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 …
A choking smog from burning Indonesian rainforests has built up in South-East Asia, reviving the nightmare of the environmental disaster of two years ago. Residents in Singapore woke up on Friday to the smell of smoke and poor visibility as the air pollution index jumped into the unhealthy range. A …
New forests in the Darien region of Panama are being planted, but not like those that once covered the Darien. Instead plantations of teak - a non-native species - are becoming a regular sight as investors take a long-term gamble on big returns from tropical hardwoods. With environmental concerns bringing …
The Gujarat government has decided to probe the alleged large-scale felling of mangroves along the coast of Mundra in Kutch district. The assurance to investigate into the alleged felling of "lakhs of mangroves" to "ensure enthusiastic implementation of the policy of port-led industrialisation" was given by principal secretary (environment and …
the Kamar tribals of Central India, famed for their craft, face an uncertain future as bamboo from the forests they inhabit are usurped by the pulp and paper industry : a report.
Always an awe-inspiring sight, the giant redwoods tht tower along with California coast are perhaps at their majestic best on foggy days, when these ancients, among the botanical wonders of the world, can be glimpsed through wisps of swirling mist. But now scientists are learning that fog among the redwoods …
The world over "sacred groves" are a means of conserving forests and biodiversity. These are today threatened with rapid degradation and modernisation.Urgent measures are needed to restore these groves, ranging from less than a hectare to a few square kms which may be the last vestiges of natural reservoirs in …
Fusarium oxysporum and Ganoderma lucidum, two dreaded fungi, are responsible for the mysterious forest disease which has caused large-scale mortality of shisham trees in the mid-hill areas of Himachal Pradesh over the past two years. This is the second major forest disease detected in the state over the past six …
THE proposed construction of a megaport in Vadhvan, near Mumbai, will have serious implications on the environment of the region, says a study by an independent researcher, Ritu Dewan, department of economics, Mumbai University. Earlier, the Tata Risk Management Services (TRMS) had given a clean chit to the project. But …
TREES have always been our best friends. Now, researchers have found how these silent friends can help tackle one of this century's biggest problems: increasing levels of greenhouse gases (GHG) that subsequently lead to global warming. According to latest reports, Europe's forests are absorbing up to a third of the …
Singapore suffered an unexpected bout of haze on Friday when winds swept smoke from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia over the city-state for the first time in months. The pollution standards index which measures smoke haze and other ir pollutants climbed into the 'moderate" range in the morning.
Japanese researchers have succeeded in breeding a sow with human genes that has passed them on to her piglets, a report by Kyodo News agency said on Friday. The Osaka University team led by organ transplant specialist Ryota Shirakura believed the programme could one day lead to animals providing donor …
Man's greed and apathy , hostile soil conditions and insect attacks have over the years, been slowly but inexorably pushing pinus gerardiana, commonly called chilgoza or neoza pine, towards extinction in India. This particular pine species was found only in the Western Himalayas, Kinnaur and chamba (Pangi valley) districts of …
Researchers believe they have discovered fossil evidence of the world's oldest flower, at 142 million years: spindly twig with peapod-shped fruit and a woody stem that looks nothing like a rose, an apple blossom or a daisy. The fossil is from an early evolutionary stage when plants were just developing …
The Karnataka Government will introduce a Bill in the next budget session to regulate utilisation of groundwater sources. The Bill will provide for Government takeover of private tubewells, irrigation pumps and borewells during severe water shortages. The Bill provides for compensation to the owners during the takeover. There will also …
A majority of the vegetable samples tested throughout the state by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) scientist have been found to be contaminated with pesticides. PAU scientists also found 87 samples of Basmati rice and all the 10 samples of milk they tested contaminated. Nine of the rice samples exceeded the …
More than 300 nongovernmental organisations have criticized a government plan to make heavy cuts in programs to protect Brazil's rainforests. Programs to fights forest destruction and increase ecotourism will be hurt by the cuts, said Claudionor Alexandre Barbosa da Silva, president of the Amazaon Work Group.
The Kerala State Government on Wednesday set up a five-memebr panel of high officials to probe the causes of a breach caused by an earthen wall dam at Kunnakad Pathi in Palakkad district recently resulting in big agricultural loss.
The bizarre phenomenon of bamboo flowering in the wild is giving tribals in the northeast sleepless nights. Legend has it that bamboo flowering, coupled with the army of rodents plundering granaries and paddy fields, signals an impending famine of drought. Tribals in Manipur have imformed government authorities about large-scale bamboo …
During the mid 1970s people in the southern plains of Nepal rushed to plant sisso trees and reaped mega profits by selling wood in the market. But nearly two decades later now, dreams of quick return are shattered as mysterious disease is fast eating away these trees from its roots …
Scientists of Parmar University and Horticulture, and Forestry at Nauni, near Solan, have successfylly developed nursery and plantation technologies for large-scale establishment of 'sandal' or 'chandan' in the lower areas of the Himalayas.
