With the rising demand for paper and paper products during the last decade, the industry has urged the government to explore possibility of using a part of the huge track of wasteland for growing trees, which would meet future wood pulp requirements.

The Rubber Board and Indian Rubber Institute (IRI) jointly organise one-day training in reclaimed rubber at Rubber Training Institute, Kottayam on September 2.

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Assam’s bamboo sector is all set to notch another achievement, with a local manufacturing unit gearing up to produce high-density scrimber boards.

Meghalaya Chief Secretary WMS Parait today said bamboo resources should be used as a means of livelihood and improvement of rural economy. Parait said that rural population, bamboo resources and industrial units were correlated for economic development.

SHILLONG: “Meghalaya is one of the States in India which falls under vulnerable  Zone-V of high seismicity and bamboo can play a vital role in appropriate housing and construction to its suitability and availability”, according to Kankana Narayan Dev of  Bambu-N-Man, a bamboo design consultancy of Guwahati, Assam.

Dimapur: In order to facilitate and promote better linkages for bamboo craftsmen in the state, the Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) organised a meeting between entrepreneurs of its micro-p

To make sandalwood cultivation viable for farmers, the ruling BJP Government in Karnataka is proposing to amend the Tree Act.

According to State Forest Minister CH Vijayshankar, the proposed amendment is aimed at allowing farmers to grow sandalwood tree in their farms, own and sell them at the market price.