Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Markendeyrao Wahane Vs Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board & Others dated 19/09/2022. The Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board had set up a chemical treatment plant for bamboo processing within the Gorewada reserve forest, Nagpur, Maharashtra without forest clearance. Thus, the board …
SIVASAGAR: After an assessment and review conference at the Divisional office of the District Forest department in Sivasagar with 34 chairmen and secretaries of the Forest Management Committee’s the District Forest Officer Ranjan Kumar Das told this correspondent that in a convenient location at Sivasagar town there would be a …
Mendha Lekha village in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra has proved wrong the forest department’s stand that gram sabhas cannot manage forest produce. The village has earned record rates on the sale of bamboo. It earned Rs 8,151 per notional tonne (weight of a 2,000-m end-to-end chain of green bamboo) for …
A tribal village in Gadchiroli that has pioneered the community management of forest land and produce, this week added a new feather in its cap — it became the first village in the country to earn a massive Rs 1-crore revenue from bamboo sales, carried out through a transparent and …
DIMAPUR: Along with the rest of the world, Dimapur celebrated World Bamboo Day on Sunday at Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency. The occasion was graced by MLA & Advisor, NBDA, L Temjen Jamir as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Jamir said Nagaland has 46 different varieties of bamboo species …
Recently, on discovering that I work in the forest department, a lady co-passenger in a flight asked, “Are you people really doing anything for the forests?” The unconcealed taunt set me and my friends discussing with the sceptic the scenario of green governance in India. How are we managing our …
Harvest time has come and gone but the residents of Sitarampeth village in Chandrapur district did not get a penny in return for protecting nearly 300 ha of reserve forest for over a decade. “No valuation has ever been done of the work done by us,” says Rambhau Dhande, a …
Beyond Jethiabhai Basawa’s mud house in the foothills of Aravali extends a 75-hectare patch of barren land. It was once lush bamboo forest worth Rs 9 lakh. After joining the JFM programme in 1996, his village Munkapada in Rajpipla district had nurtured it in the hope of making some money. …
Andhra Pradesh is the only state that claims to have calculated exact timber and bamboo revenue shares transferred to communities under JFM. The World Bank funded the programme with generous loans of Rs 1,000 crore for 15 years till March 2009. Benefits shared are impressive. According to the World Bank’s …
Sri Lanka’s fledgling bamboo industry is boosted by a wave of support from UNIDO. “Sri Lanka has now begun to realize the value of promoting Bamboo as an industry thanks to the efforts of UNIDO. With its initial support funds of US $ 20 million, we are aiming at developing …
The Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC) has moved the State Governments of Tripura and Manipur for sustainable supply of rawmaterial for its Cachar Paper Mill and has made arrangement to import bamboo from Bangladesh by road. Listing out measures undertaken to resolve its financial crisis, Minister for Heavy Industries and …
A huge lake, three streams, three hillocks (mountains), dense forest, hundreds and thousands of birds and very less vehicular traffic — perhaps, its difficult to find so many aspects in one place. But Guruvayana Kere, located by the side of Mangalore - Ujire road (or Guruvayana Kere - Moodbidre road, …
It could reduce the pressure on native forests but the rapid expansion in bamboo plantations is in danger of making it the latest in a long line of tarnished 'wonder crops'
The United Nation's Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, has initiated a bamboo processing industry in Sri Lanka. Global Environment Facility is funding the US$ 15.9 million project to develop the bamboo processing industry. UNIDO has arranged the experts from India's bamboo processing …
Assam’s bamboo sector is all set to notch another achievement, with a local manufacturing unit gearing up to produce high-density scrimber boards. Rhino Bamboo Industry, an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, will manufacture the boards from December this year, having successfully created the boards using the pulp of the locally available …
This refers to the editorial “When business rules our kitchens” (June 16-30, 2011). Do we want to sensationalise the issue of poor food safety regulations and use big companies as a whipping boy or work on the solutions? How are we going to deal with the fundamental issue of feeding …
SHILLONG: Meghalaya Chief Secretary WMS Parait today said bamboo resources should be used as a means of livelihood and improvement of rural economy. Parait said that rural population, bamboo resources and industrial units were correlated for economic development. Addressing the valedictory function at the ten-day workshop on Bamboo Structure and …
SHILLONG: “Meghalaya is one of the States in India which falls under vulnerable Zone-V of high seismicity and bamboo can play a vital role in appropriate housing and construction to its suitability and availability”, according to Kankana Narayan Dev of Bambu-N-Man, a bamboo design consultancy of Guwahati, Assam. Talking to …
Dimapur: In order to facilitate and promote better linkages for bamboo craftsmen in the state, the Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) organised a meeting between entrepreneurs of its micro-processing units and Arunachal Ply Industry Ltd, Timpact, Nanosteel and Maisang - the companies that have been buying semi-finished products from the …
SHILLONG: The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong has once again proved that it aims to create world class management professionals who are concerned over the environment and society. Inspired by IIM Shillong Director Prof. AK Dutta, members of the ECoBiZ Club have come up with a noble initiative. The students …
Shillong, July 20: The khoh , a coarse, closed-weave basket used by the Khasis for carrying goods to the market, is also now being popularly utilised as a waste bin. The latest to promote the use of this indigenous item made of bamboo is the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong. …
