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 …
2000: Intervention application filed before the SC bench hearing forest case of 1995. It pointed out irregularities in compensatory afforestation. March 2002: MoEF drafts scheme for compensatory afforestation. April 2004: CAMPA notification issued but not implemented May 2006: SC directs setting up ad hoc CAMPA. May 5, 2008: CAMPA Bill, …
Pune Whether he wins or loses, Pune can hope to be a lot more green if Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for the Lok Sabha constituency, D S Kulkarni, keeps his word. He has promised a tree for each vote he gets.
R. Rajaram TIRUCHI: The State Government has formulated rules under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 to encourage private owners grow more sandal trees in their lands besides laying down the procedures to be followed for felling and disposal of such trees to the government. The
SC Panel Suggests Relief By Paying Afforestation Dues Mumbai: The Central Empowerment Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court has suggested that people residing on forest land prior to June 22, 2005, should be granted immediate relief on payment of afforestation charges which comes to between Rs 8 lakh and Rs …
Until August 2005, Indira Colony was a veritable slum on the outskirts of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. An unplanned locality that came up in 1985 on the low-lying bed of a seasonal rivulet, it was perennially beset with squalid conditions, potholed streets, overflowing drains and garbage. Three years on, however, the 120-house …
The ministry of environment is planning to set a world record by planting more than 11 million saplings in a single day in addition to planting more than 130 million saplings during spring and monsoon seasons. This was claimed by the Federal Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi while …
Pune, March 22 THE State Social Forestry Department has been on a mission for some time now to use the Hindu festivities and their associated rituals , to imbibe sensitivity towards trees and environment amongst the people. While it distributed Banyan saplings on the day of Vatsavitri last year and …
By S Lalitha , Bangalore, DH News Service: Nearly 1,500 saplings dot the catchment area of the Yellamalappa Shetty Lake in Avalahalli, located just three kms from K R Puram. Instead of wringing hands and lamenting about the depleting water table in Bangalore, this attempt by an NGO to improve …
New Delhi: On the occasion of World Forestry Day on Sunday, the Parks and Gardens Society is set to adopt 4 parks in Netaji Nagar. Two-hundred saplings will be planted at Jhanda Park and three other parks in Netaji Nagar on Saturday. Chief Secetary Rakesh Mehta, NDMC Chairman Parimal Rai …
Udhagamandalam: The Public Awareness Association of Udhagamandalam has emphasised the need to encourage planting saplings belonging to the shola species in the town. In a memorandum sent to the Project Director, Hill Area Development Programme (HADP), the Secretary of the Association, G.Janardhanan, said that under the HADP a scheme should …
Observing that the preservation of ecology is a fundamental challenge, Governor NN Vohra has said Shri Amarnath Shrine Board will take a firm initiative in funding eco-awareness-cum-conservation campaigns and supplementing the afforestation programmes in selected areas. He observed this at the first meeting of the Environment Sub-Committee of the board …
Tariq Mehmood Khan, Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) has said on Wednesday that 2.4 million saplings would be planted in the Federal Capital of Islamabad during the next three years under the Clean and Green Islamabad programme. He said this after the inaugural ceremony of tree plantation campaign at Media …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari on Friday gave the green light to the Green Karachi Project, aimed at turning hundreds of acres of wasteland in the city into parks. Chairing a meeting at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Zardari said trees would also be planted along 24 major roads of Karachi. He said a …
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday gave green signal to the Green Karachi Project that aims at turning hundreds of acres of wasteland in the city into lush green parks, besides massive tree plantation along 24 major roads traversing through the city and advised the government that this project be …
March 3: The Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board officials said the decision of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to plant trees that provide shade alone is a "blunder". The plantation programmes of GHMC would have filled up coffers of the civil body had it gone for planting economically important trees. The AP …
TIRUCHI: The State Forest Commission held a consultative workshop with the stake holders here on Friday on various aspects connected with promoting sustainable forest management and ways to enhance tree cover. The Commission
The Supreme Court today restrained the Centre from transferring about Rs 10,000 crore collected as compensation from business enterprises and agencies for allowing projects in forest areas to the Consolidated Fund of India. The fund was for utilisation for a Green India project and allocation to states for afforestation works. …
