-Down to Earth Application moved in Supreme Court by three wildlife NGOs seeks to reverse rights granted under Forest Rights Act, allege tribal rights activists and NGOs Several forest rights groups, conservation non-profits and ecologists have got together to condemn the move by a group of non-profits that has asked the Supreme Court to restrict implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006. According to a statement issued by the...
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The bane of unprofessional warehouses-Dilip Kumar Jha
-The Business Standard There is an urgent need to develop a strong warehousing system equipped with modern and scientific storage facilities Mumbai: Around 30% of India's foodgrains harvest gets wasted because it is unprofessionally managed in the warehouse, a joint study conducted by The Associated Chambersof Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and Yes Bank, said.Owing to extreme dearthof about 35 million tonnes (MT) warehousing capacity together with massive foodgrain storage shortfall...
More »CAG under fire from govt, but comes in for praise from President
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government may have blamed institutions like Comptroller and Auditor General for the 'policy paralysis' during UPA-2 but on Sunday, President Pranab Mukherjee was all praise for CAG, Election Commission and Central Vigilance Commission, saying they were strengthening democracy by their "impartiality and capacity to take decision with independence". Speaking at a function of Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) here, the President stressed on "urgency...
More »'Develop strategies to enhance fish production'
-Deccan Herald Mangalore: As the fish production in the country is not proportionate to its demand, there is a need to boost fish production and develop strategies for bridging the yield gap in fisheries and aquaculture, said Dr C Vasudevappa, Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga. There is a need to enhance the production by tapping the water resources in the form of reservoirs and tanks. Speaking at...
More »Madhya Pradesh’s forest cover shrinking -P Naveen
-The Times of India BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh is fast losing its dense forest and the loss has been alarming in the last two years. As per latest estimates of Forest Survey of India (FSI), the state among those having the largest forest covers, has recorded a considerable decrease in its forest cover including very dense forest (VDF) and moderately dense forest (MDF), said sources in ministry of environment and forest...
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