Trees

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …

Supreme Court notice to DDA, Delhi Government

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Development Authority, the Delhi Government and the Commonwealth Games Committee on an application for a direction to them to re-locate the sports stadiums to be constructed near Siri Fort auditorium to some other site as it involved cutting of over …

Stop hill cutting, settlement in foothills to avoid disaster

The technical and expert committee in its report has suggested introduction of a separate and complete rule for preservation and development of hills in Chittagong to avert casualties and damages of properties during landslides. The committee sent the report to cabinet division on April 21 suggesting measures to stop hill …

Tk 100 crore forest industry equipment remain unused, getting damaged in Bagaihat

Huge machinery including heavy vehicles worth about Tk 100 crore are being damaged on the premises of Bangladesh Forest Industry Development Corporation (BFIDC) office at Bagaihat Bazar under Bagaichhari upazila in hill district Rangamati due to negligence of BFIDC officials. The industry started its operation in 1963 based on a …

Supreme Court to hear plea against cutting of trees in Siri forest area

The Supreme Court will hear this coming Friday an application to restrain the Delhi Development Authority from proceeding with construction of a new sports complex near the Siri Fort auditorium as part of preparations for the Commonwealth Games-2010. On April 4 the "forest bench' of the Court comprising Chief Justice …

Bagaihat Reserve Forest in Rangamati being gobbled up

Over 10,000 acres grabbed by 25,000 families from other areas: Numerous trees stolen by loggers Jasim Majumder, back from Bagaihat, Rangamati A scene from fast depleting Baghaichhari Reserve Forest in Rangamati, where outsiders often clear off trees to set up dwelling houses. Photo: STAR Bagaihat Reserve Forest in Rangamati is …

BMC tree census indicates increase in green cover

The preliminary data of a tree census conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is bound to give nature lovers in the city a cause for celebration. According to the data there are over 18 lakh trees in Mumbai. The civic body has said that the figure indicates an increase in …

ESG's PIL (W.P.No. 7107/2008) filed in the Karnataka High Court in May 2008 on tree felling in Bangalore due to road widening

This Writ Petition arrays a range of legal concerns relating to the ongoing road widening programme in Bangalore and exposes that such actions are opposed to settled legal norms relating to management and conservation of urban greenery. In addition it is submitted that the road widening programmes are being advanced …

Govt 'halts' work, but BRT still killing trees

The countdown has begun for chopping three more trees on the ITO - Delhi Gate stretch in order to facilitate the expansion of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The "massacre of the greens" on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg would add to the 10,000 trees felled earlier. Cocking a snook …

Radio Indigo goes green

91.9 FM Radio Indigo, the country's first and only international hit music station, went green for Earth Day 2008 by teaming up with Mr Farmer, Guirim, to add new varieties of trees to people's gardens. They recently visited different houses across Goa

RAPD analysis of soil microbial diversity in western Rajasthan

RAPD analysis of DNA isolated from soils under Ker and associated open areas of Bikaner, Kodamdesar and Nagaur regions of western Rajasthan was carried out using six primers to find out the effect of Ker (Capparis deciduas) plants on microbial diversity.

Impact of inter-annual climate variability on the phenology of eleven multipurpose tree species

The aim of this study was to find out the impact of climate change, if any, on the phenophases of 11 multipurpose tree species, growing as block plantation at one site, during eight years (1999

Portugal Tackles New Outbreak Of Tree-Killing Pest

Portugal is struggling to contain a new outbreak of nematodes, microscopic worm-like organisms that are killing wild pine trees and threaten to spread abroad despite drastic measures to stop their advance. The government cut a 430 km (265 mile) corridor through Portugal's southern forests last year to contain the Pine …

Officials misuse Somasila compensation

Authorities of the horticulture and forest departments dealing with survey and compensation payment for the evacuees of the three-decade-old Somasila project have reportedly siphoned off compensation funds, meant for those who lost their trees along with their lands. Farmers said officials had created false records, mentioning the presence of hundreds …

Byculla zoos altered masterplan: Indian Ocean deleted to save trees

The water body signifying the Indian ocean which was earlier designed to run through the zoo has been excluded from the plan The Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, Byculla, presented its altered zoo makeover map on Monday, while announcing that tenders would be floated in just two months for the same …

Concern over move to fell trees on DU campus

Leaders of Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) have expressed grave concern over the Dhaka University decision to fell a number of trees at Jagannath Hall (DU) to construct a new residential building for the students, says a press release. A team of Bapa has recently visited the spot and observed that …

Forests falling fast

Thimphu dzongkhag felled about 29,000 trees last year, or about 80 trees daily, to meet timber and firewood demand, a consumption rate that could leave Bhutan bald by deforestation in two decades. The figure excludes thousands of trees destroyed by forest fires and pest outbreak. "If the trend continues, there …

We want benefits to go to people

Pungthing Shimrang, a senior member of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Issac Muviah), tells Down To Earth On resumption of oil exploration We have not agreed on that. We can't allow mineral resources of the state to be extracted by outsiders. On environmental damages If oil companies are keen on …

Trees block solar panels, and a feud ends in U.S. court

SUNNYVALE, California: Call it an eco-parable: one Prius-driving couple takes pride in their eight redwoods, the first of them planted over a decade ago. Their electric-car-driving neighbors take pride in their rooftop solar panels, installed five years after the first trees were planted. Trees

BBMP is butcher of Citys greenery

Justice M F Saldanha, former High Court judge and Chairman of Transparency International India (TII), has asked the BBMP officials to stop felling trees under the pretext of development and thereby destroying the city's green cover. In an open letter to the BBMP Commissioner S Subramanya, Justice Saldanha has said …

Assault On Urban Green Cover

A long time ago, visionaries such as M Vishveshwaraya, K Sheshadri Iyer, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, and Mirza Ismail emphasised the importance of trees, parks and green recreational spaces beyond their visual contribution in a cityscape. But in our hurry to modernise through rapid economic growth, urban aesthetics and environmental upkeep …

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