvijay Singh while inaugurating a workshop on 'Sustainable forest management in MP and Chhattisgarh through people's participation', in Bhopal.
States see red in Forest Act
It's state vs Centre, yet again--at a time when the two need to come together to save an already threatened environment. For some time now, Madhya Pradesh has been trying to gear up for battle against the Forest (Conservation) Act, pressing for a more people -centric approach and delegation of …
School children to act as tree police
To counter the serious threat of degrading environment and increasing pollution, Delhi Government has decided to induct school children in a "Green Delhi Action Plan" and ensure its success. It has proposed the setting up of a "tree police" comprising school children to look after trees planted in and around …
Dense forest cover in State has declined: Report
Karnataka is virtually sitting on an ecological and environmental tinder box. The State, which enjoys a rich pristine forest and variegated flora, is presently witnessing a slow shrinkage of its woodland cover and resource. According to a latest forest survey State of Forest Report prepared by the Forest Survey of …
Unsavory nexus
Timber smugglers, with the help of forest officials, have cut down invaluable sal trees worth millions of rupees and smuggled them to India. This unhealthy trend, nurtured by political leaders, smugglers and district forest officials, has played a significant role in increasing the cross-border illegal trade. This apart, governments of …
Timber group urges campaign to push demand
A major international campaign to promote tropical timber is needed to push consumer demand, participants at a meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organisation said. Delegates said in a press release after the organisation's annual market discussion that demand in old consumer countries had weakened for years and only China …
Increase in forests in Sardar Sarovar command area
A study carried out by the satellite remote sensing in the Sardar Sarovar command area has suggested that there has been an increase of 13 per cent in the dense forests and 11 per cent in the sparse forests, in Ahmedabad.
Plan to hold forest ministers meet fails again
The plan of the Madhya Pradesh government to hold a convention of forest ministers of various states having abundance of forest land was once again failed to take off. The decision to invite the convention was taken in order to exert pressure on the Union government for amending the Forest …
Cong govt to probe green revolution claim
The Assam government is likely to conduct an inquiry into the previous AGP-led Government's claim that it had ushered in a green revolution to the State through its ambitious shallow tubewell projects.
Illegal felling ot trees rampant
Madhya Pradesh Forest Development Corporation has violated the orders of Supreme Court and has carried out the illegal felling of thousand of trees in the forest region, alleged by Ekta Parishad. After collection of facts they are preparing to go to Supreme Court.
Federal court blocks some logging in US Northwest
A Federal appeals court has issued a ruling that could block logging on thousands of acres in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, saying new studies must be undertaken to assess the impact of the timber harvest on local fish populations. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a decision handed down …
New water, sewage schemes form Vuda
Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority vice chairman S G K Kishore said drinking water schemes and sewerage treatment system on lines of the ones in Australia and Thailand would be developed in the city.
