Forests

Five lakh trees to stop cyclone devastation

Vijayawada: Krishna district forest department has finalised a plan to plant five lakh trees along the district’s coast, mostly in Machilipatnam area.

Publication Date: 
20/10/2014
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Trees, Hudhud, Cyclones, Krishna, Afforestation, Forests
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unauthorized use of forest area for non forest activities in Aravali hills, Haryana, 14/10/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Devendra Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 14/10/2014 regarding unauthorized use of forest area for non forest activities in Aravali hills, Haryana. The Counsel appearing for the private parties submits that even the work of plantation and protection of the plants already planted is in progress and would be completed shortly.

Judgement Date: 
14/10/2014
Tags:
Aravalli Range, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Afforestation, Court, Haryana
Environment

Land banks to fast track green clearances

Centre's move to make process of industrial development easier in states like Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra

Publication Date: 
06/10/2014
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Environment Clearance (EC), Land, Afforestation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Chhattisgarh, Industry, Environment
Poverty

MGNREGA works and their impacts: a rapid assessment in Maharashtra

This paper presents the results of a survey of over 4100 works created under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and over 4800 randomly selected users across 100 villages in 20 districts in Maharashtra.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2014
Sudha Narayanan, Krushna Ranaware, Upasak Das, Ashwini Kulkarni
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Maharashtra, Agriculture, Farmers, Water Conservation, Afforestation
Forests

NGT to find out extent of concretisation of ‘green belts’ in Ghaziabad

Miffed at the apathy of the Ghaziabad civic agencies towards growing concretisation of pavements and areas which are otherwise marked as ‘green belt’, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was on Monda

Publication Date: 
30/09/2014
Akanksha Jain
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Green Spaces, Afforestation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Oceanarium to be assessed for CRZ clearance

The Rs. 450-crore Oceanarium project proposed at Kochi will face its first major test for implementation on Tuesday when it will be scrutinised for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance. B.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2014
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Kochi, Coastal Regulations, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mangroves, Afforestation, Fisherfolk, Marine Life
Forests

Philippines 'Breaks World Tree-planting Record'

Philippine officials said Saturday they had set a new world record for the most trees planted in an hour, with 3.2 million seedlings sown as part of a national forestation programme.

Publication Date: 
29/09/2014
Sudan Vision (Sudan)
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Philippines, Trees
Forests

Parbat district to be forested with Himalayan Yew

Kathmandu, Sept 29: The District Forest Office (DFO) and the Community Forest User Groups(CFUG) in Parbat district have emphasized growing forests of Himalayan Yew, a plant of medicinal value agai

Publication Date: 
29/09/2014
Rising Nepal
Tags:
Forests, Nepal, Afforestation, Parbat, South Asia
Forests

Where are 6L trees, BDA asked

Upa Lokayukta Seeks Proof Of Trees Planted From Agency By Today

Publication Date: 
26/09/2014
Rohith BR
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Trees, Afforestation, Forests, Roads
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining being carried out in the District Alwar, 25/09/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Santosh Mittal & Ors Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors dated 25/09/2014 regarding illegal mining being carried out in the District Alwar, more so since Alwar District comprises a part of the eco-sensitive zone of Aravali hill ranges.

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Judgement Date: 
25/09/2014
Tags:
Mining, Alwar (D), Aravalli Range, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rajasthan, Public Participation, Afforestation

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