Forests

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016

A Bill to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered f

Publication Date: 
03/05/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Afforestation, Compensatory Afforestation, India, Parliament
Forests

5 lakh trees to be planted along rail track in Punjab, Haryana

With an aim of afforestation on the vast tracts of rail land, the Railways today joined hands with the forest departments of Punjab and Haryana for plantation of 5 lakh trees in the two states as p

Publication Date: 
03/05/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Afforestation, Trees, Rail Transport, Punjab, Haryana, Forests
Environment

Dhabota industrial area faces green objections

The objections, raised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in granting clearance to 515 bighas proposed to be developed as an industrial area in Dhabota in the Nalagarh industrial belt hav

Publication Date: 
02/05/2016
Ambika Sharma
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Environment Clearance (EC), Afforestation, Land, Forests, Deforestation, Water Harvesting, Environment
Forests

Unlocking Forests: Does CAF Bill 2015 Offer Enough?

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has been entrusted with preserving and improving the forest wealth of the country in the interest of its citizens and national ecological security.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2016
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Compensatory Afforestation, Afforestation, India, CSE, Forest Conservation
Forests

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Compensatory afforestation, 25/04/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Compensatory afforestation, 25/04/2016.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Compensatory Afforestation, Afforestation, India, Parliament
Forests

Cabinet nod for amendments in Compensatory Afforestation Bill

Passed in Parliament, it could unlock Rs 36,000 crore immediately to states

Publication Date: 
21/04/2016
Subhayan Chakraborty
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Afforestation, Forests, Land, Legislation, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA)
Environment

Tackling Maharashtra drought: Water conservation, environmental preservation to be linked

'Till now, through multiple schemes across various departments, almost Rs 18,000 crore have been spent,' said Fadnavis.

Publication Date: 
21/04/2016
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Environmental Security, Droughts, Water Management, Water Conservation, Soil Capability, Afforestation, Environment
Climate Change

Teak absorbs max CO2 from air, helps check global warming

Teak has the highest capacity for carbon sequestration among trees in India.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2016
Himanshu Kaushik
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Global Warming, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Forests, Afforestation
Forests

Kagera councils directed to plant 1.5m trees each

KAGERA Regional Commissioner Salim Mustapha Kijuu has directed councils in Muleba, Bukoba, Biharamulo, Ngara, Karagwe, Kyerwa and Misenyi to ensure that each plants at least 1.5 million trees each

Publication Date: 
04/04/2016
Daily News (Tanzania)
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Trees, Tanzania, Africa
Forests

Environment Ministry plans to introduce tree farming

NAGPUR: PTI The Centre has planned to introduce tree farming in India to increase the forest cover in the country, Union environment and forests minister Prakash Javdekar said here on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Trees, Afforestation, Farmers, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forests

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