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 …
Vyas : Sardar Patel Jayanti, which falls on October 31, will mark the re-launch of construction on the Narmada Dam. And if all goes well, the government feels the project should be ready in two years' time, entailing an expenditure of another Rs 10,000 crore over and above a similar …
study : Increasing over-exploitation of the forest reserve for commercial purposes, heavy consumption of wood as an alternative to fuel, increasing usage of timber in construction works and grazing, would vanish the NWFP (Pakistan) forest by 2025.This startling disclosure was made by Provincial Forest Resource Inventory (PFRI) in its recent …
SC: The Supreme Court today asked the Karnataka counsel how the State Government was sure that, on withdrawl of "TADA charges" against the 51 Veerappan associates as demanded by the forest brigand, the actor, Mr. Raj Kumar, would be set free, when his (Veerappan's) other "political demands were ignored".
A Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notices to the state government, its forest corporation and others on a petition against allowing logging across the state. Cheif Justice B P Saraf and Justice Bashir-ud-Din yesterday directed these respondents to file replies within two weeks as …
A massive plume of smoke stretching across Australia from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific is forcing outback pollution levels to soar to above those recorded in the country's cities, Australian scientists said yesterday. Bushfires dotted across the remote Kimberley district of northwest Australia have fuelled the vast smoke plume, …
More than three million trees of "shorea robusta", commonly known as "Sal", have died during the past few years in the Himalayas and Central India, and lakhs of "Sal" trees in the country are facing extinction. With a massive attack from a parasite, sal heartwood borer, (hoplo cerambys spinicornis newman), …
The Government would incorporate necessary clauses in the auto policy to curtail import of second hand cars, said Union Industry minster Manohar Joshi. "We are examining the various measures, compatible with WTO norms, in the new auto policy keeping in mind the interests of auto component manufacturers and dealers," Joshi …
Water should be prices as any other commodity so that the massive disparity in terms of availability of water could be tackled in the country, a senior World Bank Offical said yesterday. "Water should be valued as any other commodity and the user must pay the price for the use …
The millions of Rajkumar fans got a rude shock on Tuesday when his son-in-law S A Govindaraju, who was freed by sandalwood smuggler Veerappan on Monday, denied the reports that the Kannada film superstar's release was imminent. Mr. Govindaraju said he was released by the brigand on health grounds, as …
The Supreme Court today expressed serious concern and "extreme distress" over the association of the brigand Veerappan with certain secessionist elements, mentioned in an affidavit filed by the Tamil Nadu Government in connection with the "Verappan associates release case".
In what the Tamil Nadu government feels is a prelude to the release of Rajkumar, Govindaraj, the son-in-law of the Kannada actor, who was abducted along with the actor by brigand Veerappan, was released on Monday evening.
The National bank for agriculture and rural development (Nabard) which has been funding for development of roads, builidngs and irrigation projects in the district, has for the first time sanctioned funds for development of forests. A plan has been prepared for spending the funds on preservation of forests and provision …
safe fuel: Norwegian researchers have started testing a new type of fuel designed to burn plutonium without breeding it. If successful, it could help rid the world of its stockplies of plutonium waste from nuclear weapons and power stations. Before it is irradiated in reactors, plutonium is mixed with uranium …
The Supreme Court has directed the Union government to improve its rules and regulations covered under the Forest Conservation Act, within two months. The s upreme c ourt gave several suggestions to the Union government for upgrading the forest rules, including getting an environmental audit done.
The Karnataka Government will submit replies in a sealed cover on October 16 to the Supreme Court on the three vital issues raised by the court on the Rajkumar kidnap issue.
After decades of decline, the green cover over the hills of Himachal Pradesh has started increasing. The latest biennial report of the Forest Survey of India indicated that forest cover in the state increased from 12,521 sq km in November, 1995 to 13,082 sq km in December, 1998.
It's a bad sign when an altercation between the mayor and the parish priest ends in gunfire. That's just what happened in the northern Luzon township of San Mariano-a sign of how deeply a fight against illegal logging divides the Philippine community. Mayor Jesus Miranda ordered the dismantling of a …
While Buddhist ascetics traditionally sought the peace of Thailand's hardwood forests in which to meditate, some monks are now working to save the threatened trees. Over the past five years, as studies have revealed the extent of deforestation in Thailand, at least 100 monks living in rural areas have abandoned …
Sometime back, the geophysicists of the University of Colorado at Boulder, had warned that the central Himalayas in India are due to suffer an earthquake in the magnitude of 8 to 9 on the richter scale, which would devastate a region with a population of more than 2000 million and …
Protesting against the World Bank-aided forestry project in Madhya Pradesh a large number of tribals took out a rally and held a demonstration in the state capital on Tuesday. The demonstrators alleged that the project was against the tribals and forest dwellers. They also alleged that in the name of …
