At UNCCD CoP, Babul Supriyo talks JFM but remains mum on FRA
This, despite the fact that the Joint Forest Management model has become obsolete with the coming of the Forest Rights Act
खाद्य पदार्थों की बर्बादी रोकनी होगी, तब कम होगा जलवायु परिवर्तन
आईपीसीसी रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि खाद्य उत्पादन और उपभोग की व्यवस्था ठीक नहीं की गई तो 2050 तक ग्रीन हाउस गैस उत्सर्जन ...
Tiger Census 2018: None found in Buxa, Palamu and Dampa reserves
The presence of tigers in these reserves was scarce in 2014 too; nation-wide population up 30 per cent
Chhattisgarh may have stopped Bailadila mining, but for how long?
Tribal protestors may have had the first round, but mining giants are sure to put pressure
Gram Sabha level committees formed in Chhattisgarh’s Abujmarh
The move is the start of the process to grant habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act to the Abujh Mariyas
अतिरिक्त कार्बन कटौती के लक्ष्य से चूक सकता है भारत
सहायक वन महानिदेशक ने कहा कि मौजूदा दर बेहद धीमी है। इस दर के साथ हम अतिरिक्त कार्बन कटौती के लक्ष्य को पूरा नही ...
Red sanders is now free of export restrictions
Earlier 3,000 Indian farmers involved in cultivating the red-coloured wood couldn’t find any takers in domestic market
Himachal Pradesh’s decision to put wasteland in land bank undermines FRA
The state’s request to put degraded forest land in a land bank comes at a time when the government has been dragging its feet on …
Dalits, adivasis to protest in Gandhinagar for land rights
The Gujarat government is planning to give 45 lakh hectare of cultivable wasteland to corporates for farming while ignoring the landless Dalits …
Forest dept in Odisha oversteps FRA rules, complain tribal rights activists
They say that Kalahandi district’s divisional forest officer issued a transit permit to take bamboo out of forest land when he has no right …
4 species added to recovery programme by Wildlife Board
Northern River Terrapin, Clouded Leopard, Arabian Sea Humpback Whale, and the Red Panda were added to a recovery programme for critically …
सिक्के का दूसरा पहलू
जम्मू एवं कश्मीर में गडरिया खानाबदोशों के सामने चुनौतियों महज राजनीतिक नहीं हैं। सालों से उनके अस्तित्व के साधनों पर संकट मंडरा रहा है।
MoEF&CC increases compensation for crop damages and loss of life by wild animals
The compensation amount in case of loss of life by a wild animal has been increased from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh
Odisha forest department overrides FRA to make its own rules
Forest department is coercing villagers into following some measures without which their rights over collecting bamboo will be cancelled
Only 16 per cent of potential community forest rights granted in Kerala
Of the 779 community claims, including CFR, passed by the gram sabha, only 328 have been cleared by the District Level Committee, shows a report …
There is a strong consensus that afforestation will lead to more stable rainfall
“In India, rivers are mostly forest-fed; therefore bringing back the tree cover on the either sides of the river is the only long-term …
1.5 million tribals in Odisha hit by 18% GST on Sal leaf
Forest-dwelling communities have been granted rights to trade Sal leaf and other minor forest produce without any taxation under the forest rights act
Eight-year-old shot by Kaziranga forest guard in 2016 shifted to AIIMS Delhi
The forest department is not paying for the treatment in New Delhi, claims the boy's family
Gujarat police crack down on Narmada Bachao Andolan rally; Medha Patkar detained
Rally was a protest against government for not carrying out rehabilitation work for people affected by Sardar Sarovar Dam
Denied forest rights, Himachal Pradesh villagers take to awareness campaigns
About 2,614 individual and 54 community claims made under the FRA in 2009-10 were rejected by the District Forest Officer in 2015
COVID-19: MoEF&CC extends validity of environmental clearances till June 30
Experts urged the ministry to reissue draft of notification on environment impact assessment also
Compensatory afforestation: 70% data with ministry incorrect, writes top forest officer
Inspector General of Forests AK Mohanty sent letter to all states, alleging discrepancies
More than Rs 25 crore for Asiatic lions unspent despite 331 deaths
Positions of forest guards, veterinarians and foresters are lying vacant and a vaccine is yet to be developed
Glacier breaks in Chamoli, experts blame low snowfall
Use of concrete instead of traditional wood and masonry in the Himalayas is creating a heat-island effect, warming the range, they added
COVID-19 to slow decarbonisation in emerging markets: BloombergNEF report
2019 was a good year for foreign direct investment in renewables; but the trend may not stick in 2020