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 …
In this study, sampled equal proportions of Revenue Forest and Reserve Forest, for assessment of the status of forest biodiversity and disturbance regimes. The report addresses the following objectives: Identifying drivers of deforestation, for developing a mitigation strategy in the REDD+ project area; Making a broad estimate of the clumps …
Forests provide numerous goods and services that support life. The importance of forests in a country such as ours is even more significant considering the large amount of marginalised communities that depend on forests. When a patch of forests is diverted for non-forestry purposes, its implications on human well-being are …
Agartala: Tripura, one of the largest bamboo-growing states in the country with 16 varieties, has undertaken a project to package bamboo shoots for sale to star category hotels. There is good demand for bamboo shoots for making delicious dishes in star hotels in the country and abroad and with proper …
NAGPUR: Considering the role of bamboo in livelihood security and its ecological importance, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has urged all states and union territories not to require transit pass (TP) for transporting bamboo grown on private lands. traAt present, no permission or licence is needed to grow …
Preliminary study by varsity department points to dip in oxygen level in the Karamana The mass mortality of fish reported from the stretch of the Karamana, near the Thiruvallam and Pallathukadavu ghats last week, could have been caused by the unusual rise in water temperature, reduction in flow and a …
’’Instead of taking action against the erring cement companies indicted by the JIT, the State Government came out with an amendment on definition of forest which was nothing but to shield the cement lobbies. If this (act on forest definition) is not stopped, more and more forest cover of the …
ITANAGAR: Following the slogan ‘each one, plant one for a green earth,’ the Green Pioneers in collaboration with the State Forest Department organized a tree plantation drive during which hundreds of saplings were planted in and around Donyi–Polo Mission School for Hearing and Visually Impaired at Chimpu here. The ‘green’ …
Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday agreed to provide a loan assistance of Rs 655 crore for developing and enhancing non-timber forest products (NTFP) in Uttarakhand. This was decided at a meeting at the secretariat here where a 5-member delegation from JICA met state chief secretary Alok Kumar Jain. …
As part of the effort to grant tribal communities rights to minor forest produce, the Maharashtra Government has granted permission to 81 gram sabhas in Gadchiroli and Gondia districts of the state to collect and sell tendu leaves. According to officials here, the decision to empower the village communities was …
Tribal development must for curbing Naxal growth, says Jairam Ramesh For the residents of this tiny non-descript village in Odisha’s Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput region, it was a rare celebratory occasion on Sunday when they got back the rights that had been snatched away by the British rulers nearly a century ago. The …
Two wildlife sanctuaries — Silent Valley National Park and Wayanad — have been closed to visitors since Friday following high fire risk. Scanty summer showers and dried vegetation have heightened the fire risk in most of the protected areas of the State. The restriction on tourism activities and curbs on …
In a major step to empower forest dwellers, Jamguda in the tribal dominated Kalahandi district on Sunday became the first village in Orissa and second in the country to exercise its community right to harvest bamboo under the Forest Rights Act. The official transit passes (TP) were handed over to …
Jamguda (Kalahandi): Transit permit to villagers to procure and sell forest resources will create a revolution in the country as it is an important tool to empower tribal communities, stressed Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday while attending the gram sabha at Jamguda, where forest officials in his …
Villagers from Mali Parbat are willing to compensate state for its loss in royalty from bauxite mines Villagers protesting against Hindalco’s plan to mine bauxite at Mali Parbat in the Koraput district in Odisha have come up with a unique proposal that offers to compensate the state for its loss …
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has decided to set up the second Bamboo Bazaar in Bhubaneswar to promote bamboo products that will uplift the socio-economic condition of bamboo-growers in the state. At present, one Bamboo Bazaar is functioning near DAV school in Unit-VIII. The forest department would spend around Rs 27 …
SHILLONG: The Megh-alaya People’s Environment Rights Forum (MPERF) has urged Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary to keep on hold his assent to the Meghalaya Forest Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2012, which was passed by the State Assembly recently. In a representation submitted to the Governor on Wednesday, the MPERF requested that the …
The MoEF committee chaired by A K Bansal on regulatory regime regarding felling and transit regulations for tree species grown on non forests/ private lands calls for simple uniform mechanisms to regulate the transit rules of forest produce within the state. The Ministry of Environment & Forests constituted a Committee …
SHILLONG: The Megh-alaya Forest Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2012 has come under scanner for its definition of ‘forest’. The Bill was passed on the last day of the Winter Session of the State Assembly on Friday. The environmentalists have pointed out that the Bill does not have any retrospective effect and …
Even a small initiative can make a big difference and inspire people; a small group of 15 people from an undescriptive village, Takhla Khurd, in Barghat Janpad of Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh has made it a reality. With their hard work, dedication and willpower these 15 people had turned …
