BENGALURU: The bio-park of Bangalore University’s Jnanabharathi campus lost 36 sandalwood trees in slightly more than a year, a reply to an RTI query has revealed. Twenty-six of these were chopped and smuggled by miscreants in December 2017 alone. The 1,000-acre campus is home to the largest number of sandalwood …
BENGALURU: The bio-park of Bangalore University’s Jnanabharathi campus lost 36 sandalwood trees in slightly more than a year, a reply to an RTI query has revealed. Twenty-six of these were chopped and smuggled by miscreants in December 2017 alone. The 1,000-acre campus is home to the largest number of sandalwood …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2018 regarding diversion of forest land in Tamil Nadu which will also lead to felling of 110 Red Sanders trees by the National Highways Authority of …
CHENNAI: Nearly one-third of the area in the country with sandalwood distribution is in Tamil Nadu with the state covering an area of 3,040sqkm spread across several districts. India has a total area of 9,000sqkm of sandalwood distribution spread across eight states with Karnataka having the maximum area of 5,245sqkm. …
A study on the physiology of root parasitism in sandal (Santalum album L.) was conducted by comparing a six-year-old sandal grown alone and along with a host (Casuarina equisetifolia). Although maximum haustorial connections were observed when grown along with the host, sandal formed haustorial connections with plants including grass up …
In a bid to restore sandalwood tree cover on Jawadhu Hills, the Forest Department is planting 1.1 lakh saplings in Vellore district. Raising the saplings in its nurseries, the department has already planted 20,000 trees this year. Collector S.A. Raman, who inspected the Amirthi Forest along with District Forest Officer …
Sandalwood Protection Area inaugurated in Vandaru B. Ramanath Rai, Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, said on Monday that it was essential that all people started taking the issue of conservation of environment seriously. He was speaking after inaugurating the Sandalwood Protection Area or Chandana Vana at Vandaru village in …
The Forest Department will suitably reward the local people who supported the move of the department in raising the sandalwood trees in the reserve forests in Vazhappadi range. The Department has planned to plant to sandalwood saplings in select reserve forests under the Chief Minister’s special programme. The work on …
After Kandhamal district, sandalwood smugglers seem to be spreading their network to neighbouring Gajapati in Odisha. Two sandalwood trees on the premises of government offices at Mohana in the district were found missing on Monday, officials said. “Patrolling in collaboration with the police has been intensified and efforts are on …
Pune: A sandalwood tree worth Rs 20,000 was cut down early on Wednesday on the premises of Dr Jal Mehta Foundation in Kondhwa-Budruk. This is the second case of sandalwood tree theft in Kondhwa in the last 13 days. On January 7, suspects had chopped down a 12ft sandalwood tree …
Order of the Rajasthan High Court in the matter of Union Of India vs Anil Gadodia dated 02/12/2015 regarding illegal storage and then export of red sanders, a prohibited item under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) of Wild Fauna and Flora in the guise of genuine exports. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of V. Magesh Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/11/2015 regarding Andhra Pradesh calling for global tenders for sale of Red Sanders.
The State government will file a counter affidavit in the next couple of days before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking to vacate the stay given by it on the auction of seized red sanders logs planned to be held from October 10 to 17. In the wake of the …
Apprehensions of people will be cleared Union Minister for Environment and Forests M. Veerappa Moily on Wednesday appealed to people who are opposed to the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats, especially those in Kerala, not to politicise the issue. Speaking on the sidelines of an international seminar on ‘Sandalwood: …
The National Green Tribunal, on Monday, issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Andhra Pradesh government in a petition that sought a direction to the authorities to evolve a comprehensive management plan to protect red sanders. The petition, filed by one V Magesh, claimed that the …
LAND, AGRICULTURE, GRAZING LANDS AND ANIMAL CARE Food Corporation Bhutan officials said they recorded increase in vegetable yield this year. Corporation officials said this was their first such experience so far, where vegetable productions almost doubled. Farmers in the western part of Saptari district in Nepal are concerned after the …
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy today agreed to strengthen forest department security by sanctioning 40 additional armed police parties. During a review meeting, he asked the Chief Secretary P.K. Mohanty to submit a comprehensive report on the methods being followed by the police department and measures taken …
Red Sander (RS) is an endangered timber tree species, endemic to southern India. It grows in fragmented forest landscape of southern Andhra Pradesh and in a few sporadic patches in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states. The Andhra Pradesh Sandalwood and Red-Sanders Wood Transit Rules, 1969 laid down the following conditions …
Carbon credit system paying rich dividends to farmers too In a silent afforestation campaign, a private company has successfully raised more than a million trees on private lands in five districts in the State and recorded a survival rate of 90 per cent. Giving details to The Hindu about the …
Heightened vigil has made the place safer, say residents Illegal tree cutting on the Jnanabharathi campus of the Bangalore University (BU), responsible for the loss of thousands of sandalwood trees, has largely been tackled, much to the delight of tree lovers. Residents credit the reduction in illegal tree cutting to …
In what can be called as a rare inititaive by an Assamese, this man from Dobia Borigaon in Gohpur sub-division started what can be called as a green revolution in this part of the country to fight the rage of global warming. He went on to popularize his concept not …
