Indian tradition and culture help us conserve wildlife
Dr HS Singh Tuesday,
October 5, 2010
Despite high human population
- about one sixth humans of the world packed in an area which is one third of
China or America - Indians have unique position in the world in the field of
wildlife conservation.In Asia, no country is near India in richness of wildlife
and its preservation, although they were equally rich in wildlife before the
Second World War.Status of wild mega mammals is indicator of degree of wildlife
management. At present, out of 48,000 Asiatic elephant in Asia, 28,000-30,000
elephants are in the Indian forests; of 20,000 leopards in Asia, 13,000-14,000
leopards are in India
Earth Observation key to tackle climate change
BIBEK BHANDARI
Some 250 participants from 24 countries, who gathered here for a three-day international symposium that kicked off Monday, articulated this view. Inaugurating the symposium, Chairman of the Constituent Assembly Subas Chandra Nembang acknowledged that the Earth Observation provides “unique opportunities for assessing key variables [of climate change]”. “The country should promote its use for improved scientific knowledge and assessing climate change in the region.” Earth Observation is the spatial visualization of maps ……………… …………..
PETA moots speed guns against trains that kill tuskers
2010-10-05 14:30:00
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS)
Animal welfare NGO PETA has urged Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for use of speed-detection guns to catch train
drivers who exceed the speed limit and end up mowing down elephants in the country's
reserves.The press statement by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA) came days after seven elephants were killed by a speeding train in West
Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.'PETA has imported a speed-detection gun from the
US and has offered to meet with officials from both ministries to demonstrate ………………………
by Mridul Chadha on
October 4, 2010
The Indian space agency plans
to launch a satellites dedicated to monitor deforestation activities and
afforestation efforts in 2013.The minister of Environment and Forests, Mr.
Jairam Ramesh, had earlier announced the plans of launching a satellite which
would measure India's greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions.
This satellite is scheduled for launch in 2012. Both the satellites
would help India achieve important international and domestic goals.India has
its own climate change study forum known as the Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA)
which comprises………………………
Jairam Ministry’s move on no-go forest areas illegal:
Law to PMO
Maneesh Chhibber
Posted: Oct 03, 2010 at 0508
hrs IST
New Delhi Union Minister
of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh’s decision to unilaterally categorise
certain forest lands no-go areas has hit a legal hurdle, with the Union Law
Ministry ruling that the move is illegal.The Law Ministry has conveyed its
legal opinion to the Prime Minister’s Office which inquired whether the
decision was in conformity with statutes and settled law, including Supreme Court judgments.Sources said the
direction to seek legal opinion came after the Union Ministries of Power and
Coal sought the intervention of the Prime Minister. The two Ministries are
opposing the MoEF decision to categorise forest and other land into
no-go/Category A and go/Category B lands…………………
CDM forestry rules need reform
Monday, 4 October 2010
The CDM’s
forest carbon rules surrounding eligibility of both land and activity type need
to be reformed if the forest sector is going to make its contribution to the
climate change mitigation effort, argues Dr Promode Kant of India’s Institute
of Green Economy:
Until today forestry projects form a bare 0.53 per cent of all registered CDM projects because it is almost impossible to find eligible lands for CDM forestry projects that are also biologically suitable for raising trees. The lands most suitable for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, without compromising food security, are the degraded forest lands that extend over 280 million hectares (Mha) worldwide. But most of these lands do not qualify as CDM rules permit only forestation over non forest lands even though under Article 3.4 of the ……
Until today forestry projects form a bare 0.53 per cent of all registered CDM projects because it is almost impossible to find eligible lands for CDM forestry projects that are also biologically suitable for raising trees. The lands most suitable for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, without compromising food security, are the degraded forest lands that extend over 280 million hectares (Mha) worldwide. But most of these lands do not qualify as CDM rules permit only forestation over non forest lands even though under Article 3.4 of the ……
Summary Report On The Forest
Rights Act
Summary Recommendations on
Issues of Forest Rights
These recommendations propose
a set of actions that can be taken at the Central level to remedy the failures
that have taken place in implementation.
It should first be noted in
this context that:
The Ministry enjoys sweeping
powers under section 12 of the Act to issue binding directions to any
authority. These directions should therefore be issued under section 12.
All directions should be
issued to the Chief Secretary of the State concerned for action. The Chief
Secretary should ensure that the State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC)
reports, every six months, on the implementation of the law, including the
directions given by the Ministry (such as those suggested here). The SLMCs have
ABSU march demanding implemenation of Forest Dwellers'
Act
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Tezpur (Assam), Oct 4 (PTI)
The All Bodo Students'Union (ABSU) today took out a march demanding
implementation of Forest Dwellers'Act, 2006 here in Assam's Sonitpur district.More
than 20,000 people participated …………………………..
Environment min rule for port study to hit imported
coal UMPPs
Press Trust of India / New
Delhi
In a setback to the
development of 4,000 MW capacity ultra mega power projects (UMPPs), based on
imported coal, the environment ministry has mandated companies to undertake
port studies for one year, up from three months earlier, for getting its
clearance.The new rule will delay the bidding process of Cheyyur UMPP in Tamil
Nadu, as it is based on imported coal.The port study for Cheyyur, which is to
be conducted by the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) or the shell company formed
by the Power Finance Corporation (PFC), the nodal agency for UMPPs in India,
would only be completed by March 2011, a power ministry official said.
He said Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Ltd (CTNPL), the SPV set up for Cheyyr UMPP, will be able to initiate the bidding process only …………………
He said Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Ltd (CTNPL), the SPV set up for Cheyyr UMPP, will be able to initiate the bidding process only …………………
India may cancel coal allocations of Gondwana Ispat
Monday, 04 Oct 2010
BS reported that in 2003,
Gondwana Ispat was allotted the Majra block in Maharashtra
for meeting the coal requirement of 480,000 tonnes per annum for its proposed
sponge iron plant. Seven years after the allocation, the union coal ministry
has issued a showcause notice to the company as important milestones including
forest clearance mining lease and land acquisition are still pending.Through
the notice, the ministry has given the company time till October 28th to
explain why the delay in the development of coal block should not be held as a
violation of the terms and conditions of the allotment failing which it would
be presumed…………….
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