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 …
A sapling was gifted to every speaker on the dias at the inaugural function of state-level observation of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, who inaugurated the function, said that human greed was the biggest adversary of Nature. He said that living in …
Security challenges have stalled the implementation of the Great Green Wall (GGW) project in the North-East, a check by the News Agency of Nigeria reveals. The project, which involves the establishment of shelterbelt across 1,500 kilometres in 11 states of the federation, is also facing inadequate disbursement of funds to …
MANALI: In a hope that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will lift ban and resume tourist activities in Rohtang Pass after the area dons green cover, Manali is all set to launch a massive afforestation campaign in the area from Wednesday. The campaign will continue until the available thousands of …
Eco-Stewardship, one of the latest schemes of the Forest Department to help preserve the environment with the participation of society, is in its preliminary stages of being implemented. Launched on World Environment Day on June 5, the programme focuses on making institutions a nuclei of action by facilitating, implementing and …
KOLKATA: Encouraged over the success of replanting tall trees, The West Bengal Waste Land Development Corporation (WBWLDC) will develop a 'tall tree nursery' over 5 acre of land at Rajarhat New Town where large trees that will be brought after uprooting from somewhere else will be kept with proper supervision …
Neyyattinkara-based Academy for Mountaineering and Adventure Sports in the city has come up with a new initiative. The panchayat-level inauguration of their venture, ‘Primary Environment Care Project’ was conducted the other day, at Kulathoor Panchayat. The project, with it’s tagline ‘Save Nature Pave Future’, aims at preserving the natural environmental …
Most accurate count to date is over seven times higher than last estimate – but almost half have been cut down since the start of civilisation, say scientists Scientists have already calculated how many fish there are in the sea (230,000 species), and how many species there are on the …
NASHIK: Waking up to their responsibility towards the environment, the industrial bodies of Nashik have come together to launch a green project in the district under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. As suggested by deputy labour commissioner R S Jadhav, the Nashik Industries & Manufacturers' Association (NIMA) and the …
The West Africa Bird Study Association recently planted 29,000 saplings of mangrove at Tanbi wetland in Bakau to enhance breeding of birds and preserve the country's ecosystem. The exercise was funded through the United Nations Global Environment Facility (GEF). Modou Njie, WABSA administrative and financial manager, said the exercise would …
A new technology for plantation was recently used as part of the 'Vaho Vishwamitri Abhiyan'. During a programme, drone was used for spraying seed balls by a young team to carry out tree plantation on the banks of river Vishwamitri. 'Vaho Vishwamitri Abhiyan' - the call to revive Vishwamitri river …
NEW DELHI: Government on Thursday launched an e-payment module to accept compensatory amount for diversion of forest land in the country. It will cut delays and bring transparency in the system which is meant for collecting fund from user agencies which diver forest land for 'non-forest' purpose. Any user agency …
The presence of vegetation in urban areas - along the roads, in the parks and in your neighbourhood - can limit city heat effect to a great extent, says a Nasa study. Using multiple satellites' observations, researchers found that areas in the US covered in part by concrete surfaces had …
Taking its green initiative to the next level, TOI on Tuesday conducted a walkathon as part of its Green Drive campaign. The walkathon from Times House at Bahadurshah Zafar Marg till the ITO signal had volunteers educating people about the rising level of pollution and the importance of planting trees. …
Physico-chemical properties of soil of two dominant forest types in Western Himalaya, viz. oak (Quercus leucotrichophora) and pine (Pinus roxburghii) across three soil depths, and winter and rainy seasons were analysed. In general, all the soil parameters, viz. soil moisture, water-holding capacity, organic carbon and total nitrogen decreased significantly with …
Arunachal Pradesh will soon ink Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Hindustan Paper Corporation to help potential bamboo growers in the state. Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo Resource Development Agency (APBRDA) Vice-chairman Yora Tagung informed that the agency on behalf of the state government would sign an MoU …
NOIDA: To maintain green cover and ensure public participation, the administration has started trees census in Noida. After completion of tree census, the district administration asked all RWAs and individuals to adopt trees and take care of them as family members. "A lot is talked about green cover but we …
Moshi — The campaign against tree felling in Kilimanjaro got a huge boost as the Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office (Environment), Dr Binilith Mahenge, called upon law enforcers to be more strict and called upon other regions to emulate Kilimanjaro. Dr Mahenge said here that he was happy …
GOVERDHAN: Goverdhan hill, visited by millions of devotees, is set to get a makeover after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the authorities to carry out the facelift work, on a petition by eco-lawyer MC Mehta, Satya Prakash Mangal and three seers. The NGT had given its orders earlier this …
Should there be re-plantation on the central verge of the national highways as a means to combat air pollution? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday sought a report on the issue from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and the Ministry …
Trees planted by the Forest Department during its various drives in four years in Fatehabad have shown dismal results in terms of survival rate of the plants. A random sampling done by the monitoring and evaluation (M&E;) wing of the department has revealed that merely 41 per cent trees planted …
