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Maha has maximum growing stock outside forest area: FSI Report

As per the latest India State of Forest Report 2023 published by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, Maharashtra has the maximum growing stock outside forest area, followed by Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. According to the report, field data for assessment of the latest growing stock was collected from sample plots with the help of the personal …

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1 day, 7 hours ago

Gadchiroli dist logs highest forest fires in the country

Hindustan Times

With 7,042 cases, Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra reported the highest number of forest fire incidents in the country. Meanwhile, with 16,008 similar occurrences reported between November 2023 and June 2024, Maharashtra ranks fifth among the states with the highest number of forest fire incidents reported. The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change recently published a report titled ‘India State …

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Supreme Court Issues Directions To Protect 'Sacred Groves', Lauds Rajasthan's Piplantri Village Initiative To Plant 111 Trees For Every Girl Child Born

Live Law

While pronouncing judgment on an application in the TN Godavarman case, the Supreme Court today lauded Rajasthan's Piplantri village for its initiative to plant 111 trees for every girl child born.A bench of Justices BR Gavai, SVN Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta, conveying its appreciation for the initiative, which was led by the village's "visionary" Sarpanch Shyam Sunder Paliwal, said,"This. While …

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Supreme Court Issues Directions To Protect 'Sacred Groves', Lauds Rajasthan's Piplantri Village Initiative To Plant 111 Trees For Every Girl Child Born

Live Law

While pronouncing judgment on an application in the TN Godavarman case, the Supreme Court today lauded Rajasthan's Piplantri village for its initiative to plant 111 trees for every girl child born.A bench of Justices BR Gavai, SVN Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta, conveying its appreciation for the initiative, which was led by the village's "visionary" Sarpanch Shyam Sunder Paliwal, said,"This. While …

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1 week ago

Indian scientists successfully tag Ganges river dolphin for first time in Assam

New Indian Express

In a first, India has tagged a healthy male Ganges river dolphin in Assam, which will help chalk out a long-term conservation plan for the endangered species. The tagging was made possible by advancements in technology – the lightweight tags emit signals compatible with Argos satellite systems even with limited surfacing time. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change …

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1 week, 1 day ago

What is the scale of environmental risks and biodiversity losses linked to the Great Nicobar mega-project? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu

The Great Nicober Island is the southernmost island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. The island is located on a seismically high-volatile zone, and experiences on an average one earth quake a week, of varying magnitude. The project plan, piloted by the Niti Aayog, includes a ₹40,000 crore International Container Trans-shipment Terminal, a greenfield international …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Environmental concerns stall Puri Airport project as MoEFCC defers approval again

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: The proposed international airport at Puri has run into rough weather with the Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change once again deferring its decision to grant environmental clearance. Flagging serious environmental concerns, the Forest Advisory Committee of the ministry has asked the state government for a detailed study on the habitat and migration route of olive ridley turtles …

1 month ago

Climate finance is central for enabling and implementing climate actions, says India at COP29

Live Mint

New Delhi: Highlighting four essential aspects of global climate action, Leena Nandan, secretary of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change at COP29 on Monday, said the pre-2030 period is an opportunity to enhance global climate action through climate finance to reduce emissions and meet net zero. It is an opportunity to enhance global climate action,” Nandan said in …

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1 month, 1 week ago

National Green Tribunal notice to Centre on grant of EC to pellet plant in Sundargarh

New Indian Express

CUTTACK: The National Green Tribunal issued notices to the central government and state government on an appeal challenging grant of environmental clearance for the proposed iron ore pellet plant project undertaken by a private company at Kapand area under Kaptipada tehsil in Sundargarh district. Later in August 2023, the tribunal directed Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to take …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Centre plans to add 20 more air quality monitoring stations in Delhi

Live Mint

New Delhi: With Delhi’s air quality in the ‘severe’ category in several parts, the Union government plans add 15-20 more air quality monitoring stations in the National Capital Region, in addition to the existing 40, two officials said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, over 14 areas in Delhi had an air quality index reading of over 400 on …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Centre exempts 'white category' industries from mandatory pollution clearances for air and water

New Indian Express

The notification, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, exempts all industrial plants with a pollution index score of up to 20, as listed in the schedule of the notification. Additionally, industries that have obtained prior environmental clearance from the MoEFCC before September 14, 2006, under the Environment Act, 1986, are also exempt from the requirement to …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Tenures of state-level green bodies end, clearances now from Centre

Hindustan Times

New Delhi Tree felling is a major part of environmental clearance requests in Delhi-NCR. The three-year terms of two dedicated environmental bodies that provide clearances to projects in Delhi have ended, with clearances hereon to be issued by the Union environment ministry instead. The tenures of the Delhi State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the Delhi State Level Appraisal …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Forest dept to sterilise 47 leopards from 5 conflict areas in Junnar

Hindustan Times

PUNE The forest department plans to sterilize 47 leopards in 5 conflict areas in Junnar tehsil. Forest department plans to sterilise 47 leopards, 11 males and 36 females, from five conflict areas in Junnar tehsil. ) In this draft we have proposed to sterilize 47 leopards from five conflict areas including Otur, Jambut, Shirur, Bori and Lakhangaon, where repeated incidents …

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3 months, 1 week ago

FAC defers decision on police battalions in Assam’s forests

Hindustan Times

The Forest Advisory Committee has decided to defer its decision on ex-post facto forest clearance to police battalions being constructed in violation of the Forest Conservation Act in Hailakandi and Geleky reserved forest in Assam. The minutes of FAC’s meeting held on August 27, available on Parivesh website, state that FAC has also directed the regional office of Union environment …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shifting of deer from Delhi’s Deer Park likely by month-end

Hindustan Times

The Delhi Development Authority will finally begin the move to relocate more than 400 deer out of south Delhi’s iconic Deer Park and is expected to complete the translocation process in about 15 days, officials aware of the matter said. Once the process is complete, the park, which was originally meant to serve as a habitat for only six deer, …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

MoEFCC orders environmental impact assessment in Mohammedwadi, Kondhwa

Hindustan Times

After receiving a complaint from a local resident regarding the immense environmental damage wrought by indiscriminate tree cutting and hilltop flattening at Mohammed Wadi and the Kondhwa reserve forest area over the past 20 years, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change on August 23 directed the principal chief conservator of forests to look into the matter and take …

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4 months ago

Call for focus on fly ash brick industry

The Hindu

Despite Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressing concern over growing carbon emissions and the measures being taken to promote eco-friendly energy sources in her recent budget speech, the Central government seems to have failed to pay attention to the fly ash brick industry which has 454 times greater potential in reducing carbon footprint. Meanwhile, a fly ash brick industry with an …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Environment Ministry urged to intervene to prevent further damage to Erra Matti Dibbalu

The Hindu

Former Secretary to the Government of India, E.A.S. Sarma, has sought the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to depute an expert team to assess the environmental damage caused to the national geo-heritage site of Erra Matti Dibbalu, the rare natural formation of red sand dunes, close to the sea coast near Bheemunipatnam. The EMD consisted of an elaborate …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Wildlife Board will now take 1st call on clearance to projects in protected area: MoEFCC

Hindustan Times

In a shift from a decision in March, to consider projects requiring a wildlife nod only after the project has received a forest clearance, the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change has issued a new sequence of priority: a nod from the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife is a pre-requisite for considering projects in protected …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Centre proposes eco-sensitive zone for villages on fringes of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha

The Hindu

The Union Ministry of Forests, Environment and Climate Change has recently unveiled the draft notification for an eco-sensitive zone covering 209 villages with a population of about 2.75 lakh around Bhitarkanika National Park and Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district and its nearby areas. “The Eco-sensitive Zone shall be 497.67 sqkm with an extent of 0.10 km to 8.7 …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Climate change taking its toll on wildlife too

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: The sudden varying and rising temperatures across the country, heatwave conditions and excess rain have impacted humans and animals alike, especially those in the wild. Experts and officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Wildlife Institute of India condemned this and asserted that the natural course should not be disturbed and there should be least …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Cabinet secretary chairs meet to tackle forest fires, heatwave

Hindustan Times

Union cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba on Thursday chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee to review the measures to deal with heatwave conditions and forest fires, amid soaring temperatures in many parts and raging forest fires caused by an intense dry spell in the hills. A statement issued by the cabinet secretariat said that at the meeting, the …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

AI-based camera towers to help Odisha curb man-animal conflict

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: In a major technological intervention to address escalating human-wildlife conflict in the state, the Odisha government has decided to install AI-integrated camera towers in protected areas of the state. Advanced thermal cameras integrated with AI and autonomous surveillance system are planned to be installed on high towers at strategic locations inside the forest areas to get real time information …

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9 months ago

Green credits scheme: Retd civil servants urge Centre to recall tree plantation notification

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, A group of retired civil servants on Tuesday requested the Centre to withdraw a notification issued under the Green Credits Programme, alleging that it would make it easy for corporates to obtain forest land for their projects, leading to an "ecological disaster" and impacting the livelihoods of millions of pastoral and semi-pastoral communities. Notified on February 22, the …

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Maha has maximum growing stock outside forest area: FSI Report

Gadchiroli dist logs highest forest fires in the country

Supreme Court Issues Directions To Protect 'Sacred Groves', Lauds Rajasthan's Piplantri Village Initiative To Plant 111 Trees For Every Girl Child Born

Supreme Court Issues Directions To Protect 'Sacred Groves', Lauds Rajasthan's Piplantri Village Initiative To Plant 111 Trees For Every Girl Child Born

Indian scientists successfully tag Ganges river dolphin for first time in Assam

What is the scale of environmental risks and biodiversity losses linked to the Great Nicobar mega-project? | In Focus podcast

Environmental concerns stall Puri Airport project as MoEFCC defers approval again

Climate finance is central for enabling and implementing climate actions, says India at COP29

National Green Tribunal notice to Centre on grant of EC to pellet plant in Sundargarh

Centre plans to add 20 more air quality monitoring stations in Delhi

Centre exempts 'white category' industries from mandatory pollution clearances for air and water

Tenures of state-level green bodies end, clearances now from Centre

Forest dept to sterilise 47 leopards from 5 conflict areas in Junnar

FAC defers decision on police battalions in Assam’s forests

Shifting of deer from Delhi’s Deer Park likely by month-end

MoEFCC orders environmental impact assessment in Mohammedwadi, Kondhwa

Call for focus on fly ash brick industry

Environment Ministry urged to intervene to prevent further damage to Erra Matti Dibbalu

Wildlife Board will now take 1st call on clearance to projects in protected area: MoEFCC

Centre proposes eco-sensitive zone for villages on fringes of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha

Climate change taking its toll on wildlife too

Cabinet secretary chairs meet to tackle forest fires, heatwave

AI-based camera towers to help Odisha curb man-animal conflict

Green credits scheme: Retd civil servants urge Centre to recall tree plantation notification