Archive for October, 2010

Set up in August 1992 under the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), the National Afforestation & Eco-Development Board (NAEB) is responsible for promoting afforestation,tree planting, ecological restoration and eco-development activities in the country. The Board carries out its activities with special attention to the degraded forest areas and lands ... Full story

Snare and big cat skin: the story of India's protected areas needs a drastic change The Chairman of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta, and the Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh  announced the Notification of the NGT yesterday. With this, the long endeavour to have ... Full story

One Water, One World The importance of water for life and environment has always been felt even before man appeared on this Planet. For life itself evolved in water and would not have come about, as we know it today, without it.  Water is being harvested in ... Full story

The issue of climate change is global in nature and not one person on the face of the planet is immune to it. Popularised by the World Commission on Environment & Development (WCED)'s 1987 report entitled "Our Common Future", sustainable development is one of the first born solutions to climate ... Full story

File photo: Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/c), Shri Jairam Ramesh with the Ministers of BASIC Group, at the end of 4th Meeting of the BASIC countries, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 26, 2010 The Fifth BASIC ... Full story

Millions of people are linked to forests, some derive their livelihoods from them, others call them home. The forests, however, are subjected to continuous exploitation due to varied reasons beyond the realm of sustainance, rendering the forest dwellers most vulnerable. To protect these communities against ... Full story

The Gory 'No Pressure' ad is no longer part of the 10:10 campaign Founded in September 2009 by Franny Armstrong, Director of ‘The Age of Stupid’, 10:10 is a popular Global Warming Mitigation Campaign based in U.K. Aiming at inspiring actions that can reduce carbon emissions ... Full story

The most recent celebrity who has lent his name for the cause of saving the tiger is Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Having met Jairam Ramesh in New York this September at the reception of the Coalition of Rainforest Nations, ... Full story

Delhi Greens teams up with Sierra Club, the world's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organisation to share what Sierra Club Chairman Carl Pope has to say about our Environment Minister, on climate negotiations and beyond. Full story

A month to go before the entire city (and the country) will wake up to lights and fire crackers, celebrating one of the most important festivals in India. Usually celebrated on the 15th day of the dark fortnight of the Hindu month of Ashwin (October/November) every year, ... Full story