The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has only tweaked its action plan to tackle air pollution in Bengaluru. While the action points are the same as the older plan, the difference is that the revised plan has set a different deadline for implementation and the progress made. For instance, …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has only tweaked its action plan to tackle air pollution in Bengaluru. While the action points are the same as the older plan, the difference is that the revised plan has set a different deadline for implementation and the progress made. For instance, …
NAMIBIA's rosewood forests could disappear in the next 20 years if the large-scale timber harvesting continues at the current rate, environment minister Pohamba Shifeta has warned. Shifeta - who has been opposed to timber traders and harvesters - said this in parliament last week when he revealed that about 68 …
Making approvals for tree cutting more stringent, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, in his fifth Budget speech, said that for any project, permission to cut trees will be granted only to 20% of the total pool, while the rest will have to be transplanted. Delhi witnessed massive outrage over a proposal …
About 6,500 saplings have been destroyed in stubble fires during the last two months in the district. The authorities of the Forest Department have asked the Agriculture Department to take action against farmers who resorted to stubble burning so as to prevent more losses in future and offered assistance in …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF&CC;) to submit the final report on the status of a 52-acre Aravali land where trees were felled allegedly by a realty firm, within three weeks. The ministry had been asked by the tribunal …
A plethora of initiatives for preserving biodiversity in Sikkim such as spreading mass awareness and adopting an eco-friendly policy has led to an increase of its forest cover by over four per cent since 1993, Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has said. The green cover in the tiny northeastern state …
COLM STENSON drives around County Leitrim, pointing out new tree plantations. In this corner of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland, conifers seem to be springing up all around. The encroachment is not just visual. Mr Stenson, who is a police officer as well as a cattle farmer, …
JEDDAH: The Ministry of the Environment, Water and Agriculture aims to plant 4 million trees in the Kingdom by 2020, its undersecretary for environmental affairs, Osama bin Ibrahim Faqiha, told the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). In a workshop organized by the ministry with the participation of agriculture officials, he said …
Kenyans are the world’s fifth most environmental friendly people in the world, shows the new international survey. The survey titled “Human Impact on Environment” indicates that Kenyans exert one of the world’s least negative impact on the environment, beating Europe countries, most Asian countries and America. Five African countries are …
The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has urged Afghans to plant more trees. In a statement, he called on civilians and fighters to "plant one or several fruit or non-fruit trees for the beautification of Earth and the benefit of almighty Allah's creations". Afghanistan has a severe …
Giving a major fillip to its Ganga rejuvenation efforts, the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a central body to implement the government's Namami Gange scheme - has approved projects worth Rs 2446 crore for development of 'ghats' and crematoriums at various places along the river in four states …
Turning over a new leaf, former Chambal dacoits have come ahead in full support in the fight against deforestation and contribute in efforts towards saving the environment. On the eve of International Day of Forests on Sunday, more than 25 former dacoits of Chambal region were seen gathering on a …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday asked the government to set up a specialised cell in the Forest Department to undertake tree or plant translocation and suggested setting up of a Geo Information System (GIS) Cell in Rajasthan for monitoring of forest cover alongside roads. Giving the order for putting …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi government on a petition citing non-compliance of its earlier order for removal of concrete from around trees and freeing them of nails, advertisements and cables. The tribunal also issued notices to the forest department of …
The first-of-its-kind survey, to ascertain the total number of trees and their varieties in Panchkula. THERE are over 32,000 trees of around 20 varieties spread across Panchkula, with Terminalia arjuna (Arjun tree) and Schleichera oleosa (Kusum) being the most abundant, data collected by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has …
The Chief Secretary, the Puri DFO, the Idco and the OTDC have sought more times to submit a detailed report at the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on stopping of construction and tree felling in Puri for the Shamuka project. The officials on August 21 submitted their affidavits before the NGT …
Trees planted by the Forest Department during its various drives in four years in Fatehabad have shown dismal results in terms of survival rate of the plants. A random sampling done by the monitoring and evaluation (M&E;) wing of the department has revealed that merely 41 per cent trees planted …
NEW DELHI: The government has devised an innovative plan to generate awareness for greater greenery in the country with its "One Child, One tree" programme that it hopes to begin this year. This time the programme that is meant to involve nursery-going children is an ambitious plan to have them …
The Chhattisgarh government has fixed a target of planting 10 crore saplings under Hariyar Chhattisgarh Campaign at various locations in the state by July 31. Nearly eight crore saplings will be planted by various departments of state government, while remaining two crore saplings are to be planted by industries and …
