MP tribals rally against project
Several hundred tribals from various districts of Madhya Pradesh took a rally in Bhopal and held a demonstration in front of Mr Digvijay Singh's residence to protest against the Rs 800 crore World Bank-funded Madhya Pradesh Forestry Project.
Conservator fo forests summoned by court
The Delhi high court on Tuesday issued notices to the Union environment and forest ministry and the city government on the reported move by the conservation of forests here to burn the confiscated skins of tigers, leopard and other animals.
'Tree squads' to protect saplings from vandals
In an effort to protect the newly planted saplings in various parts of Chennai and its suburbs, the Forest Department has created a roving 'Tree Squads'.Carrying a pick axe, crowbar, pruning knife, sicle and a plastic pot in a tricycle, the four-member teams have been allotted specific areas to protect …
MP alleges violation of forest Act
Rajya Sabha member Dr Y Radha Krishna Murty in a letter to Union minister for forests and environment alleged the violation of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act of 1967 and the Forest Conservation Act 1980 and urged the minister to look into various aspects of the forest management and administration …
Walkerton verdict
Can't trust the water from deep-drill wells : Ontarians can't trust drinking water from deep-drilled wells any more, the top health official for the Walkerton area says. "We've always said with great pride in Ontario that deep-drilled wells are pure sources of water," Dr. Murray McQuigge told about 250 people …
Eco task force set up
An ecological task force has been set up by 'Territorial Army' to develop Bhatti into a greenbelt as part of a five-year-long programme. The project envisages converting the area into a continuous and running ridgeline of the Aravalli ranges by planting similar species of vegetation, including rare and invaluable medicinal …
Fuel tax rise fails to curb gases from road transport
Pollution from greenhouse gases generated by road transport rose by 9 per cent between 1991 and 1998 in spite of sharp rise in fuel taxes that was introduced to help combat pollution. According to the Office for National Statistics UK Environmental Accounts, overally national emissions of carbon dioxide and other …
Phrae's forest cover registers 5% boost
Phrae, where logging has been rampant, has recorded the most surprising recovery in the Forest Department's latest map of 15 provinces of Thailand showing an increase in tree cover.According to the map, the country's forest cover has increased 5% overall during the past five years. There is 67,840 sq km …
US battling worst forest fires in 50 yrs
The US is struggling to contain brush fires raging across 11 western states, said to be worst in half a century.Officials say attmepts to contain them are costing the federal governemnt $15 million a day.
Wildfires in the west
The American West is a checkerboard of fires this summer, with some 66 large wildland fires, currently burning in 11 Western states, many of them out of control. So far, some 4 million acres are burning or have already burned, nearly twice the annual acreage burned in last 10 years. …
Forests grow on paper in Uttar Pradesh
Forests in UP grow only on paper . So it seems. And as the government observes tree plantation week, the demanded forests cover in the state belies slender statistics of the state forest department.
Orissa to lay Rs 6-cr forest to build chariots
The Orissa government today launched a Rs 6.52-crore programme to grow trees over 2,686 hectares in more than six forest divisions for construction of chariots used in the annual Puri car festival.
Biodiversity Bill put in cold storage
As one of the 12 "mega biodiversity countries", India took decades to put together a Biological Diversity Bill to ensure inventorisation and monitoring of components of biodiversity, its conservation an sustainable use.
US grants $24.9 lakh for Ozone programme
While the Americans became tight-fisted when it came to parting with funds for India, in a post-Pokhran scenario, there has been no change of heart in granting funds in return for India's assent to the Montreal Protocol.As per recent figures available, the US seems to have approved nearly $24,88,326 for …
Kosi dam project set to be revived
The resumption of airline flights and high level contacts between India and Nepal promises the revival of another key energy-irrigation project--a high dam project on the Kosi river in Nepal with India aid. This was decided by the high level task force in Nepal currently, headed by the principal secretary …
Clinton releases forest plan
The Clinton administration yesterday released a draft proposal that would ban new road construction in nearly one quarter of the national forest system but would not expressly forbid logging on that land. It would also put off until 2004 a decision on whether to ban new roads in the Tongass …
Forest plunder may spell disaster for Sikkim
Plundering of forest resources of one of the world's highest bio-diversity reserves along th eporous Indo-Nepalese border has become rampant. Concerned over the unchecked plunder of forest wealth and lack of vigilance along the border, stretching from the Singalila range between Sikkim-Nepal and neighbouring Darjeeling hills, local non-governmental organisations are …
Reports on forest research projects gathering dust
Reports on several research projects prepared after years of study are gathering dust in various offices of the Forest Department, thanks to the lack of official will to consider them while framing management policies.
Baltic fossils could be evolution's missing link
Two small fossil fragments discovered in the Baltic republics of Estonia and Latvia could be the missing link between fish and animals, and help explain the origin of species, scientists claim in a forthcoming article in the British journal Paleontology.
