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Uttarakhand boosts forest fire prevention with pine needle collection, awa
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
During the Question Hour on the second day of the Budget Session in the Assembly today, Forest Minister Subodh Uniyal shared that to eliminate the root cause of fires in pine forests, 5,532 tonnes of pine needles were purchased from villagers in 2025. The target has now been increased to
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FCA amendments safeguard standing forests, no opening for private exploita
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This clarification follows Congress's allegation that amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act have opened the door to the privatisation of forest management.
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CM Sai emphasises need to increase Van Dhan Kendras across Chhattisgarh
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
While chairing a joint Collector-District Forest Officer (DFO) at he Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhavan), CM Sai mentioned how number of registered tendu leaf collectors in the state has now crossed 1.2 million (12 lakh), which is a testament to the success of collective administrative efforts.<
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Tripura gears up for JICA 3.0: Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma outlines v
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tripura's environmental and community-based projects, Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma said that the state is preparing to launch the third phase of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project, commonly referred to as JICA 3.0.
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Himachal CM honours forest management societies of Kangra, Chamba
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday honoured top-performing Village Forest Management Society (VFMS) from Kangra and Chamba districts under the KFW-funded project during a programme held in Dehra, Kangra district
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Uttarakhand deploys AI for forest management, says results are encouraging
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chief conservator of Forest, Working Plan, Sanjiv Chaturvedi said that the usage of AI is started on a pilot basis and the results are encouraging.
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Himachal Pradesh records 1,033 forest fires since onset of summer, HC take
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Speaking about the forest fires in the state, PK Rana, Additional Principal Conservator, Forest Management Department in the state said, "1033 forest fire incidents have been reported this year till date in Himachal Pradesh. We have been able to control most of the fire incidents. There a
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Indian Forest & Wood Certification scheme launched to promote sustaina
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the 'Indian Forest & Wood Certification' Scheme, which offers voluntary third-party certification designed to promote sustainable forest management and agroforestry in the country.
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Vietnam's rubber industry goes green
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Many domestic rubber firms are pursuing a green strategy in an effort to reduce waste and verify sustainable forest management certificates to better promote the Vietnamese rubber brand globally.
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National Working Plan Code-2023 released for scientific management of fore
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Saturday released the "National Working Plan Code-2023" for the scientific management of forests and evolving new approaches.
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India highly values traditional knowledge, wisdom of local people: Bhupend
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav said that India highly values the traditional knowledge and wisdom of local people and follows a participatory approach in forest management along with gender equity.
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Union Minister discusses circular economy, tackling of single-use plastic,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the meeting, the German delegation raised issues relating to impact of climate change on forests, trilateral cooperation in Africa on environment and climate, circular economy, alternatives for plastics, and how both countries may further explore bilateral cooperation in these areas, acco
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