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 …
The Revised Operational Guidelines (2009) of the National Afforestation Programme (NAP) are being issued to further decentralise the project cycle management of the Scheme with a view to expedite fund transfer to the village-level implementing organisation, that is the Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) and Eco-development Committees (EDCs), to embed …
Gandhinagar: The Government of India has awarded range forest office, Khambhat, for the outstanding work of mangrove plantation on 4,010 hectares (ha) area over the last five years. The award, called Indira Pridarshini Van Mitra, was handed over to range officials of Khambhat by Union forest minister Jairam Ramesh at …
Carbon market compensation for reduced deforestation under REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) can help cut global emissions but countries like India are not likely to benefit much from it. Instead, such countries should focus tapping the carbon market through afforestation for which there is a vast scope, …
Goa and Kerala have jointly won the Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra (IPVM) Award 2008 for small States with a geographical area below 80,000 sq km for absolute and percentage increase in Forest & tree Cover respectively. Each of the States will be given Rs 2.50 lakh along with a scroll …
SALEM: The Tamil Nadu government is keen on increasing the green cover in the State to ensure a safer environment for the future generation, Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam has said. Inaugurating a massive tree plantation drive in Periyar University here on Thursday, the Minister expressed serious concern over the …
Exnora comes out with a new concept DINDIGUL: Five lakh tree saplings would be planted in the district next year to regenerate endangered tree species such as Portia tree (poovarasu) which was vanishing from these parts rapidly, said Collector M. Vallalar. Inaugurating a district-level conference on
AMITA VERMA On the birthday, a party (with cakes and candles) was held in the afternoon and all the little guests were asked to plant trees in the park with the help of gardeners : Birthdays need not always be about balloons, buntings, candles and cakes. They can be enjoyable …
A silent ''green revolution'' is in the making in India's tech hub Bangalore as citizens come together to sponsor trees to save the city's ''green heritage'' which has of late come under threat owing to development activities. The unique programme christened "I Own a Tree", started by Bangalore-based environment group …
Mumbai: The authorities have woken up to the dangers of climate change and global warming. Efforts are being made to find ways to mitigate their effects. But a lot more has to be done, and fast. The next five years are going to be crucial, experts say. The new forest …
Building on an existing pledge to slash deforestation rates in the Amazon, Brazil is considering a commitment to substantially reduce cumulative greenhouse-gas emissions over the next decade.
Darshana Chaturvedi | TNN Vadodara: From peeling coconuts in 20 seconds to carrying a fully loaded gas cylinder with his teeth, this environment crusader has done it all. Now D Muniappan, 35, is all set to embark on a green marathon. Beginning December 31, 2009, Muniappan will be covering 26 …
SHILLONG, Nov 3: Renowned environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna today stressed the need for tree plantation to arrest the deterioration of environment. Bahuguna is currently on a campaign here as part of his ceaseless and untiring efforts to sensitize the people on fragile ecology of the Himalayan region and the need to …
NAMAKKAL: Over 7 lakh tree saplings were planted in different parts of Namakkal district till date as part of the massive sapling plantation project of the district administration, Collector U. Sagayam said. Objective Inaugurating a sapling plantation programme in Mohanur block here on Tuesday, the Collector said that the administration …
DINDIGUL: For the first time, 2.5 lakh saplings were planted in different parts of the district in a single day, thanks to participation of community and voluntary organisations. Over 350 tree saplings were planted on the collectorate campus alone. Other saplings were planted on the campus of all government and …
