Forests

Order of the Supreme Court regarding felling of trees for building three railway over bridges, Uttar Pradesh, 30/01/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/01/2020 regarding permission to fell trees to build three railway over bridge projects in Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
30/01/2020
Tags:
Trees, Supreme Court, Bridges, Uttar Pradesh, Compensatory Afforestation, Infrastructure Development
Energy

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees for construction of wind farms, Sangnara village, Kutch, Gujarat, 29/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shankarlal Gopalbhai Patel Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/01/2020 regarding damage caused to the flora, fauna and ecology of the Kutch region particularly in Sangnara village, due to alleged rampant illegal felling of trees for construction of wind farms by M/s. Green Infra Wind Energy Limited, and seven wind energy companies.

Judgement Date: 
29/01/2020
Tags:
Wind Energy, Trees, Kuchchh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Gujarat
Climate Change

Treeline migration and settlement recorded by Himalayan pencil cedar tree-rings in the highest alpine zone of western Himalaya, India

Himalayan pencil cedar (Juniperus polycarpos) is an evergreen tree distributed from Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Kagan valley, Kashmir, Lahaul-Spiti to upper reaches of western Tibet. In the western Himalaya treeline of the Juniperus polycarpos is not well defined because of the topographical barriers and variation in orography.

Publication Date: 
25/01/2020
Krishna G. Misra, Vikram Singh, Akhilesh K. Yadav & et al
Current Science
118
2
192-195
Tags:
Climate Change, Trees, Flora, Climate Impacts, Himalaya, India, Climate Science, Lahul & Spiti
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal cutting of trees at North Sagar Division, Madhya Pradesh, 14/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shishir Richhariya, Divisional Secretary, Paschim Madya Railway Karamchari Parishad Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 14/01/2020 regarding illegal cutting of trees in the process of installation of Flash Butt Welding (FBW) plant at North Sagar Division, Madhya Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
14/01/2020
Tags:
Trees, Deforestation, Sagar (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industry, Forests
Environment

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of trees for construction purposes, Kolkata, West Bengal, 09/01/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Association for Protection of Democratic Rights & Others Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 09/01/2020 regarding felling of 356 trees, of which some are heritage trees and as old as 80 years old for the construction of railway overbridges and expansion of NH-112, Jessore Road, Kolkata, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
09/01/2020
Tags:
Trees, Kolkata, West Bengal, Roads, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Supreme Court
Forests

India state of forest report 2019: Volume II

ISFR 2019 presents the results of forest cover mapping with a refined methodology, though consistent with the past assessments. A manual for forest cover mapping has been prepared for the first time.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2019
Forest Survey of India
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, India, Statistics, Mangroves, Biodiversity, Forest Fires, Trees, Bamboo, Carbon Dioxide
Forests

India state of forest report 2019: Volume I

It is heartening to note that as per the ISFR, 2019, the forest and tree cover of the country continues to show a rising trend despite immense pressure on our forests.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2019
Forest Survey of India
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, India, Statistics, Mangroves, Biodiversity, Forest Fires, Trees, Bamboo, Carbon Dioxide
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting of trees and encroachment of government land, village Bijalpur, District Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 26/11/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 26/11/2019 regarding illegal cutting of trees and encroachment by a colonizer on the government land and Saraswati river at A.B. Road, village Bijalpur, District Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
26/11/2019
Tags:
Land Encroachments, Indore (D), Trees, Deforestation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Madhya Pradesh, Saraswati, Rivers
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees for road construction, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, 25/11/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pratap Singh Vs Himanchal Pradesh Public Works Department & Others dated 25/11/2019 regarding cutting of trees during construction of road from Chirpurche onwards to Fochitang- Ramni in District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The applicant has alleged that forest clearance has been granted by dividing bigger portions into two parts and by changing the route of construction.

Judgement Date: 
25/11/2019
Tags:
Roads, Trees, Kinnaur, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Himachal Pradesh
Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal cutting of trees for construction of Hydro Power Project at Village Rawa, Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh, 09/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pradhan, Gram Sudhar Sabha, Rawa Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 09/08/2019 regarding illegal cutting of trees taking place for construction of Hydro Power Project at Village Rawa under Dharmshala Forest Division by M/s Kangra Hydro Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd, Himachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
09/08/2019
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Trees, Deforestation, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Himachal Pradesh, Court, Compensation

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