Afforestation

Compendium of Forest (Conservation Act), 1980; the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003; GOI guidelines & clarifications

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 had been enacted by the Government of India on October 25, 1980 through an Act of Parliament. Since then, a lot of development has taken place by way of framing of Forest Conservation Rules and issue of Guidelines from time to time.

Publication Date:

30/11/2013

Source: Government of Andhra Pradesh

Tags:

Forest Act 1980, Forest Rules 2003, India, Andhra Pradesh, Forest Policy, Afforestation, Forest Encroachments, Protected Area Conservation, Net Present Value (NPV), Forest Villages, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Wind Energy, Mining, Forest Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC)

Transport

Cutting of trees: Greens tighten screws on KMRL

Kochi: It is tough times ahead for Kochi Metro as environmentalists tighten the noose around Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL).

Publication Date:

25/11/2013

Author(s): Greeshma Gopal Giri

Source: Times Of India (Kochi)

Tags:

Kerala, Trees, Deforestation, Kochi, Metro, Rail Transport, Afforestation

Forests

Sellur to turn greener as youth brigade takes up plantation drive too

Sellur is preparing for a makeover. While the large tank here is set for restoration, the locality will spot a green cover in a few years' time.

Publication Date:

18/11/2013

Source: Times Of India (Madurai)

Tags:

Forests, Afforestation, Madurai (D), Tamil Nadu

Forests

Strategic Environment and Social Assessment: Neeranchal Phase I

The Department of Land Resources, Government of India in collaboration with World Bank have undertaken a National Watershed Development Project called Neeranchal which proposes to positively influence the Integrated Watershed Management Programme with technical and financial support.

Publication Date:

15/11/2013

Source: Department of Land Resources

Tags:

Watershed Development, India, Environment, Environment Management, Afforestation, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Water Harvesting, Carbon Sinks, Carbon Sequestration, Integrated Pest management (IPM)

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding operation of the stone crushing units in Village Bilaua, District Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 12/11/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shree 1008 Kunwar Raj Rajeswari vs. Sunil Sharma & Ors. dated 12/11/2013 regarding operation of the stone crushing units in Village Bilaua, District Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/57-2013(CZ)(OA)_12Nov2013.pdf

Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=5302

Judgement Date:

12/11/2013

Tags:

Mining, Stone Industry, Gwalior (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Groundwater, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Afforestation

Forests

A greening project takes root in rural Coimbatore

2,700 saplings planted across ten acres of barren land in Mayilampatti

Around 15 kilometres from the city is Mayilampatti, a dry village with huge tracts of barren land, is now laying the foundation for a movement to increase the green cover in all the 235 village panchayats of Coimbatore district.

Publication Date:

11/11/2013

Author(s): R. Sairam

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore (D), Afforestation, Trees, Groundwater, NGO, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Forests

Industry

Lotus Greens becomes India’s first Realty Developer to make its office carbon neutral

Lotus Greens, a promising real estate developer in India set to create a difference in the perception of the real estate sector, has become the first real estate company in India to make its office environment completely ‘Carbon Neutral’. The company has recently been awarded a certificate by a leading carbon offsets agency, which recognises and applauds the company attempts and efforts to make its office carbon neutral. Lotus Greens plans to become a 100 percent green company and has already started moving in this direction.

Tags:

Industry, Environment, Sariska NP, Alwar (D), Rajasthan, Afforestation, India, Carbon Offset

Forests

3 million saplings planted in DG Khan

Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Ameen Chaudhry said that three sapling had been planted in the division during the ongoing plantation campaign.

Publication Date:

07/11/2013

Source: Nation (Pakistan)

Tags:

Pakistan, Forests, Afforestation, South Asia

Environment

Exempt ultra mega power projects from compensatory afforestation clause, says power ministry

The power ministry plans to give a shot in the arm for ultra mega power projects and has approached the Cabinet to exempt the plants from a key provision of the Forests Act, 1980, that requires com

Publication Date:

05/11/2013

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Ministry of Power, Energy, Forest Act 1980, Afforestation, Forests, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Land, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu

Climate Change

Environmental impact of private sector CDM forestry projects in India

Environmental impact of private sector CDM forestry projects in India - A presentation by Himangana Gupta at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras,
October 26-27, 2013.

Author(s): Himangana Gupta

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