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 …
DEHRADUN: Long-pending funds to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore would soon be disbursed to Uttarakhand for ramping up the green cover in the state. The funds form part of the Rs 42,000-crore corpus of 'locked funds' (that had been lying unused) which will soon be allocated to various states …
HOHHOT - China is home to 69.3 million hectares of artificial forest, the most in the world, following more than six decades of afforestation work, said Zhang Jianlong, head of the State Forestry Administration. Total forest acreage has grown to 3.12 billion mu (208 million ha) from 1.24 billion mu …
The Haryana Forest Department has signed an agreement with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for planting saplings on national highways across the state. The agreement was signed in view of shortage of land the department faces for planting saplings. In 2013-14, 836 hectares of forest land was used …
Seven years after the Centre’s approval, the forest lands in Himachal Pradesh can now be used for developmental works like building schools or community centre on fulfilling certain conditions. “Under Forest Rights Act 2006 section 3(2), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, has agreed that for 13 developmental acts …
Dutse — The Jigawa State government has flagged off this year's tree planting campaign against desertification with the distribution of 2.5 million seedlings to the people of the state. The state governor, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who stated this in Dutse, said the seedlings for this year's programme were mainly made …
NOIDA: The State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has issued terms of reference to the Noida Metro Rail Corporation for an inspection in September, which is necessary for the project to get environmental clearance. The National Green Tribunal has given NMRC three months to procure the clearance for its 28.8km …
The drier, warmer autumn weather that's becoming more common due to climate change may extend summer smog well into the fall in the Southeastern US in the years ahead, according to a study published on Monday. Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences also suggests a …
AHMEDABAD: The Urban Local bodies which have a green belt ranging from 0.2% to 4.8% of the Geographical area have made no effort to increase the green cover despite the government deciding to enhance the green cover in the cities by five percent. The Government in order to increase the …
Mumbai: Maharashtra has officially notified 15,087.6 hectares of mangrove land across the state as reserved forest, the first state to do so. "Only mangroves on government land have been notified as reserved forest. The land will now be transferred to the forest department, which will be responsible for its protection …
NTPC Bongaigaon on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Forest department to contribute for plantation of one million trees in the State through the Forest department, official sources informed here. The MoU was signed by D Mathur, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of Forest …
The Forest Department will suitably reward the local people who supported the move of the department in raising the sandalwood trees in the reserve forests in Vazhappadi range. The Department has planned to plant to sandalwood saplings in select reserve forests under the Chief Minister’s special programme. The work on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 18/08/2016 regarding felling of trees for the Parwanoo-Solan four-laning project, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs the Chief Conservator of Forest, State of Himachal Pradesh to file his …
In the Lutyens’ Delhi, survival rate of saplings has shown a steady rise during the last three monsoons, according to the Indian Council of Agriculture Research. By the end of this season, the New Delhi Municipal Council said it plans to increase the green cover by two per cent to …
The Himachal Pradesh forest department has planted around 87,000 saplings in the forest range of Parwanoo, Dharampur and nearby areas as compensatory afforestation, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) informed the National Green Tribunal on Thursday. NHAI’s counsel informed a Bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar that around …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 11/08/2016 regarding felling of trees for the Parwanoo-Solan four-laning project, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Counsel appearing for the NHAI upon instruction from Col. Ram Swarup Puri, RO-cum-Project Director, …
Hyderabad: Civic bodies in Telangana will set up a green cell envisaging enhancement of green cover in the state. The corporation and municipalities will have green cells, led by IFS officers, to conserve the urban forests. CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday convened a review meeting on the ongoing sapling …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Mines in Forest Area, 09/08/2016. Details of Mining projects for different minerals approved for diversion of forest land from 1980 to July, 2016 in the country is at Annexure –I. The production /extraction of metals from the mines damages dense forest. In lieu of …
Revegetation of degraded ecosystems provides opportunities for carbon sequestration and bioenergy production. However, vegetation expansion in water-limited areas creates potentially conflicting demands for water between the ecosystem and humans. Current understanding of these competing demands is still limited. Here, we study the semi-arid Loess Plateau in China, where the ‘Grain …
Himachal Pradesh government has set a target of planting over one crore saplings this year to increase the depleting green cover in the state. Himachal Pradesh was the first state in country to earn carbon credit. Accordingly, a sum of Rs 1.93 crore has been received from the central government …
With an aim to reduce pollution.With an aim to reduce pollution. Indore : With an aim to reduce pollution level, the regional pollution board has issued instructions to industries to plant adequate trees on the premises and proper maintenance after the plantation. The board has directed industries to plant trees …
