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 …
With the first few showers already moistening Delhi's otherwise arid landscape, the forest department has started its annual plantation drive. The target is to plant at least five lakh saplings. Hopes exist of better participation from residents this year. Accompanied by 3-4 MLAs in each of the three zones—South, North …
KOLHAPUR: The city based environmental activists, and schools have welcomed the decision of the school education department to organise mandatory tree plantation drive on independency day. The experts said that it will build a sense of responsibility among students and that making it mandatory will serve the purpose. The school …
MADURAI: Situated next to the sprawling Madakulam village tank is Kovalimalai - a 1,500 feet tall hillock - with a temple of Goddess Kabaleeswari at the top. For villagers of Madakulam, the hillock and the temple are important places but they are worried that soil miners have been looting the …
Lions Club of Chitwan, Sauraha, Lions Club of Wildlife City, Sauraha, Leo Club of Chitwan, Sauraha and Sauraha Jaycees have jointly launched 'Go Green' campaign from today. Chairman of Lions Club of Chitwan, Sauraha, Prakash Chandra Bhattarai, said that the campaign was launched by planting saplings at Janakauli Community Forest. …
To make the State clean and pollution-free under the ongoing green drive, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday gave nod to provide 40 lakh saplings to all Government institutions and villages free of cost.The Chief Minister asked the officers of the forest department to carefully choose plants as …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has paved way for the Mumbai coastal road project by amending the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) to allow reclamation through a draft notification. The relaxation of norms though – to be finalised by August-end – has got environmentalists worried as the …
In view of Pakistan’s high vulnerability to adverse impacts of climate change, in particular to extreme events, mitigation and adaptation measures are the focus of this Policy. Tremendous role of Forestry in climate change mitigation has been overwhelmingly recognized at international level. In the 21st century, scope of Forestry has …
NOIDA: In a statement that will surely raise a few eyebrows, Noida Authority chairman and CEO Rama Raman on Sunday said, with over 50% green cover, Noida has become India's greenest city. He added that meticulous planning has converted 10,000 out of Noida's total 20,000 hectare area green. Despite massive …
Environmentalists have raised serious concern over the indiscriminate felling of trees in different parts of the district in the wake of the freak accident at Kothamangalam in Ernakulam in which five school students were killed after a huge tree fell on the school bus they were travelling in last Friday. …
NASHIK: As part of the district administration's Green Kumbh initiative, citizens, educational institutions, environment groups and social organizations, along with employees of various government offices, came together on Wednesday to plant over 8,50,447 lakh trees in the district. A cleanliness drives were also carried out. Guardian and water resources minister …
Over 200 stakeholders from diverse fields came together here on the occasion of Van Mahotsav to support the cause of restoring the Aravalis. The initiative was undertaken by Navjyoti India foundation that has been working to enable self-reliance amongst the marginalized sections of society. All stakeholders agreed to form a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. The State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 01/07/2015 regarding closure of polluting textile units in Balotra, Bithuja, Jasol and Baetu of Barmer District, Rajasthan. Counsel appearing for the applicant’s trust respondent nos. 8 …
Reiterating his commitment to frame a new Forest Policy that will primarily focus on environmental conservation, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today described stemming the loss of biodiversity as one of the biggest challenges for the Government. He said time has come to rethink our relationship with environment by looking …
NEW DELHI: The government has devised an innovative plan to generate awareness for greater greenery in the country with its "One Child, One tree" programme that it hopes to begin this year. This time the programme that is meant to involve nursery-going children is an ambitious plan to have them …
The Chhattisgarh government has fixed a target of planting 10 crore saplings under Hariyar Chhattisgarh Campaign at various locations in the state by July 31. Nearly eight crore saplings will be planted by various departments of state government, while remaining two crore saplings are to be planted by industries and …
NOIDA: The city is set to launch a massive plantation drive to give a boost to its green canopy. Chairperson and CEO of Noida Authority Rama Raman, has decided to undertake the 'Green Noida' campaign on July 4. The Authority plans to distribute nearly one lakh plants in a single …
The Telangana Government has invited the President, Pranab Mukherjee, to launch its green initiative ‘Telanganaku Haritahaaram’ (Green necklace for Telangana) that seeks to plant 230 crore saplings in the next three years. Chief Minister Sri K. Chandrashekhar Rao wrote a letter to the President, asking him to launch the programme …
Union Minister YS Chowdary on Thursday batted for a contigency plan to deal with the problem of climate change and also ensuring economic sutainability while addressing the issue. "The million dollar question is how do we strategise the action on mitigation. I am of the view that we need to …
Keren — Anseba regional Administration has secured "Dima Award" sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture upon registering commendable outcome in afforestation as well as wildlife, soil and water conservation. According to reports, the inhabitants of the region continue to practice judicious application of the available natural resources, apart from the …
Upholding the ban till further orders over cutting of trees in the name of widening and construction of roads by the State authorities, the Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday formed a five member committee to look into the matter and submit a report before it till July 6. The Court …
