Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The Supreme Court today cautioned the government against promoting industrialisation and economic growth at the cost of farmers, pointing out that a large section of the country's population was still dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. “Although urbanisation and industrialisation is taking place, the industry has not developed sufficiently and …
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed the Haryana government not to issue any change of land use (CLU) licence to developers to build colonies in Gurgaon and the National Capital Region till the NCR Planning Board approves a sub-regional plan. The high court also restrained authorities from …
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Haryana government to file the latest status report on Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Haryana SEZ, for which 1,383 acre of land in Gurgaon was earmarked. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam directed the government to give details of how much land has …
The UPA government has formed a three-member Cabinet committee to examine the possibility of opening up agricultural land to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), following a proposal by the Urban Development Ministry on letting foreign realtors buy agricultural land. The committee includes Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram …
PUNE: The Union government has unveiled new policy guidelines for major ports, aimed at helping them leverage their land resources for commercial advantage. Participating in the 'Ports in India' annual conference in Mumbai, Shipping secretary Vishwapati Trivedi said the new guidelines provide necessary regulatory framework for land allotment by major …
MYSORE: Hundreds of farmers from the district under the joint banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Dalit Sagarash Samiti on Monday staged dharna in front of deputy commissioner's office protesting the officials' failure to resolve the farmers and small land owners' day-to-day issues such as khata transfer, eviction of …
New Delhi:In what is being described by activists as an environmental disaster, the NCR Planning Board on Monday cleared crucial provisions to allow tourism in natural conservation zone (NCZ) such as Aravalis, Yamuna riverbed and areas around major water bodies, albeit setting a cap on the area that can be …
Three Key Words In Proposal To Decide Fate Of Green Zone New Delhi: The fate of eco-sensitive areas including the Aravallis, riverbeds and water bodies now depends on the three crucial words — “including tourism” and “except” — which the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) is likely to introduce in the …
KPT is in the process of drafting a proposal for renewal of leases, to soon be sent to the shipping ministry On the heels of the Union Cabinet giving its nod to convert 1,300 acres from leasehold to freehold at Gandhidham near the Kandla Port in Gujarat, the Centre has …
Major Ports in the country have between them 2.64 lakhs acres, which is a Major resource that can be leveraged for commercial advantage. The Policy Guidelines formulated for land management will provide the necessary regulatory framework for land allotment and other Port specific practice like waterfront charges/way-leave permissions etc. The …
The Uttarakhand government has sought a special dispensation for use of forest land to speed up construction of rural roads in the state, crucial to its reconstruction and development efforts. The government has asked that the relaxation for forest clearance given to Naxal-affected areas for construction of rural roads be …
The high court on Tuesday asked the government to make its stand clear by January 21 on the mixed zone concept explained in Master Plan 2015. The court query came after the government placed the proceedings of a meeting held on December 28, 2013, on local planning area revision of …
The State Government has requested the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) to issue guidelines for conversion of forest villages and un-surveyed habitations in forest areas into revenue villages. The Government is facing problems for settlement of claims (both individual and community rights) over forest land not surveyed and land records …
The Cabinet on Thursday approved the Policy Guidelines for Land Management by Major Ports, 2014. Land policy is one of the most significant policy frameworks guiding the overall functioning and development of the port sector. In another decision, the CCEA also approved the $1-billion rural sanitation and drinking water proposal …
This report explores how the management of land-based biomass production and consumption can be developed towards a higher degree of sustainability across different scales: from the sustainable management of soils on the field to the sustainable management of global land use as a whole.
The 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands (Wetlands Supplement) extends the content of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines by filling gaps in coverage and providing updated information reflecting scientific advances, including updating emission factors. It covers inland organic soils and wetlands on mineral soils, …
China's arable land amounted to 2.03 billion mu (135.4 million hectares) at the end of 2012, 227 million mu more than the bottom line set by the government to ensure food security, according to the result of the second national land survey released on Monday. The three-year survey disclosed, however, …
The portion of arable land in the country has shrunk by 6.6 per cent in the last one decade as agricultural fields turned into concrete jungle, shows a latest report of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The share of arable land in the country fell to 2.29 million hectares …
Maharashtra has lost a staggering 2,116 sq km of forest area or an equivalent of three Tadoba forest reserves in the span of two decades, reveals a report tracking climate change in India released recently by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation. The state has also gained 5,030 sq …
The government has implemented Land Use Policy 2012 in Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Bara districts by zoning land for specified purposes and prohibiting its use in other ways. The policy has classified land into seven categories — agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial, forest, public and others. The government enforced the land use …
