From rice husks to eco-friendly charcoal
B Rakesh Sharma27 Dec 2023
“By combining knowledge with hands-on application, we can address pressing environmental challenges."
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“By combining knowledge with hands-on application, we can address pressing environmental challenges."
The "Imphal Free Press" had highlighted that Manipur has been receiving adequate rainfall despite a change in the pattern.
IFP IMPACT: The Imphal Free Press had published a news report “Deforestation leading to water scarcity despite adequate rainfall in Manipur” on April 2, 2023.
"Manipur used to get 1600 millimetre of rainfall in a year but that has changed... rainfall patterns have changed in the state and the main issue is deforestation".
FIR was registered against seven people for causing forest fire and deforestation in Imphal East region.
Relating water shortage in the state to deforestation that causes climate change or variation, Manipur Health Minister Sapam Ranjan appealed to the people to stop deforestation particularly in the hill areas.
The NYFM demands the government of Manipur and the Government of India for immediate action to identify and delete fictitious villages and delete bogus population.
Destruction of poppy cultivation will be one of the most effective solutions to restore the degrading ecological imbalance in Manipur, said the social welfare minister.
Coordinating Body Khurai, a conglomerate of 42 civil society organisations of Imphal East district on Thursday submitted a representation to CM Biren drawing his attention to disarm the dwellers in Nongmaiching forest range until the end of dry season.
“It is unfortunate that some people are clearing the forest while the villagers of Phayeng have been preserving the forest since the last 60 years."
Most of the major rivers in Imphal valley have dried up due to the large-scale poppy cultivation in hill ranges, CAFPD Minister L Susindro said after taking an aerial survey of poppy plantations in the state.
Chief Minister N Biren appealed to the people of Manipur to take a joint pledge to make Manipur green and free from corruption, drug menace and violence.
Awareness Programme on Environment and Tribal People and Impact of Drug Abuse: Several experts stresses the need to create awareness among students to curb deforestation in the hills of Manipur
The huge deforestation for poppy plantation in many parts of hills in Manipur has threatened our rich biodiversity and disturbs ecological balance.
Contrary to what many of us think, forests are intimately connected with human welfare in myriad ways
Manipur BJP president A Sharda Devi on Sunday said that some "non-locals" are cultivating poppy plants by deforestation in remote areas of hill districts adjacent to Myanmar.
World Environment Day 2022: Repeating the WED theme “Only One Earth” after 50 long years is a reminder to all the people in the world that the planet Earth is our only home and humanity must safeguard its finite natural resources. It reiterates the need to live sustainably in harmony with nature.
World Environment Day is a great platform for leaders and governments everywhere to step up their sustainability commitments and transform their own activities and implement the policies that will enable everyone to solve the triple planetary crisis.
IFP Editorial: Now, Thangjing Lai Haraoba is going on full swing at Moirang and it should be the responsibility of the state that nothing unsavoury occurs in the general area of Thangjing as a result of the recent face-off between forest officials and Kuki groups.
The Youth’s Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR) stated that 13 aged-old trees, including the sacred Sana Khongnang trees are going to be felled as a part of the ongoing road expansion project of Imphal to Moreh.