In a unique move to spread awareness about the serious effects of global climate change, the President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed and his Cabinet met at an underwater arrangement to highlight the threat that Maldives is facing. They wore scuba gear and used hand signals to ‘discuss’ the problem. The meeting took place 16 feet below the water and bubbles ascended from their masks as fishes swam around the members. In this one of a kind meeting, the Cabinet signed a declaration calling for global cuts in carbon emissions. This

In yet another laudable move, the Indian Army has recently launched an afforestation drive in the high altitudes of East Sikkim. They planted 6000 saplings, consisting of various species including maple juniper, chinguapin, fir, rhododendron, purple Iris, Strawberry, Jatamansi and Fenugreek. The launch of this green drive was marked by General Officer Commanding of the Black Cat Division, Major General R.S. Chopra. He planted the first sapling in this amazing eco-conscious move. Chopra averred that this move accentuates the “commitment and concern” of the Army, towards the environment. The move

In order to create a greater impact about the importance of cleanliness in the country, the Department of Public Health Engineering (PHE) arranged two block level programs that were held at Panchgram and Katlicherra blocks of Hailakandi district of Assam on October 8th and 9th 2009. These programs took place during the cleanliness week, 2009 and were inaugurated by Tapan Chandra Goswami. There were a number of non-government organizations, government officials, members of Panchayats, school students and teachers who participated in the program. This meeting during the cleanliness week was

The Tiger Reserve at Namdapha in Arunachal Pradesh would be watched over by an aircraft. It has been planned that a micro light aircraft would be put on duty to continuously hover over the Namdapha tiger Reserve. This would help the forest staff for surveillance and protection of the tigers in the sanctuary, nestled in the easternmost part of India. Namdapha is one of the three tiger reserves in Northeast India. The Minister of the State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh announced the introduction of the micro light

The State Government of Tripura has incorporated 472 Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC) with local groups of Agartala to protect, conserve and develop the deteriorated forest areas. The forest Ministry of Tripura stated that a remarkable job has been done by the JFMCs in regenerating, protecting and managing the forests across the state. The government has introduced the partnership of the JFM Committees to serve the purpose of inducing betterment to the forests. The JFMC will serve to induce betterment to the forests with the prevention of forest fires, encroachment,