Forests
AnRak Aluminium in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Another Vedanta in the making ? – An article in EPW
Posted on 10 Jan, 2013 10:35 PMThis paper in Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) by Patrik Oskarsson deals with the bauxite (aluminium) project which is very similar to the Vedanta project in Odisha and is coming up in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
AnRak Aluminium, a company of the government of Rasal-Khaimah of the United Arab Emirates and Penna Cement of AP has secured approval for both an aluminium complex and the bauxite mines, but the final forest clearance for the mines is awaited.
The AnRak project has replicated the Vedanta model of first building the refinery and then setting up the mine. The mine is to be operated by the state government to circumvent the ban on non-tribal landownership.
Statistical year book India 2013- A compilation of data sets by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Posted on 05 Jan, 2013 07:19 PM
Survey of the environment 2012 - A publication by The Hindu
Posted on 31 Dec, 2012 09:59 AMThe report includes the following articles under separate sections:
Biodiversity
The section on biodiversity includes four articles:
Don't cut my oak trees: A film on afforestation in Uttarakhand by the Himalaya Seva Sangh
Posted on 30 Dec, 2012 07:40 PMConservation across landscapes: A study of the various mechanisms of biodiversity conservation in India
Posted on 28 Dec, 2012 02:38 PMChapter 1: Background
Biodiversity conservation has normally followed one of two approaches-
Two teachers from S.N. High School, Perla, Kasargod successfully create a forest on sixteen acres of land
Posted on 07 Dec, 2012 07:56 PMThis successful effort made by teachers from Kasargod district to convert sixteen acres of barren land on a hill behind the school into a lush, green forest with thick patches of vegetation demonstrates how persistence and a deep commitment to bring about positive improvements in the environment through community effort can
Gujarat forest statistics – A compilation by Forest Department of Gujarat, Government of Gujarat (2010-2011)
Posted on 15 Nov, 2012 12:09 AMThis document is by the Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Cell of the Forest Department of Gujarat. It provides major statistical facts of the Gujarat's forests.
First tree census by volunteers in Delhi – Report by Compassionate Living
Posted on 14 Nov, 2012 02:05 PMIndia International Centre and The Green Circle of Delhi organized the release of a report based on a first of its kind initiative – the “First Tree Census Report of Delhi by Citizens: Sarvodaya Enclave” on 17th