by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 2, 2024 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
In a letter to states and Union territories on Tuesday, the ministry said that according to the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980, and related guidelines, certain forestry activities can be carried out in forest areas in emergency situations, such as...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 13, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
“We have several rare species of birds whose breeding season coincides with the forest fire season, from April to June. Frequent and uncontrolled forest fires are gradually making these species highly endangered in Uttarakhand forests,” Sanjeev Chaturvedi,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
“People say that 40 per cent of Uttarakhand is on fire, whereas 0.1 per cent of the wildlife cover was on fire. And all this was man-made. From November till today, we have 398 fires, all man-made,” the counsel said New Delhi: The Supreme Court on...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy
The petition has sought directions to the Centre, the Uttarakhand government and the principal chief conservator of forests in the state to make pre-fire arrangements and frame a policy to prevent forest fires New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday it will hear...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
The proposed ”forestry interventions” will help to sequester 50.21 million tons carbon dioxide equivalent in 10-year-old plantations and 74.76 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 20-year-old plantations, senior officials said The proposed interventions in...
