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 …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a developer to pay 24lakh within four weeks towards reforestation in connection with allegations of large-scale felling of trees to develop a property at Bethora, Ponda, for commercial profits. The Pune bench partly allowed an application filed by Nisarga and Goa Foundation, two …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kishore Deepak Kodwani & Others Vs District Collector, Indore & Others dated 25/08/2014 regarding ‘Urban agglomeration’ of the city of Indore and the plan for planting approximately of 2.5 lakh trees.
In a major development, Japan has agreed to cooperate with Uttarakhand in improving the health of forests in the Himalayan state. As per the loan agreement, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), an agency of the Japan Government, will invest Rs 807 crore to fund a project titled Uttarakhand Forest …
Porvorim: The government is making efforts to make Goa totally garbage-free by December 19, 2015, chief minister Manohar Parrikar assured the Goa legislative assembly on Tuesday. Replying to the discussion on the demands of science, technology and environment, Parrikar, who is the minister for science, technology and environment, said that …
AGRA: Hundreds of saplings were planted on Sunday in Agra, whose green cover has increased from 9 to 11 per cent. The green buffer around Agra and in patches within have contained air pollution which once posed a threat to the Taj Mahal, according to studies conducted by the Uttar …
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal has banned new construction within 100 metres on both sides of Braj Parikrama route, spanning across three states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan by declaring it as ‘No Development Zone’. Braj Parikrama route spans across the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, part …
NEW DELHI: Efforts are on to increase India's forest cover to one-third of the land area, environment and forests minister Prakash Javadekar informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday. "Green cover is increasing and government's intention is to take it to 33 per cent (of the total land area)," he said during …
Letter to the Principal Secretary (Forests) from Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change regarding guidelines for diversion of forest land for non-forest purpose under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 - Creation of land bank of suitable non-forest land and revenue forest land for creation of compensatory afforestation.
NAGPUR: In an attempt to encourage people to take up massive tree plantations outside natural forests, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change has called on states to liberalize felling and transit pass (TP) regime for trees grown on non-forest and private land. The MoEF guidelines say some tree …
Maharashtra’s mangrove cover has remained unchanged at 186 sq km for nearly a decade, according to an environment ministry report that was questioned by activists and forest officials alike. Titled India State of Forest Report 2013, the report has been prepared by the Dehradunbased Forest Survey of India by using …
The vast mangrove forest in the Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the atmosphere due to rise in the salinity of water, rampant deforestation and pollution, a study has found. The mangrove forest, marsh grass, phytoplanktons, molluscus and other …
The Wayanad wildlife sanctuary, the second largest in the state and part of one of the most important tiger landscapes, is facing a `Latin American' invasion these days. A rapidly proliferating invasive tree species Senna spectabilis introduced, arguably , as part of social forestry activities some 15 years …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Braj Foundation Vs Govt. of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/08/2014 regarding restoration of Vrindavan forest, Uttar Pradesh.
AURANGABAD: In a bid to increase the state's forest cover to 33% as prescribed under the National Forest Policy, the social forestry department (Marathwada) will launch the fortnight-long 'Harit Maharashtra Abhiyan' on Friday to spread awareness about the issue. Praveen Srivastava, chief conservator of forests and deputy director general, social …
ISLAMABAD: Though a large number of trees have been copped off for the construction of the metro bus track in Islamabad, environmentalists stress the need to compensate for the loss to Islamabad’s greenery. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) believes that the loss can be covered by plantation and as many …
NASHIK: To help create awareness among people about planting and conserving trees, the Social Forestry Department in association with Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (Credai) and various NGOs, will be organising a 15-day campaign of distributing saplings in various parts of the city for nominal rates or …
The Liberal Democrats hope to place Britain's forests in a protected trust to stop them ever being sold off and have committed to planting more than 3.5m trees in towns, cities and villages over the next parliament if they remain in power, Dan Rogerson, an environment minister, has said. The …
Around 12,000 saplings of different species have been planted at Deutibajyai Community Forest at Latikoili VDC in Surkhet district. The Deutibajyai Community Forest Users' Group, Latikoili, and Sub-Committee, Charkune, jointly planted the saplings at different period. The forest lies at chure area. Saplings of different species including neem, pinus roxburghii …
LARKANA: Over 12,000 acres of forest land in Larkana division could not be retrieved from encroachers despite a strong will and determination expressed by the provincial government and completion of all legal formalities to take on the occupants. The forest department, under immense pressure from the government, identified both the …
Asks states to register growth, felling and sale of timber at local levels, instead of blanket bans In a bid to liberalise the “permit raj” governing agro-forestry, the Union environment ministry has issued guidelines to simplify the rules for growing, felling and transportation of trees grown on private lands. The …
