Vast area of Chakoria Forest Range grabbed
The forest at Chakaria in Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh is being encroached by the influential persons causing loss of forest and fishing resources worth over Taka 100 crores.
Astronomers finally locate Black Hole
Astronomers trying to find a massive black hole at the centre of the galaxy said that they had finally pinpointed its location behind the thick veil of dust and gas that has kept it hidden until now.
Forests on fire
Wildfires in the United States are throwing off political heat as well, with some Westerners blaming the mammoth blazes on reductions in timber harvesting under the Clinton Administration. The message is that a policy tilted too far toward environmentalists left the West vulnerable to disaster. (editorial)
Forest service
Remove small trees : The U.S. Forest Service wants to boost efforts to remove small trees and brush near western communities in response to wildfires raging this summer, agency officials said Tuesday. Trees 12 inches in diameter and smaller pose the greatest threat of fires in places like Flagstaff, Ariz., …
N.Y. governor signs pesticide law
A New York law requires companies that use pesticides to give at least a 48-hour warning to neighbors living within 150 feet of any spraying site. It also requires schools and day care facilities to provide parents and staff with a notice before pesticides are applied on school grounds.However, the …
US wildfires get out of control
The number of wildfires burning in the United States came four closer to 100, as federal fire officials announced 98 blazes were burning in 10 western states and Florida.The number of hectares ablaze also increased by 81,000 to 526,000 on Sunday.
SC stress on laws to protect forests
The Supreme Court has set aside a Karnataka High Court order releasing a vehicle from the custody of the Forest Department and said the High Court's impugned order is contrary to law and that the High Court had adopted a very casual approach while disposing of the vehicle owner's petition. …
CNG
The govt has different rules for DTC, pvt vehicles: The Ministry of Surface Transport (MOST) has written to the Delhi government to clarify on the issue of registration of private buses whichwere converted to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technology.
Digvijay for review of Forest Conservation Act
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minster, Mr. Digvijay Singh, has urged the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, to review the Forest Conservation Act in the interest of the tribal communities and development of the State.
5 forest dept personnel suspended
Five personnel of the forest department, including a range officer and a deputy ranger, have been placed under suspension pending disciplinary action for allegedly conniving with the illicit felling and removal of rosewood from Machad range of Thrissur division.
'Green Hyderabad project' with Dutch aid planned
Following the successful implementation of the Hyderabad greenbelt project, the Hyderabad urban development authority (Huda) will launch 'Green Hyderabad project' with Dutch assistance on April 1, 2001, to take up plantation in 13,550 hectares in the twin cities and surrounding rual areas.
Forest policy being readied
Finishing touches are being given to a document which lays down a Forest Policy for Tamil Nadu. Expected to be made public in a couple of months, the Forest Policy, when released, will make Tamil Nadu the first State to have its own full-fledged policy on forests.
'The risk of losing it all'
The current wildfire season has been one of the most destructive in the last half century in US-and it's not over yet. Of the 65 major fires burning as of last weekend, roughly a dozen are unlikely to be extinguished before October or November.
Saffron savior
Ordaining trees, a practice unique to Thailand, has saved forests from being logged in other parts of the country. "It's an ancient solution to a modern problem,"says Sanitsuda Ekachai, a Bangkok Post columnist who often writes about religious issues. And Thailand's environment needs all the help it can get. The …
Green drive to be intensified
Alarmed over the death of a large number of trees in the Capital in the recent past, the Union Urban Development Ministry has issued directions to the Delhi Government for setting up a Central Resource Centre to aid and advise the civic bodies and other development agencies dealing with horticulture …
Govt. plans to enroll RWAs in clean Delhi drive
The Delhi Government has drawn up a grand plan to enroll more than 500 Resident Welfare Associations by the end of March 31, 2001 and enlist their support for aligning with various civic and environmental initiatives being taken by the Government for a clean and green Delhi.
SC ruling on courts' approach to forest
The liberal approach (by Courts) in the matter (of dealing with 'forest offences') would perpetuate the commission of more offences with respect to the forest and its product which, if not protected, is surely to affect the earth and the atmosphere surrounding it, the Apex Court has cautioned.
Forest laws to get more teeth
Govt: The Legislation governing the conservation of forest property and the wildlife will be amended for their effective protection from poachers and illegal hunting. Uttar Pradesh Forest Minister Rajdhari Singh said the matter was being examined and issue would soon be placed before the Cabinet.
