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 …
Several plantation units exist in records but missing on the ground I 6 FIRs filed Lakhs of trees, both conifers and broad-leaved, claimed to have been planted by the Forest Department in the past few years in reality exist nowhere on the ground. “So many plantation units exist in the …
AAP is 30,000 trees short of its FY 2015-16 target to plant 13 lakh trees The Delhi government is planning to set itself the ambitious goal of planting 15 lakh new trees in financial year 2016-17, even though it is yet to achieve last year’s target of planting 13 lakh …
The Ogun State government has concluded arrangement to begin the distribution of 1.5 million tree seedlings to the state’s nine forest reserves in a strategic move to contain climate change. The Commissioner for Forestry, Chief Kolawole Lawal, dropped the hint in Abeokuta after planting some tree seedlings as part of …
Three months after India committed to an ambitious set of targets under the global climate change Paris agreement the government is working in fits and starts to put the architecture, policy and regulations in place to achieve what it promised to the global community. India promised a 30-35 per cent …
Gurgaon: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday allowed residents of DLF Phase I to water new trees planted by them in the green belt, where BPCL had axed around 50 trees to make way for a petrol bunker. Residents alleged the felling of trees was carried out by the …
The Central government has pulled the plug on two major grassroots-level environmental initiatives in Kerala that have made remarkable progress in recent years, leaving them to an uncertain future. The State science and technology establishment is preparing to wind down the National Green Corps and National Environment Awareness Campaign, the …
Nearly 19,000 sq kms of forest area in the country is under encroachment, the Lok Sabha was told on Tuesday. "As per information provided by states and Union Territories, the forest area under encroachment is 18,994 sq kms which is approximately 2.47 per cent of the total forest area of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Afforestation Projects, 08/03/2016. The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing the National Afforestation Programme (NAP) scheme for afforestation of degraded forests in the country through people’s participation. The scheme is implemented through the State Forest Development Agency (SFDA) at the state level, Forest …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Cover, 08/03/2016. Forest Survey of India, Dehradun is carrying out the assessment of forest cover of the country biennially and the findings are published in India State of Forest Report. The latest report in the series is India State of Forest Report 2015. …
Noida: Gautam Budh Nagar district is all set to get greener. An additional 3.25 lakh trees will be planted in the district in keeping with the directions of UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. According to officials, even though the state government had directed the administration to plant 6.5 lakh trees, …
80% success rate in plantation; funds may be cut for some projects The Forest Department spends around Rs 300 crore on plantation and about Rs 80 crore on wildlife projects. The Forest Department has started evaluating its works, projects and schemes by roping in retired Principal Chief Conservators of Forest …
A total of Rs 2,250 crore has been allocated to the Environment Ministry in this year's budget, an increase of around Rs 600 crore even as the government decided to increase the clean energy tax to Rs 400 per tonne. The Environment Ministry has got Rs 2,250.34 crore in the …
A government panel, set up to suggest ways to improve the ease of doing business, has recommended that ministries — including coal, mines, steel, power, petro-chemicals and environment — work out a 20-year “perspective geographical plan”, indicating preferred locations for future projects, so that environmental clearances are granted at the …
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred and Seventy-seventh Report on "The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015". The Bill seeks to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting …
Minister for Environment and Forests Bojjala Gopalakrishna Reddy inaugurates the office of Safe Medi Aides Minister for Environment and Forests Bojjala Gopalakrishna Reddy has said every individual must play a role in protecting the environment to create a pollution-free society. Speaking after inaugurating the office of Safe Medi Aides set …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pradeep Kumar Mittal Vs. Ministry of Environment & Forests & Climate Change dated 25/02/2016 regarding aerial ropeway to Jakhu hill, Himachal Pradesh. The Project Proponent gives an undertaking to this Tribunal that they would plant 300 trees in Jakhu Hill …
Dhanbad: Taking note of the rising pollution in the coal city, the Municipal Corporation of Dhanbad (MCD) is plannng to plant trees which can absorb toxic gases from the atmosphere. Tabebuia rosea also known as 'pink poui' is known to absorb sulphur dioxide and other toxic gases from the atmosphere. …
School children, autorickshaw drivers and residential welfare associations have joined hands with the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in a bid to tackle air pollution in the city. Recently, the hospital launched the ‘Exhale Initiative’, which involves the citizens of Delhi in the fight against pollution and looks to take steps to …
CHENNAI: In yet another iconic initiative aimed at enhancing Tamil Nadu's green cover, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday inaugurated a Statewide Massive Tree Planting Programme of planting 68 lakh seedlings. The programme, to mark the Chief Minister's 68th birthday, is launched at a cost of Rs. 61.68 Crore, an …
MARGAO: Not only Madgaunkars but even the pedestrians passing by extended their hand in planting 5029 Golden Duranta plants along the 800 mars stretch of the road divider from Colva junction to Ravindra Bhavan junction on Sunday in just 22 minutes. The call to come out generously to plant the …
