Gangetic dolphin most endangered species
Binay Singh, TNN, Oct 6,
2010, 11.07pm IST
The state on neglect of this national aquatic animal of India can be understood by the fact that the forest department does not have any specific idea about the population of the Gangetic dolphin in
Green bench orders inquiry into violation of Forest
Conservation Act
HimVani
Mandi (Oct 7): In a
landmark judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court while disposing of a
contempt petition in a case pertaining to blatant violation of Forest
(conservation) Act, 1980 in construction of 116 roads on forest land without
seeking permission under the aforesaid Act, has taken a serious view of
granting NOCs by unauthorized persons like patwaris, range officers, BDOs, etc
and directed the additional chief secretary (forests) to take stern action by
chargesheeting and launching prosecution against the erring persons within a
period of six weeks and completing the inquiry within one year.According to
sources, it was alleged that while the PWD chargesheeted 137 persons guilty of
violating the (Forest) Conservation Act, 1980, the undertaking given by the
additional chief secretary (forests) in the two affidavits is yet to be
complied with. The additional chief secretary (forests) when contacted said he
did not remember anything about it……………..
By Supratim-Sanyal on 06
October 2010
By Kalpana Palkhiwala
Deputy Director, Press Information Bureau, New Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 6, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio / PIB India) The National Environment Policy, 2006 recognisesenvironmental protection as an integral part of the development process and mainstreams environmental concerns in all developmental activities. The dominant theme of this policy is that while conservation of environmental resources is necessary to secure livelihoods and well being of all, the most secure basis for conservation is to ensure that people dependent on particular resources obtain better livelihoods from conservation rather than from degradation of resources. The policy seeks to stimulate partnership of different stakeholders in harnessing their respective resources and strength for environmental management.
Deputy Director, Press Information Bureau, New Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 6, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio / PIB India) The National Environment Policy, 2006 recognisesenvironmental protection as an integral part of the development process and mainstreams environmental concerns in all developmental activities. The dominant theme of this policy is that while conservation of environmental resources is necessary to secure livelihoods and well being of all, the most secure basis for conservation is to ensure that people dependent on particular resources obtain better livelihoods from conservation rather than from degradation of resources. The policy seeks to stimulate partnership of different stakeholders in harnessing their respective resources and strength for environmental management.
The Environmental Impact Assessment
Notification, 2006 requires developmental projects, activities, processes,
listed therein to obtain prior environmental clearance under the provisions……………http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/101222210-india-environment-impact-assessment
Undocumented language found hidden in India
By RANDOLPH
E. SCHMID (AP) – 1 day ago
WASHINGTON — A
"hidden" language spoken by only about 1,000 people has been
discovered in the remote northeast corner of India by researchers who at first
thought they were documenting a dialect of the Aka culture, a tribal community
in the foothills of the Himalayas.
They found an entirely
different vocabulary and linguistic structure.
Even the speakers of the
tongue, called Koro, did not realize they had a distinct language, linguist K.
David Harrison said Tuesday.Culturally, the Koro speakers are part of the Aka
community in India's Arunachal Pradesh state,…………………………..
Mapping Change
The Woods Hole Research
Center was like a miniature United Nations last month, as scholars from Africa,
South America, and Asia took part in a two-week workshop at the Woods Hole Road
campus.They came to learn advanced satellite imaging techniques, and left at
the end of September with maps that will help their countries manage their
forests and take part in a potential global carbon credit trading system.
The pan-(bio)mass challenge
The WHRC is leading an effort
to create the first pan-tropical biomass map that will demonstrate the future
effects of deforestation and land use change across the globe. This information
is key in developing the
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Forest Laws and Policies in India
Edited by A. K. Poddar,
Swayambhu Mukherjee and Debosmita Nandy, Regal
Pub, 2011, xiv, 482 p, ISBN : 978-81-8484-095-7, Rs.
1,850.00
Contents: 1.
Introduction/Arup K. Poddar. 2. Historical Background of the Making of Forest Laws in India/Sayak Chaudhury. 3. Acquisition of
Land for Reserved Forests/ Saptak Sanyal and Ushashi Khan. 4. Protected
Forests/Swayambhu Mukherjee. 5. Village Forests under the Indian Law/Debosmita
Nandy. 6. State Monopoly and the Degradation of India’s Forests/Debosmita
Nandy. 7. Problems in Conservation of Forests/Swayambhu Mukherjee. 8. Forest Offences/Swayambhu Mukherjee. 9. Afforestation
Programmes of the Central and State Governments/Shubho Roay. 10. People’s
Participation in Forest Management Across the Globe/Swayambhu Mukherjee. 11.
Implementing the Concept of sustainable Development in Forestry and Agriculture
in India/Arjya B. Majumdar. 12. Rural Banking and Rural Credit in India
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