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 …
After a year-long delay, the State Forest Department has finally embarked on the promotion of bamboo plantation under National Bamboo Mission. As to start, the department has already begun raising nursery in the areas owned by it across the State.
KOHIMA, Dec 10: With the use of bamboo gaining prominence in the State, it appears the Nagaland Government is looking for more and better ways to exploit one of its richest resources. Contributing five per cent out of the 65 per cent of India
This paper deals with a new species viz. Bambusa mokokchungeana from Nagaland and with nomenclature of the bamboos from North East India and Andaman Island.
Year 2010 will be celebrated as Bamboo Year by the Forest Department. The primary target has been set to plant about 3-crore bamboo plants in forest and other areas. Bamboo plantation will also be included in schemes as forestation and gardening, said Forest Minister Sartaj Singh. To achieve the target …
Mumbai: The implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers (recognition of forest rights) Act, 2006, has been delayed in Maharastra, as the state has cleared only 4,500 cases in a year. "The state has received 2.77 lakh claims under the Act and 4,500 have received final approval since …
- Industry and forest departments join hands to utilise resource Jamshedpur, Oct. 20: The industries department will work with the forest department to utilise bamboo resources to the hilt, in a bid to save the weavers in Manusmudia village in East Singhbhum district from penury. The departments will soon sign …
Various fish traps made of bamboo and other natural construction materials using indigenous knowledge systems are traditionally employed to catch small economic fishes in low lying areas of West Bengal and Assam. However, in recent years, nylon mosquito netting is gradually replacing bamboo as the main construction materials in case …
KARUR: Farmers must consider means of value addition for their produce to make agriculture a more viable venture. Bamboo cultivation is one such endeavour that could be gainfully carried on by the farming community in suitable places, according to District Collector J. Uma Maheswari. Inaugurating a seminar on bamboo cultivation …
The focus of the World Bamboo Congress, starting today in Thailand, will be to promote and develop Brahmaputra-Mekong Valley axis for sustainable bamboo development, reports PTI. World Bamboo Organisation (WBO) president Kamesh Salam, who is also the Director of Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), told PTI the brainstorming session …
TURA: The vast resources of raw bamboos found abundantly in the Garo Hills region is expected to transform the economy of the region, particularly the farmers, once it is converted into finished products. The North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCORP) in collaboration with the North Eastern Council (NEC) …
Coimbatore, Aug. 30 The Hosur-based Growmore Biotech has developed a bamboo variety called Beema that is rich in biomass yields. The high-yielding clone is thorn-less, thick-walled, non-flowering and responsive to field management practice.
JOWAI: Union Minister of State for Water Resources Development, Vincent H Pala inaugurated the Common Facility Centre (CFC) of the Women's Group Handicrafts Multi-purpose Cooperative Society at Madankynsaw (Moo-kyndeng) village in Jaintia Hills on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Pala assured all help and assistance to self help groups …
ITANAGAR, Aug 18: Governor General (Retd) JJ Singh inaugurated a Bamboo Processing Centre at Poma Village near here today in presence of a large gathering. According to a press release, the bamboo processing centre (BPC) is a unique project comprising of installation of bamboo processing machinery, training of unemployed youths, …
Additional Chief Secretary (Forests) Prashant Mehta said that development of public-private participation model is necessary for improvement of degraded forests in the state. He said that bamboo plantation should be done in large scale. Private institutions can take up the work of plantation of trees in degraded forests. Addressing one-day …
Vasundhara Vyas Mehta, AHMEDABAD: The age-old skill of making household goods and decorative items from bamboo is in for a metamorphosis. And, making his contribution to this transformation is a student of National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. Rajiv Jassal, 25, a final year student of Life Style and Accessory …
Forests provide a number of goods and services to the people. The dependence is very high especially amongst the tribals who live close to nature and collect food, fuelwood, timber, bamboos, medicinal plants and other non-wood products from the forests. However, with the increasing socio-economic standard of the people, their …
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Bodoland Bamboo Development Board (BBDB), Kokrajhar, and International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), Beijing, recently at the conference hall of BTC Secretariat here for establishment of a bamboo shoot processing centre at Central Institute of Technology (CIT), Kokrajhar. Speaking on the …
The operational guidelines for "scheme on intensification of forest management". This scheme addresses both the general problems of forest protection and the area specific requirements for management intervention. It is aimed at modernizing the forestry sector and improving the working conditions at the cutting edge level. plays a crucial role …
- Handicraft to stop tribals from joining Maoist ranks SHASHANK SHEKHAR Baskets of hope Dhanbad/Bokaro, July 30: The forest department has embarked on a bamboo plantation drive with the aim of generating employment for tribals of Naxalite strongholds in Dhanbad and Bokaro districts so that they aren
