Agriculture

Prioritization of rainfed areas in India

Rainfed areas currently constitute 55 per cent of the net sown area of the country and are home to two-thirds of livestock and 40 per cent of human population. Even after realizing the full irrigation potential, about 50 per cent of the cultivated area will remain rainfed.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2012
National Rainfed Area Authority
Tags:
Dryland Farming, Agriculture, India, Rainfall, Drought, Land Degradation, Wastelands, Groundwater, Irrigation, Crops, Livestock
Agriculture

Agriculture, inclusive growth, top priority in 12th Plan

State Planning Commission prepares draft approach paper

Publication Date: 
05/12/2011
T. Ramakrishnan
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Wastelands, Agroforestry, Farmers, Livestock, Biotechnology, Electricity, Crops, Economy, Sustainable Development, Agriculture
Wildlife

Unique grassland habitat for protecting rare bird species to come up in Shonkalia

A unique grassland habitat for rare bird species is all set to come up in Shonkalia region of Ajmer district in Rajasthan, extending support to two endangered birds of the desert State and also pro

Publication Date: 
03/12/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ajmer (D), Birds, Endangered Species, Wastelands, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Environment, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Agriculture, Wildlife
Agriculture

Rajasthan gives khatedari rights to 30,000 farmers

The Rajasthan Cabinet on Monday put its seal of approval on a controversial decision to give khatedari rights to over 30,000 farmers occupying the custodian land in Alwar, Bharatpur, Hanumangarh an

Publication Date: 
29/11/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Alwar (D), Bharatpur (D), Hanumangarh (D), Farmers, Wastelands, Land, Agriculture
Land

Wasteland to green hub

The steel city will soon grow a green lung out of industrial waste with the forest department taking the first step on Statehood Day.

Publication Date: 
16/11/2011
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Wastelands, Wasteland Development, Watershed Development, Industrial Waste, Ecology, Tata Iron and Steel (TISCO), Afforestation, Farmers
Industry

 Court raps environment ministry

ON SEPTEMBER 9, the Supreme Court ordered detergent company Nirma to file its reply to the show cause notice issued by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) within three months.

Publication Date: 
11/10/2011
Sugandh Juneja
Down to Earth
20
10
11
Tags:
Gujarat, Bhavnagar (D), Cement Industry, Ecology, Fauna, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Nirma, Relocation, Reservoirs, Supreme Court, Wastelands, Wetlands
Energy

 Green energy takes toll on green cover

A forest generated by residents in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district is being destroyed to set up windmills. For two decades people from eight villages in Kalpavalli region in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district laboured hard to turn a vast expanse of wasteland into a forest. But the effort seems to have gone waste as the green cover is being ruthlessly destroyed to set up wind farms. Enercon Wind Farms (Madhya Pradesh) Pvt Ltd, a group company of Enercon (India) Ltd, a subsidiary of the German company Enercon GmbH, is setting up a 20 MW wind energy project in the area.

Publication Date: 
03/10/2011
M Suchitra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Forests, Energy, Andhra Pradesh, Anantapur (D), Wind Energy, Power Industry, Wastelands, Agroforestry, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Droughts, Biodiversity
Biodiversity

Plant diversity assessment under plantations raised on degraded wasteland

An investigation was carried to understand the density and diversity pattern of the plantation area of Chaur as Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. A total of 13 trees, 6 shrubs and 14 herb species were encountered in all plantation areas.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
Vikaspal Singh, D. S. Chauhan
Journal of Tropical Forestry
17
4
24-30
Tags:
Wastelands, Flora, Tehri Garhwal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Lantana
Mining

 Granite greed

Frenzied quarrying destroys livelihoods and environment in Karimnagar.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2011
M Suchitra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Ecology, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Exports, Forests, Granite, Karimnagar (D), Legislation, Mining, Panchayats, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Stone Industry, Tribals, Wastelands
Land

Uttarakhand High Court decision evokes mixed reactions

The Uttarakhand High Court's decision striking down the law restricting purchase of agriculture land by outsiders to 250 square metres is likely to have far-reaching implications. According to observers here, the decision will force the Uttarakhand Government to rectify longstanding lacunae in the existing land law.

Publication Date: 
29/09/2011
C. K. Chandramohan
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
High Court, Wastelands, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Agriculture, Industry, Himachal Pradesh, Poverty, Land

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