Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra seeks 630 sq km new forest area...
At a time when tigers are crying for inviolate spaces - and forestry concepts are changing in the advent of climate change and carbon credits- demand for 63,000 hectare (630 sq km) reserve forest area
View ArticleRs 12 crore sanctioned for 19-km Wardha–Butibori road
Heavy rains this monsoon has taken a toll on the road between Butibori and Wardha. Minister of state for public works Ranjit Kamble has taken up the matter with the State Road Development Corporation.
View ArticleDengue took toll on villages this year
Pune: The number of dengue cases surged in 2013 in the state, but there were fewer deaths compared to last year. More deaths and cases were reported from rural areas indicating the rapid urbanization of
View ArticleEco group opposes Reliance power plant at Selu
Vidarbha Environmental Action Group (VEAG), a local voluntary organization, has opposed setting up of a thermal power plant in the region by Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd (VIPL), a Reliance group company.
View ArticleNational Tiger Conservation Authority goes against its own norms for Bor...
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) monitoring tiger reserves, has gone against its own guidelines by recommending...
View ArticleState allotted forest land for Adani power project
Even as Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had raised his voice against undue favours extended to the Adani group, it has transpired that the UPA government had quietly cleared a proposal for allotment
View ArticleBor Wildlife Sanctuary started in Maharashtra: Prakash Javadeka
Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, country's 47th tiger reserve has been started in Maharashtra and a new tiger
View ArticleNagpur birder sights rare king vulture in Bor Reserve
In a rare sighting, a king vulture, also known as red headed vulture, was sighted in Bor Tiger Reserve, 60km from here in Wardha district on Saturday. At a time when vulture numbers have dwindled to
View ArticleSmallest tiger reserve Bor to have 661 sq km buffer
NAGPUR: The 138.12 sq km Bor Tiger Reserve (BTR), 60km from here in Wardha district, will have a buffer zone of 661.16 sq km. This is nearly five times the tiger reserve area itself. Bor (61.10 sq km),
View ArticleLanco's thermal plant gets extension of validity for EC
Lanco has received 2-year extension of environment clearance validity, with certain conditions, for its 1,320 MW thermal power plant in Maharashtra. After detailed deliberations, the Environment Ministry
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