Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/05/2023 regarding forest fires in the state of Uttarakhand. The present application has been filed with the following prayers: 1. Permit the state government to maintain …
The publication entitled “Forest Management and the Impact on Water Resources: a Review of 13 Countries” provides country-based summaries of the current state of knowledge on the relationship between forest management and water resources. Chapters were submitted by scientists from 13 countries experiencing the impacts of forest management on water. …
West Bengal( Area 88,752 Sq K.M. Comprising of 19 Districts ) is the only Indian State to have a coastline as well as the Himalayas and is situated between 21º20' and 27º32' N latitude and 85º50' and 89º52' E longitude, bordering Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The State supports approximately 7.54% …
The demand of forest produce for this huge population on the limited natural resources eg. the land and forests, makes it almost impossible to met from the notified forest area which is only 13.32% only. To cope up with the situation, efforts have been taken by the Forest Department to …
New Delhi: Driving a nail through a tree can technically land one in jail for a year. Delhi’s Tree Authority, set up in 2007, will shortly issue a fresh directive for preserving trees in the capital. Members said that they had been receiving several reports on the “ill-treatment” of trees …
The National Bee Board and Forest Research Institute will work jointly to promote honey culture programmes in forestry sectors, which will be very useful for poverty alleviation and for improvement and social upliftment of the poor villagers, who will participate in beekeeping and honey culture. This decision was taken following …
Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan has said that the research and extension activities carried out by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education have positively helped in meeting the livelihood needs of the rural poor, tribals and those living in the fringe forests and facilitating opening …
With India’s apex court set to announce its final verdict anytime on the fate of illegal iron ore mines in Karnataka, the country’s largest iron ore producer NMDC is eying a major opportunity in the ‘illegal’ mines. The Supreme Court’s panel for forest issues, The Central Empowered Committee, submitted its …
A mushroom used for making medicines for treating more than 20 different human ailments ranging from HIV and bronchial asthma to diabetes and angina can now be grown easily at home. Scientists of the Forest Research Institute have developed a simple technique for cultivating the Ganoderma lucidum mushroom on poplar …
State questions the ‘bald and somewhat unsubstantiated’ threshold limit set by the court. Karnataka is contesting the recommendations of two panels that have submitted reports to the Supreme Court calling for annual iron ore production in the southern state to be capped at 30 million tonnes, on the ground that …
Deputy Director General (Education) of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Omkar Singh said, “Climate change is a major challenge for developing countries like India which face large climate variability and are thus exposed to enhanced risks.” He was speaking at the inaugural session of a training programme …
In order to highlight the importance of forests for the country and the contribution of ICFRE in this vital sector of national importance, ICFRE has published a book Forestry in the Service of Nation: ICFRE Technologies. The book has been prepared with a view to provide a consolidated account of …
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Chinese Academy of Forestry and the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education to foster cooperation between the two nations in identified fields of research. A six-member high-level Chinese delegation, headed by CAF president Zhang Shougong, visited ICFRE, Dehradun, on Monday. The …
Agovernment body has recommended that production of iron ore in three districts of Karnataka be restricted to 30 million tonnes per year, casting doubts over steelmakers’, such as Arcelor Mittal and Posco, plans to set up steel plants in the southern state. A report submitted by the Indian Council of …
The Resource Survey and Management Division of Forest Research Institute organised a day-long brainstorming session on convergence of forestry and agriculture. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Rainfed Area Authority, New Delhi, Dr JS Samra, who was the chief guest on the occasion, inaugurated the session along with director …
New Delhi: After reports on illegal mining in Bellary felled Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Centre on Friday made a strong pitch for partial lifting of the ban on extraction of iron ore citing catastrophic effect on the steel industry that could cascade to the automobile and other …
Scientists, field experts and various stake-holders need to work towards building a consensus towards the evolution of a national wood use policy, Additional Director General of Forests (Forest Conservation) and Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education AK Bansal said while inaugurating a two-day national seminar on …
This new forest policy for Jammu & Kashmir describes various strategies for sustainable management of forest resources. It also emphasises on enhancement of forest carbon stocks and provides for 100 percent incentives flow to the local community. Jammu and Kashmir Government launched this new forest policy aimed at conserving biodiversity, …
