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 …
all shook up: Roche, which has one of the highest research spends in the pharmaceutical industry, has launched a big overhaul of its research strategy in a bid to slash costs and speed up drug launches. The move is expected to lead to job losses at its research centres in …
International Development Enterprises, an international non-profit organisation, has developed a small-scale irrigation system for small and marginal farmers in developing countries, where irrigation facilities are not assured. The pedal pump, named Krishak Bandhu , is one such product. Being low-cost, efficient, and environmentally-sustainable, it is appropriate for small farmers. Right …
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation of an ambitious 300-megawatt (mw), coal-fired power plant project at Barapukaria in the country's northern district of Dinajpur late last month. This small southeast Asian nation is trying desperately to increase its power output from the current 1,700 mw to make up …
the proposed 165-km long rail line between Hubli and Ankola, near the Goa border has drawn the ire of environmentalists who say that the project will cut through the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats. Savio Carvalho of the Uttara Kannada Parisara Saurashankana Samiti, an environmental organisation, said that the …
The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a Rs 3,000-crore compensation scheme for those losing land and home under the Upper Krishna project. This is the biggest rehabilitation package for any project in India or abroad.
experts question need for new water policy: Tamil Nadu is concerned over the reported statement of the Karnataka Chief Minister that the interim award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal should not be implemented till a National Water Policy is evolved. Such a move will not only delay the resolution …
The Indian farm Forestry Development Co-operative (IFFDC) has put forward a proposal to the Global Environment facility (GEF) for undertaking co-operative farming for afforestation which will have the twin benefits of increasing forest cover and providing employment to scores of landless farmers.
Wildfires have devoured nearly 300,000 acres of forest and grasslands in 11 Mexican states and devasted a major national park on the fringe of the nation's capital, choaking Mexico city in a shroud of ash for much of the past week. The fires have broken out at an average of …
The fact that Yellowstone is a geological hot spot - a place where deep forces push through the Earth's crust and violently alter the surface - has only recently become accepted by geologists. Most hot spots lie under oceans and give birth to island chains like the Hawaiian islands. But …
Sundari tree in the Sundarbans the largest mangrove forest in the world may be extinct in the near future following massive attack by the 'top dying' disease, botanists said. According to the forest department, over five crores of Sundari trees in 15 compartments out of 55, in the forest have …
Amidst reports that sandalwood smuggler has made yet another offer to surrender, Tamil nadu Chief minister M Karunanidhi today watched a video cassette sent by him. The chief minister also listened to an audio cassette sent by Veerappan throuygh three of his associates, who surrendered here yesterday.
Conserving Nepal's biodiversity is not an easy task because of its linkage with poverty which in return lacks generating employment activities. The subsistence on agriculture and a heavy depandance of the rural poor on natural resources are the examples. The inadequate economic return to the people involved in agricultural and …
Minister for Rural development and Panchayat Raj M P Prakash said in Bangalore that the State government had released early this month Rs 22.72 crore collected in the form of additional stamp duty to be distributed among the 20 districts of the State on population ratio basis to improve drinking …
Water-borne diseases are spreading in Chittaranjan Park,New Delhi due to the mixing up of the sewage water and the drinking water line leading to a free flow of contaminated water in the residential houses.At least 20 people are already suffering from several diseases like excessive vomiting , high fever and …
The area of rainforest and bushland destroyed by fires raging through East Kalimantan in Indonesia, is set to reach 200,000 hectares within one week, reports aid on Friday.
Two conservative U.S. congressmen are sponsoring legislation which would forgive $400 million of debt owed by developing countries if the money is used to save rain forests. The Tropical Forest Conservation Bill, being pushed by republicans Robert Portman and John Kasich-both of Ohio would empower President Bill Clinton to reduce …
Two conservative U.S. congressmen are sponsoring legislation which would forgive $400 million of debt owed by developing countries if the money is used to save rain forests. The Tropical Forest Conservation Bill, being pushed by republicans Robert Portman and John Kasich-both of Ohio would empower President Bill Clinton to reduce …
The Forest Department of Kengu Mouza has taken up a share basis afforestation programme on 300 acres of land under Sekdu Range. An official said the programme, the first ever in two years, will be implemented with the participation of poor and distressed Jhumia group.
India should develop forests as a separate industry by delinking it from agriculture to cater to the country's food security and economic growth, an expert has suggested."There is an urgent need to keep natural forests undisturbed to conserve them, What is essential is to develop specialised forest plantation for fulfilling …
