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 Union Power and Coal Ministries have opposed a move by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to increase the compensation given for forest land diverted for construction and mining by over four times and want it to be rolled back to the present structure. The four-fold increase in …
Maharashtra has lost a staggering 2,116 sq km of forest area or an equivalent of three Tadoba forest reserves in the span of two decades, reveals a report tracking climate change in India released recently by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation. The state has also gained 5,030 sq …
Ahmedabad: Bamboo farming has changed the landscape of a village situated on the banks of River Mahor in Kheda district. Kaprupur, a hamlet of 3,000 people, has even won the Prime Minister’s excellence award for the success of MGNREGA. The villagers and panchayat used five hectare of wasteland on the …
To encourage agro-forestry and industrial units based on wood, six modern timber markets will be set up in Punjab, stated Forest and Wildlife and Labour Minister Chunni Lal Bhagat, who was in the town today in connection with the taking over of Vijay Sampla as the chairman of the Punjab …
Jaipur is not in the pink of health when it comes to greenery. The city has only 11.3% of its area under green cover which falls woefully short of the mandatory 20% required as per the Master Plan 2025. In 2010, the state government had launched a 'Harit Rajasthan' campaign …
Asrotex Group has taken up a plan to set up an environment friendly 'Green Factory' on 100 bighas of land in Sonargaoni thana in Narayanganj district soon. Mohammad Aasadul Islam, Managing Director of Fariha Knit Tex Ltd, a concern of Asrotex Group told this correspondent in an interview recently. The …
Concerned over the impact of climate change in the state, Odisha government has decided to implement the Climate Change Action Plan without waiting for central assistance. This was decided at a meeting of the Monitoring and Advisory Committee on Odisha Climate Change Action Plan chaired by Chief Secretary J K …
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City is in the dark about the status of implementation of a greenery project that it launched in January, 2012. Introducing the project, the civic body had said owners of every new house should plant at least two trees on their premises. In the last 11 months, …
Worried over deforestation, Siliguri residents resort to this novel way Residents of Siliguri district in West Bengal came together to “save mother nature” through a tree wedding ceremony on Saturday. Marriage rituals were performed for intertwined trees, adorned with traditional attires of saree and dhoti, representing man and woman. Organisers …
The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) is drafting a “consultative tree planting plan” and has identified about 10 locations in the city to plant saplings. The agency, which is drafting the project along with the district tree cutting permit issuing committee, environmentalists and other green agencies, will soon implement the …
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has lauded the efforts of the 135 INF Bn (Territorial Army) eco task force and exhorted the force to plant more trees to make earth greener. "At a time when climate change is affecting us all, your task is more challenging. We want our state to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shree 1008 Raj Rajeshwari Vs Sunil Sharma & Ors. dated 02/12/2013 regarding illegal running of stone crushing units in Village Bilua, Tehsil Dabra, District Gwalior. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/147-2013(CZ)(MApp)_2Dec2013.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=5302
A manual synthesizing the requirements in respect of the project cycle, project documentation, project validation and registration, and monitoring and verification of afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. This manual is intended to serve as a reference guide for prospective project developers, …
The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 had been enacted by the Government of India on October 25, 1980 through an Act of Parliament. Since then, a lot of development has taken place by way of framing of Forest Conservation Rules and issue of Guidelines from time to time. The GOI has …
Kochi: It is tough times ahead for Kochi Metro as environmentalists tighten the noose around Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL). The district tree cutting permit issuing committee has stated that it would issue further permits to cut trees for metro-related works “only after KMRL drafts a project for caring and …
Sellur is preparing for a makeover. While the large tank here is set for restoration, the locality will spot a green cover in a few years' time. On Sunday, the members of The Times of India's Youth Brigade carried out the first phase of a tree plantation drive. In fact, …
The Department of Land Resources, Government of India in collaboration with World Bank have undertaken a National Watershed Development Project called Neeranchal which proposes to positively influence the Integrated Watershed Management Programme with technical and financial support. The Neeranchal supported States include rain fed states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shree 1008 Kunwar Raj Rajeswari vs. Sunil Sharma & Ors. dated 12/11/2013 regarding operation of the stone crushing units in Village Bilaua, District Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/57-2013(CZ)(OA)_12Nov2013.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=5302
2,700 saplings planted across ten acres of barren land in Mayilampatti Around 15 kilometres from the city is Mayilampatti, a dry village with huge tracts of barren land, is now laying the foundation for a movement to increase the green cover in all the 235 village panchayats of Coimbatore district. …
Lotus Greens, a promising real estate developer in India set to create a difference in the perception of the real estate sector, has become the first real estate company in India to make its office environment completely ‘Carbon Neutral’. The company has recently been awarded a certificate by a leading …
