Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
OVER 18,000 hectare of forest land has been diverted for mining purpose in the last three years across the country with Orissa topping the list of states. Orissa saw 5,151 hectare of forest land being diverted since January 2007 followed by Andhra Pradesh (3431 hectare), Karanataka (3359 hectare), Jharkhand (3275 …
Ruling out the possibility of involving miners in the restoration of the forest cover devastated by mining activities in the Aravalli region, the Supreme Court today directed the Haryana government to submit a comprehensive rehabilitation plan within four weeks.
Jamshedpur, Feb. 17: The Centre is keen on developing eco-tourism atop the picturesque Dalma hills so that local tribals can earn a livelihood from the exercise. The National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (NAEB), under the Union ministry of environment and forests, conducted a two-day workshop to discuss various ideas that …
FORESTS in Orissa have always been in the focus. Be it over increase in cover, mining or tribal rights. With the up-to-date forest maps not available yet, there is no scope to know what one actually deals with. When the State of Forest Report announced an increase in green cover …
Pune In a bid to encourage tree plantation, the administration has planned to set up nearly 300 nurseries in schools in the district. The plan envisages housing nurseries in all the high schools in the villages. Zilla Parishad CEO Sanjiv Kumar said that all the education officers have been intimated …
V.S. Palaniappan Coimbatore: During 2009-2010 nearly one lakh teak seedlings have been planted in farmlands in Coimbatore District by the Forest Division and Social Forestry Division under the project,
BARIPADA: Mayurbhanj, predominantly inhabited by tribals, has bagged Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guaratee Act (MGNREGA) excellence award for 2008-09. The district has scripted a success story in the implementation of various schemes taken up in the district under the MGNREGA in 2008-09. Sources said Mayurbhanj and Ganjam districts have …
The Forest Department is desperately hoping for a good spell of rain and snow over the next two days to break the persistent dry spell in the hill state which has thrown the winter plantation programme out of gear. The local met office had forecast heavy rain and snow from …
Mumbai The Worli Seaface got a green makeover on Tuesday as the BMC began planting the first batch of trees purchased from Andhra Pradesh on the stretch between the Worli Dairy and the sealink. On the first day, 75 of 100 Barringtonia trees, all 7 to 8 feet tall, were …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Aslali gram panchayat has set an example for other panchayats to follow. This panchayat, situated on the city outskirts, has gone in for infrastructure development without getting any grant from the government. It spent Rs 5.49 lakh on plantation and managed to raise around Rs …
PALAKKAD: The district administration is planning to plant bamboo, vetiver (ramacham) and lagar stroemea (neermarathu) as part of the efforts to protect the river banks, District Collector K V Mohan Kumar said. He was speaking after inaugurating the seminar to mark the observance of the World Wetlands Day at the …
This is the second interim report of the committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (vide O.M. No. 3-87/80-IA-I, dated 09.7.2008 superseded by O.M. of even number dated 02-09-2008 ) for assessing the status of compliance of environmental conditionalities and requirements to be fulfilled by project authorities of …
The aim of this forest policy is environmental stability and ecological security through increasing vegetal cover which will lead to reduction in soil erosion and consequently dust particle in upper stratosphere. The reduction in stratospheric temperature is likely to increase the possibility of rains. Increased sequestration of carbon from the …
Given the importance of a credible monitoring and evaluation (M&E;) of NREGS for qualitative improvements, timely redressal of grievances and mid course corrections in implementation, a third party monitoring and evaluation team was set up in June 2009 by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh. The government …
This guide is intended to guide extension service advisors and institutions who work with small scale farmers and foresters with an interest in Carbon Finance and Carbon Projects. Its aim is to support setting up carbon projects which involve small scale farmers. Their participation allows them to be involved in …
Ahmedabad: In a major green initiative, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is targeting industrial areas of Vatva, Narol and Odhav for cutting down the increasing pollution level. The civic body will be developing urban green lungs in these industrial clusters in eastern part of the city. A senior AMC official said,
Finance Commission Suggests Rs 3,000-crore Fund For States Protecting Forests Surabhi NEW DELHI THE STATE governments that work towards protecting the country
Mumbai This week, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will begin its ambitious project of planting the first batch of the 7,200 trees purchased from Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh in December. Nearly 3,000 trees will soon adorn the city roads across Marine Drive, Worli Seaface, Andheri-Kurla Road and Andheri-Dahisar Road in the …
