Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: It is a new chapter in conservation at the Ranthambore wild-life sanctuary. From taking care of just the animal alone, it is taking care of the people living around the sanctuary as a way to save the forest. And this time it is the hospitality …
- Dhalbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Ranchi officers get cracking with preventive measures Jamshedpur, March 31: Fire prevention measures have gained momentum in the forest divisions of Dhalbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan and Ranchi, with authorities adopting various measures to avert any major mishaps. Apart from removing roadsides bushes, fire lines have also been drawn to …
A second year student swooned and was rushed to hospital Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam wants Government to hold talks with students Mettupalayam: The police on Thursday removed nearly 111 students of the Forest College at Mettupalayam, including girl students, for attempting to stage a road blockade as part of their strike. …
SEEKING JOB ASSURANCE: Students of Forest College and Research Institute at Mettupalayam who came to Coimbatore on Monday to submit a petition to the Collector.
PALAKKAD: The project submitted by the State Government for starting a forest academy in Kerala is under active consideration of the Centre, said Forest Minister Benoy Viswom. Speaking at the seminar hall of the Kerala Forest School in Walayar on Thursday after taking salute at the passing-out parade of the …
Chief Conservator of Forest Dr Shashi Kumar, IFS, inaugurated a two week refresher course for frontline staff of Forest Department recently at the Forest Training School, Valpoi, in the presence of other forest officers. Dr Kumar in his address highlighted the need and importance of training and stated that fresh …
KOCHI: The New Year greets the greens and the picnickers in the city with a double gift from the Forest Department - a nature study centre and a bird watching tower. Set up at the Mangalavanam in the city, the twin projects will be dedicated to the public by Forest …
Drawing on the experience of Livelihoods and Forestry Programme in Nepal, this paper makes the case for community-generated planning, selfmonitoring and evaluation for adaptive learning and good governance in community forest user groups (CFUGs) in Nepal. These processes, conceptualised as Adaptive Learning and Action (ALA), have enabled CFUGs to identify …
NEW DELHI: The Centre for Science and Environment here has announced two fellowship programmes for journalists this year. The eighth media fellowship programme titled
KOCHI: Here is happy news for the greens. Aiming at creating an awareness in society about the bio-diversity of Mangalavanam, the Department of Forest will set up a Nature Study Centre at the sanctuary. Students, researchers and nature-lovers can make use of the centre once it becomes operational. "Mangalavanam has …
JAMMU: An awareness camp was organized by the Chief Animal Husbandry Officer at village Pangali in Dansal block Jammu today. The farmers form Panglai and adjoining villages took part in the camp and learnt about the scientific methods of rearing and management of livestock ,poultry and conservation of forest and …
The Department of Zoology, Margherita College, Margherita undertook series of awareness campaign programmes recently among the different target groups in the region regarding conservation of endangered flora and fauna with special reference to birds. This programme was initiated by the department to fulfill the project criteria, which was funded by …
A workshop-cum-training programme on Forest (Conservation) Act for the officials of Border Roads Organisation was organised recently at HQ47 BRTF (GREF) to sensitise and educate the participants on preparations of the proposals for Forest/Environmental clearances for development of border roads. Altogether 27 BRO officers and 29 supervisory personnel attended the …
The Forest Department has made elaborate arrangements to prevent and control fires during the summer. Special attention will be paid to sensitive and fire-prone areas. Fire lines have been made to prevent fire from spreading and local people are being motivated to protect forests. Rapid response teams, armed with fire-fighting …
A workshop-cum-training programme on Forect (Conservation) Act for the officials of Border Roads Organization was organised recently at HQ 47 BRTF (GREF) to sensitize and educate the participants on preparations of the proposals for Forest/Environmental clearances for development of border roads. Altogether 27 BRO officers and 29 supervisory personnel attended …
The three-day residential training programme on modern bamboo structure and housing organised by Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) in collaboration with Building Material and Technology Promotion Council (BMPTC), ended successfully at Kohra, Kaziranga recently. The seminar was held recently with the main objective to provide technical know-how on the …
A leopard too shot dead in Panna district, hunter arrested A wounded tiger, said to have been shot by poachers at Uchera in the Panna-Satna forest belt earlier this week, died in Van Vihar National Park here over the weekend. A leopard was also shot dead by wildlife hunters near …
Top representatives of the Forest departments of the North-east, NGOs and other agencies are attending a two-day regional workshop on "Bamboo flowering: Status and management strategies' which got under way at the Deovan-based Rain Forest Research Institute here today. Several State Forest departments, NGOs, paper corporations and consultants, both national …
