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 …
Corning Inc. introduced a new product one early this week that it says will enable automobile manufacturers to reduce emissions by as much as 70 percent over current national standards. The company's new 900/2 catalytic converter substrate is designed to be used at the core of catalytic converters and allow …
The Andhra Pradesh state government on Wednesday agreed to order a judicial enquiry into the alleged involvement of senior police officers in smuggling of teak wood from the forests of Adilabad and Khammam districts.
The dense natural forests of Gudalur area in the Nilgiris are in peril, due to the activities of encroachers, said Mr. T.L. Kundan, president of the Tamil Nadu Forest Officials Association(TNFOA), Gudalur Chapter, in a statement at Gudalur on Monday. He cautioned that if action was not taken forthwith to …
In a fresh spurt in violence , activists of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) brutally gunned down eight timber smugglers, belonging to a particular minority community, at Mandapara under Gauripour police station in Shubri district at 7 a. m. today. While seven of them died on the …
The Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation is considering leasing land to a Kolhapur-based hotel group for setting up a holiday resort at the Dudhaganga dam. The proposal is significant as it could pave the way for similar ventures at a large number of picturesque dam sites in the state.
Senior managers of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) from across the country participated in two workshops on the policy on watershed based rainfed farming at Aurangabad last week. The workshops keenly observed the transformation of Kacheghati and Jadgaon villages brought about by a voluntary organisation, Dilasa …
The employees of Bagra forest reserve in Madhya Pradesh seized a large amount of firewood and timber from a nala in the forest close to the brick kiln factories located in village Jhalon. The wood brought from the nearby forests were stacked there. It seems to be a small example …
A nearly $500 million agreement to save one of the world's largest remaining groves of privately owned ancient california redwood trees had all but collapsed on Saturday after the landowner walked away from the deal.
Madhya Pradesh Environment Minister Indrajit Kumar has appealed to the people not to cut down green trees on the occasion of Holi for Holika Dahan. Greeting the people on the festival of colours, Kumar said that the rich forest wealth of the State was its glory and all-out efforts were …
Experts participating in the national workshop on joint forestry management (JFM) in Ahmedabad have demanded community participation in the rights to all non-timber forest produce (NTFP). They have also demanded abolition of monopoly on marketing rights in favour of developing multiple markets and buyers.
Financial constraints notwithstanding, the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development corporation is achieving credible progress on some of the major irrigation projects in the state. Massive excavations construction of huge pumphouses, laying of pipelines and electrical installations are in progress at a number of major irrigation sites in western Maharashtra.
the Australian government has denied that it was selling timber from Victoria's native forests at a very low price. According to them, the royalties for the "debris', that would otherwise be left to burn or rot, are as low as nine cents a tonne. The government came under attack over …
The Endangered Species Protection Unit ( espu ) of South Africa ( sa ) has come under fire for accepting us $460, 000 from an overseas animal welfare organisation to conduct a "secret' investigation whose outcome could go against country's stance in international conservation politics. The espu , an arm …
the Kerala Forest Research Institute ( kfri ) has decided to launch an ambitious project to prepare an atlas of forests in the state using remote-sensing satellites. It is said to be the first project of its kind in the country. The project envisages to prepare range-wise information at 1:25,000 …
the construction of a building inside the northern ridge in Delhi by the state's forest department has been criticised by environmental organisations. Non-governmental Organisations Forum, a body of eight ngos working on in Delhi on environmental issues submitted a letter in this regard to the chief minister of Delhi, Sheila …
The Madhya Pradesh Government has agreed to take up a 15 year time bound programme for regeneration of wasteland and degraded forests. Making the announcement the Chairman of the High Level Policy Committee of the Union Government Mohan Dharia said that he had a discussion with the Chief Minister Digvijay …
Marcio Lacerda, who has taken over as president of the Brazilian government's Indian Foundation, has proposed lifting bans on logging and mining on Indian reservations so that Indians could derive revenue from these activities. Mr. Lacerda, a former senator and state deputy governor, was chosen to head the foundation, known …
Most of the Kenyir catchment area is unaffected despite the licensed logging and land clearing taking place at its western border with Kelantan. Malaysia's Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Law Hieng Ding said that, according to satellite images taken by the Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing (Macres) dated 1996 …
