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 …
- Study links open spaces to learning, memory A study from Spain that has for the first time linked green spaces in a city with cognitive abilities of primary school children may provide fresh scientific rationale for the Indian environment ministry's planned urban forestry scheme. Medical scientists at the Centre …
SHIMLA: Out of total 55,673 sq km geographic area in the state, the forest comprises 37,033 sq km, which is 4.80% of total forests in the country. According to Forest Survey of India report 2013, the state had 14,683 sq km area green cover, which was only 11,780 sq km …
Himachal Pradesh has successfully sold its sequestered carbon through plantations and has earned a financial incentive of Rs 1.93 crores as first installment from the government of Spain for implementing climate change mitigation project under Kyoto Protocol. Chief minister Virbhadra Singh informed this today while chairing the meeting of the …
The state government targets to bring 8712.45 hectares of additional area under the forest cover. It will spend Rs 45 crore to enhance the green cover during the financial year.. As per the 2013 report of the Forest Survey of India, the state has 14,683 square kilometres area under the …
NASHIK: The Satpur and Ambad industrial estates of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) are set to go green soon. The Nashik Industries & Manufacturers' Association (NIMA), an apex body of industries with 4,500 members, has decided to launch a tree plantation drive in both the MIDC areas from next …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding the discharge of toxic industrial effluent by the textile industries in Barmer District, Rajasthan.
In a move to resolve increasing man-animal conflict, especially those causing damages to crops, the Environment Ministry today said it has sought report from the states to declare certain overpopulated animals as vermin for a limited period of time. Once declared vermin, that particular species can be hunted without restriction. …
KOLKATA: In a bid to boost the "industry friendly" image of the state before chief minister Mamata Banerjee's London visit slated for July, the environment department has made the green clearance process for new industrial units simpler and faster. Now, a unit of the green range category will receive environment …
Programmes will find ittough with State funds alone Conservation and environmental awareness programmes in Kerala are set to take a big hit as the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) prepares to cut off funding. The National Green Corps and National Environment Awareness Campaign are two of …
Contributing to energy conservation and environment preservation through its daily operations, Konkan Railway (KR) has now changed all the light fittings in its 91 tunnels to LEDs, thus reducing the carbon footprint considerably. Konkan Railway’s initiative to improve greenery all along its route has earned it the sobriquet “Garden Railway,” …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start a tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling at his official residence 7 RCR on June 5 to mark the World Environment Day. Addressing the media ahead of the World Environment Day, Minister of State of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said …
100 volunteers planted an average of eight trees a minute to beat the Guinness world record Anniversary: The clock is ticking. With music blaring from the loudspeakers, the area is filled with commotion as the crowd shouts and sings to cheer the men. The organiser is anxious. After every interval, …
Various environment conservation campaign programmes will be held here on June 4 and 5 under the aegis of the Kerala Initiative to Save Agriculture and Nature (KISAN) on the occasion of World Environment Day. KISAN chairman and Kannur municipal vice-chairman T.O. Mohanan said at a press conference here on Monday …
DEHRADUN: Experts from five states through which Ganga flows have suggested development of forests on the riverbank to ensure continuous flow of water with healthy aquatic species in the river. Experts from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, met at Forest Research Institute early this week and sought …
THE Miss Kenya beauty pageant has initiated a programme to plant 10 million trees in 10 years across the country. In partnership with Climate Pal Ltd., the franchise has adapted the Twende Green Initiative with an aim of restoring the country's forest cover. The programme will start in Makueni and …
The Centre will launch Urban Forest Programme on June 5 under which saplings will be planted across the country with the participation of people. Announcing this, Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar today said there was need to increase forest cover which can protect the nature and ecosystem. "We are …
BHUBANESWAR: As the Forest and Environment department has failed to achieve its afforestation target during the last few years, the State Government has decided to take up plantation activities in convergence with MGNREGS funds. The district collectors have been directed to involve village committees in all plantation activities as per …
Makueni assembly majority leader Francis Mutuku has blamed a tree planting scam as the genesis of the persistent wrangling between Governor Kivutha Kibwana and the MCAs. Mutuku said an investigation by a special committee of the assembly established that Deputy Governor Adelina Mwau was involved in the supply of seedlings …
With Rs 38,000 crore set to be unlocked under a proposed law for increasing India's green cover over the next few years, the Centre is planning to launch a major plantation drive across the country on World Environment Day on June 5. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar has written to all …
While most teenagers are hooked to gaming and social media, there are some who are more rooted; who use the money and resources they have to plant trees and help save the environment. A group of 28 former students of Vijaya PU College met through the NSS (National Service Scheme) …
