The National Bee Board and Forest Research Institute will work jointly to promote honey culture programmes in forestry sectors, which will be very useful for poverty alleviation and for improvement

Tribal affairs minister’s letter to states on the Forest Rights Act highlights the problems of implementation . For most observers, the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is just another “welfare” law.

The species composition, dominance and regeneration status of tree species were studied in two blocks of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve (AABR) namely [Block II (periphery) and Block I (interior)]. The tree density, sapling density and seedling density was higher in Block I as compared to Block II.