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 …
The city will not face any CNG supply crisis, Indrasprastha Gas Limited, the sole supplier of the fuel, has said. Environmentalists have backed this claim, saying the Delhi government is "unnecessarily" playing up fears of scarcity of CNG.
India has joined a select band of countries like the US, Germany, and Japan with the successful inhouse development of an eco-friendly power generation technology by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), suitable for stand-alone power generation in remote areas.
The Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Nugas Technology chairman Ramesh Handa, in all the cases lodged against him by the bus operators, till May 21, the next date of hearing.
Commissioner of Municipal corporation of Hyderabad Dr PK Mohanty has said that the MCH will approve construction of new buildings provided the plan includes provision for construction of water harvesting pits.
Himachal Gyan Vigyan Samiti (HGVS), an NGO, has launched an area-wise campaign to prepare participatory strategies after mobilising local people to mitigate the adverse impacts of forest fires and initiate steps to reduce forest fires.
In the annals of the history of the Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM), the pre-eminence of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakal, and Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Coimbatore, is widely accepted. During a recent visit to Kottakal, I realised that an ayurvedic institution defines a philosophy of life, a distinct system of social …
fires are threatening to destroy large forest patches in the states of Orissa and Uttaranchal. Blazes have been reported from Pinder, Mandakani, Nayar, Yamuna and Bhagirathi valleys of Uttaranchal. Due to lack of rainfall in these areas since September 2000 and consequent dry vegetation, the fires are spreading fast. This …
The leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, Ms. Medha Patkar, has been chosen for this year's "Basavashree Award" instituted by the Murugharajendra Bruhanmath here.
The Madhya Pradesh Government's policy decision to allow tribals and other weaker sections of society free, unhindered and unregulated entry into the forests for collection of minor forest sproduce has had a devastating impact on the State's green cover.
Left with little forest cover after its bifurcation last year, truncated Bihar plans to begin a massive greening of its barren patches. "After division of the state, Bihar has now nearly eight per cent forest area against the average requirement of 33 per cent." state environment and forest minister Jagadanand …
It's full stop for now. Getting deep into the issue of timber smuggling in the North-East, and looking into the specifics of one major case, the Supreme Court has ordered a complete ban--for the moment--on felling and transportation of timber out of the North-East.
The Uttaranchal Minister for Forests, Mr Matwar Singh Kandari, today ordered Forest Department officials not to disturb the traditional rights of grazing and temporary inhabitation in the forest areas of the higher districts until alternate arrangements acceptable to nomadic tribals like Van Gujjars are made.
Lumber producers in Atlantic Canada say there's a sliver of hope they can be excluded from the looming threat of duties on softwood exports to the United States. Mary Keith, spokesperson for J.D. Irving Ltd., Atlantic Canada's largest lumber producer, said Thursday the U.S. Commerce Department has left an opening …
Even as Delhi hogs the limelight with the controversies surrounding the use of CNG, Chennai is silently yet aggressively moving ahead in popularising the use of LPG as auto fuel.
A meeting of Chief Ministers from all over the country has been convened for creating a consensus to amend the Forest Conservation Act (FCA), enacted during early 1980's, in order to safeguard the interests of villagers and tribals living in the forest areas.
The killing of four Adivasis at Mehandikheda in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh on April 2, and incidents of looting and assault on forest dwellers just prior to it, were part of a systematic plan of the state administration to clear the forests of these local people so that the …
Some parts of the United Arab Emirates have been suffering water shortage due to the pollution of water source caused by the oil spill of an ill fated Iraqi oil tanker.
Despite assurance from the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) that the water supply would remain almost normal during this summer, the residents in different parts of Dhaka have been experiencing nagging water crisis.
A meeting of Chief Ministers of States where the forest cover is more than 20 per cent of the total area would be convened here on June 5 to discuss amendments to the Forest Protection Act.
Under the massive afforestation derive launched by the government, 29,714 hectares of land in Jammu have been brought under forest cover during the past fours years.
