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India’s first Forest certification scheme gets gloabl recognition
A Geneva-based non-profit has decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) developed by Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF). India now has a globally recognised forest-certification scheme developed specifically for Indian forests. Forest-based industries ..
2019 International Day of Forests
The International Day of Forests is observed every year on 21st of March to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. It also seeks to highlight vital role played by forests in poverty eradication, environmental ..
India to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2018-19: CSO
The Central Statistics Office has released the first advance estimates of National Income for 2018-19. The observations made by CSO are: Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2018-19, a tad higher from 6.7 per cent ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
India launches Green Agriculture project along with FAO to bring transformative change in farm sector
In New Delhi, the Government of India (GoI) along with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has recently launched the Green Agriculture project that seeks to bring transformative change in the farm sector through conservation of biodiversity and forest landscapes. The ..
Environment Ministry releases India’s National REDD+ Strategy
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released National Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) strategy for India. It aims at achieve climate change mitigation by incentivizing forest conservation. This strategy will soon be communicated ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Draft Forest Policy, 2018
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has framed a new draft National Forest Policy 2018 in March, 2018. The new forest policy aims to address the new realities – climate change, human-animal conflict and declining green cover. The ..
Compensatory Afforestation Fund
In August 2016, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 has come into force. This act provides for setting up Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) at both central and state level to ensure expeditious and transparent utilization of ..
2018 International Day of Forests celebrated on 21 March
The International Day of Forests is observed every year on March 21 to provide a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of woodlands and trees and celebrate the ways in which they sustain and protect us. ..
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) signs MOU with TIFAC for supporting forest based communities
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has signed MOU with Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC) to provide livelihood opportunities and augment income of the forest based communities. Through this collaboration, TIFAC will help ICFRE to ..
Three Forest Research Institutes develop High-Yielding Varieties of Plant Species
Three institutes of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun have developed 20 high-yielding varieties of plant species. These three institutes are Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur and Institute of Forest Genetics ..