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 …
COIMBATORE: In an attempt to reduce global warming, residents of Tiruppur have planted 1.25 lakh saplings in 100 days. Vetry — a non-governmental organization — with the support of the state government coordinated the initiative. It bears the responsibility of protecting the plants for the next two years. On Sunday, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Anr. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 14/12/2015 regarding Kanhar Irrigation Project in District Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, State of Uttar Pradesh stated before the Tribunal that there are …
Moderately dense forest has declined by nearly 30,000 acres in the State Though the gentle slopes of the Western Ghats form its backdrop, an astounding 263 sq. km. of dense forest cover in Shivamogga district has given way to plantations or fields over the past four years. At the southern …
Baidu India initiated a green campaign this Diwali, encouraging people to light lamps (diya) instead of firecrackers to curb air pollution. A successful week-long social media campaign (7th November to 13th November) which was run on Twitter and Facebook spread awareness about the harmful effects of pollution created by burning …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Areas, 08/12/2015. The Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun assesses the forest cover of the country at the interval of two years. As per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013, there is a net increase of 5871 sq km. in the forest …
More than a dozen African countries have joined an “unprecedented” $1.6bn (£1bn) initiative to boost development and fight climate change by restoring 100m hectares (247m acres) of forest across the continent over the next 15 years. The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative – known as AFR100 – was launched on …
Pan-African pledge to restore forests by planting 100 million hectares of trees wins $1.5bn backing 'African countries, which bear the least historic responsibility for climate change, are showing leadership with ambitious pledges to restore land, says Andrew Steer of the World Resources Institute More than a dozen African governments pledged …
Wants suggestions to develop forest land near S. Delhi fort The Delhi high court has sought assistance of two experts associated with the Yamuna Bio-Diversity Park to develop a 200-acre forest land near the 14th century Tughlaqabad Fort in South Delhi. “On the next date of hearing, we request Professor …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Mining in Forest Areas, 01/12/2015. The Government of India grants prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to use forest land for the purpose for various development projects. The Central Government has accorded approvals under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 over 3,866 ha …
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has issued a publication containing key messages from the February 2015 International Online Conference on the 'Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector.' The report addresses afforestation and reforestation, reduced deforestation and degradation, changing forest management practices, wood …
Continuous soil erosion despite plantation of 16 lakh trees *Environ degradation least priority for many MLAs Taking serious note of continuous soil erosion in many parts of the Kishtwar district despite plantation of whopping 16 lakh trees, Committee on Environment of J&K; Legislative Assembly has constituted a panel headed by …
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, Ashwani Kumar today said balance has to be kept between the need for development and environment. Talking to reporters along with committee members after holding discussions on various environmental issues connected to Kerala and particularly to Kochi, …
Eluru: Minister for women and child welfare Peethala Sujatha said that as many as 1.20 lakh saplings will be planted in West Godavari as part of Karthika Vana Mahotsvam to promote greenery in the state. Taking part in the programme held here on Wednesday, the minister said that saplings were …
Lucknow Municipal Corporation has decided to rope in banks to adopt various roundabouts and trisections of city for their beautification and plantation. It is already carrying out the exercise to plant trees in parks and roadsides in partnership with leading private banks. Plans are also to encourage these financial institutions …
Bali inaugurates workshop on ‘Climate Change’ Minister for Forests, Ecology & Environment, Bali Bhagat inaugurated one-day workshop on “Climate Change Concerns Adaptation & Mitigation” organized by the Department of Ecology, Environment & Remote Sensing in collaboration with University of Jammu (JU) here today. The objective of the workshop is to …
Jigawa State’s Jama’atu Nasrul Islam (JNI) in northern Nigeria has said that it had planted 10,000 assorted seedlings to combat desertification in the state. The JNI Secretary in the state, Alhaji Muhammad Babangida, who made made this known in Dutse on Monday, said that the exercise was launched on October …
ALAPPUZHA: Deforestation and destruction of vegetation have been causing immense harm to the ecology. The sacred groves (Kavu) are, perhaps, the last link to a generation that took great care in protecting the environment. But even that link too is on the brink of extinction, owing to a variety of …
Faced with shortage of funds, the government on Tuesday called upon private firms to go the extra mile to increase forest cover so that an additional carbon sink of 2.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent is created by 2030. Going by the latest assessment, India's forest cover increased to …
Hundreds of trees uprooted in the rains in Chennai have underscored the need for a rethinking in selection of tree species suitable for urban and coastal districts of Tamil Nadu. Careless planting methods and poor maintenance cause death of trees during monsoons, say naturalists. “Can you identify a single Tamarind …
An arm of State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) claims that the organisation’s afforestation efforts have more than made up for the deforestation caused by its mining activities. For the sceptical, a recent satellite survey by the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre, an arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, offers …
