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 …
India said on Tuesday it was working with Pakistan to evolve a common stance on the issue of climate change at international level. Expressing concern at the US move to impose trade penalties on countries not accepting limits related to global warming, Indian Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh …
Guidelines for establishing CAMPAs in the States/UTs and putting in place a funding mechanism for enhancing forest and tree cover and conservation and management of wildlife by utilising funds received towards Compensatory Afforestation, Net Present Value (NPV), etc., currently available with the Adhoc CAMPA. The guidelines, prepared are, by and …
The assessment of carbon storage potential has been difficult due to the lack of information on biomass compartmentation and carbon allocation in different species. For most of the species used for afforestation/reforestation, only the above ground biomass potentials are known but to have a picture of carbon storage potential species, …
President Zillur Rahman on Thursday called upon all to join the ongoing plantation programme to make the country more greenery for facing the adverse affects of climate change. "We all would have to be more sincere in preserving and developing plants for the greater interest of the nation," he said …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday emphasised conducting massive afforestation drive across the country to maintain ecological balance to save the country from disastrous impacts of the global climate change. She made the call while receiving donation for the victims of the recent cyclone Aila, one of a chain of natural …
LUCKNOW: Lucknowites need to wait a little to avail forest department's scheme to provide `plantation at one's doorstep'. Though it has been in existence since August, 2008 the delayed rains have put it on hold for some time. When TOI called up on the contact numbers of range officers and …
The climate bill nearing a vote in the U.S. House will reward farmers who plant trees or take other steps to control greenhouse gases and it will remove for five years an obstacle to corn-based ethanol, said the House Agriculture Committee chairman on Wednesday. Chairman Collin Peterson said negotiators hoped …
Shujaat Bukhari SRINAGAR: A whopping Rs.11,000 crore is being spent in the country on afforestation and for that purpose all the States will have Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authorities (CAMPAs) set up by July 15, Union Forests and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said here on Monday. The amount, he …
- 17-yr-old son of mechanic forms squad to save environment Dhanbad, June 22: His motor mechanic father may have spent a major part of his life arranging for two square meals for the family, but 17-year-old Manibhushan Prasad has grown up with a larger mission in life: to protect the …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government will plant over 12 lakh saplings and distribute another 6 lakh through petrol pumps, Mother Dairy booths and CNG stations this year as part of its efforts to make the Capital greener. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the Delhi Assembly …
K.S. Sudhi KOCHI: The number of sandalwood trees has gone up in the Marayur sandalwood division. The latest estimate is that the division has 58,514 trees, 747 more than the 57,767 three years ago, according to forest officials. Only trees having a girth of 30 cm at
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot normally does not talk on caste lines and keeps a safe distance from his own caste people. However, on Thursday a large gathering comprising his Cabinet colleagues, senior bureaucrats and media persons witnessed him merrily declaring his caste affiliations.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched 'Green Rajasthan' campaign by planting a sapling at the sprawling Shikhsha Sankul, head office of the education department here on Thursday. All his Ministers, senior bureaucrats and district collectors were present at the inauguration of the massive tree plantation programme. They also planted a sapling …
Chief Minister Yeddyurappa on Thursday launched Vruksharopana Abiyana, an afforestation programme that aims to plant 1 crore saplings across the State. The programme will be implemented by the State department of Forest and Environment with the assistance of educational and religious institutions, NGOs and NSS. A committee will be set …
Pune In order to create awareness on environment issues, the district social forestry department on Wednesday started distributing 20 lakh seedlings to be planted all over the state.
A comprehensive development plan costing Rs 2020.267 million has been launched to bring a maximum area under forest cover in the Fata. Out of this, Rs 453.97m is being spent during the current financial year. The strategy, devised for forest sector development, aims at rehabilitating denuded hills through extensive afforestation, …
A comprehensive development plan costing Rs 2020.267 million has been launched to bring a maximum area under forest cover in the Fata. Out of this, Rs 453.97m is being spent during the current financial year. The strategy, devised for forest sector development, aims at rehabilitating denuded hills through extensive afforestation, …
