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 …
global warming is threatening large tracts of ancient Caledonian pine forests. Coastal meadows, mountain birds, flowers and insects may also come under threat, and the Scottish weather could get wetter, windier and more miserable than it is now. This was stated in a report commissioned by the Scottish Natural Heritage …
in may 1998, the ministry of environment and forests had issued a notification for conservation of the top soil of agricultural land. The draft Gazette notification (No.DL33004/98), dated May 22, 1998, read that no person shall excavate the top soil of agricultural land within 50 km radius of a coal …
Vietnam's wood-processing industry is facing a big problem : over the past 50 years unchecked logging and the effects of war and human settlement have left Vietnam with very little wood. In 1995, the last year for which statistics are available, the total natural forest area was just only 8m …
The Environment and forests ministry has rushed a team of experts to help the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh to combat forest fires in the Garhwal-Kumaon-Himachal range. The ministry has also provided assistance to the tune of Rs 40 lakh. Environment and forests minister Suresh Prabhu said the …
The Hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board(HMWSSB) will construct water harvesting structures in a big way to store rainwater flowing from roof-tops during the monsoon. Managing director of the board L V Subramanyam on Thursday told newsmen that rainwater harvesting structures would be constructed in all 52 wards of …
The Karnataka State Government has taken up afforestation programme under the Overseas Economic Co-operative Fund (OECF) in 138 taluks, Forest Minister D manjunath has said.
An apex tribal council in Nagaland's Zunheboto district has decided to impose a ban on tree felling to stop 'wanton' destruction of forests, hunting and fishing within its area of influence. The Sumi Hoho at its recent meeting in Zunheboto resolved to undertake the measures for protecting the flora and …
The Delhi Governemnt has allotted reserved forest area to an NGO for running a cow-shelter, violating the Forest (Conservation) Act of 1988.An NGO, People for Animals, was allotted 63 acres of land for a cow-shelter in the Bawana area in 1996. Of this, 40 acres comprises protected forest area. This …
Bajaj: The Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) president Rahul Bajaj today said that the Supreme Court order of April 29 which puts a restriction on the sale of vehicles that do not comply with the Euro norms is not enough to control pollution in the National Capital Region(NCR).
The Delhi governemnt has decided to buy 200 new water tankers to meet the water crisis this summer. Currently, the Delhi Jal Board has 510 water tankers of various capacities, which are servicing the city. The target for this summer, however, is 1,200 tankers.Delhi Urban development and Helath Minister A …
Forest fires have hit the headlines far more frequently in the recent past. Much wildlife has perished along with timber land and the forest department remains a mute spectator to the whole event, owing much to its own inadequacy. Still everything is not lost! The forest department can well convert …
A second Canadian forest-productsfirm said it would phase out clear-cut logging in British Columbia, a tree harvesting practice that has sparked widespread environmental criticism. TimberWest Forest Corp. cited public and marketconcern over the industry's environmental practices for its decision to end clear-cutting in the thick coastal forests along the Pacific …
The eastern districts of Nagaland are facing environmental degradation as "miscreants" join hands with jhum cultivators spelling doom for the lush green forests of the area, official sources said.Official sources and public leaders said fires set by jhum cultivators to clear land forest blazes by miscreants have almost destroyed the …
The recent outbreak of diarrhoea and starvation deaths have overshadowed anotehr serious natural calamity recurring in the evergreen picturesque Battia Valley in Jamui district. Forests and other natural wealth are being consumed by fire. The worst is over but the fire continued to simmer, even after more than one and …
The ozone layer in the northern hemisphere's upper atmosphere is thicker than it has been for a long time, reports the German Aerospace Research Centre (DLR). "These findings come as a surprise. The ozone layer has not been this thick since the 1980s at least," said nuclear physicist Michael Bittner, …
US experts opened an inquiry into mystery chemicals found under a Thai airstrip which is close to a Vietnam War-era test site for highly toxic defoliants. A team from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will test soil at the site in Hua Hin and recommend treatment measures to the …
The eastern districts of Nagaland are facing environmental degradation as "miscreants" join hands with jhum cultivators spelling doom for the lush green forests of the area, official sources said. Official sources and public leaders said, fires set by jhum cultivators to clear land and forest blazes by miscreants have almost …
The central Ridge, among the last bits of green cover in the polluted city, stands exposed once again to vandals, as large sections of the barbed wire fencing put up after Supreme Court ordrs, have been removed without authorisation.
Serious concern has been expressed over the large-scale illegal felling of trees in the world famous Kachugaon Reserved Forest, Haultogaon Reserve Forest and Aie valley Reserved Forest, the dense forest in the Asian continent and transportation of the same illegal logs/timbers by unscrupulous smuglers in broad day light through the …
The Ministry of Environment and the Delhi Government are loggerheads over the unprovoked transfer of Conservator of Forests H C Dhawan, an Indian Forest Service(IFS) officer. Last month, The Delhi govenment had transferred Mr Dhawan after alleging that he was involved in an illegal construction in the Ridge area.Dismissing the …
