Article: Centre clears boosting of scheme for enhancing green cover.

Article: FOREST MINISTRY IMPLEMENTS NATIONAL AFFORESTATION ...
The Hindustan Times;  March 12, 2007 ;     379 words ... ... and Forests issued the following press release: The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing the National Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme, which is mainly aimed at development of forests. The scheme is being implemented ...

Article: UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL AFFORESTATION ...
The Hindustan Times;  March 19, 2007 ;     364 words ... ... Environment and Forests issued the following press release: The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing National Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme through a two-tier decentralized set-up of Forest Development Agency (FDA) at ...

Article: China Maps out Strategy for National Afforestation
Xinhua News Agency;  May 26, 2000 ;     387 words ...China will step up its afforestation efforts by dividing the country into four regions, according to a senior Chinese forestry official. The first region covers more than 700 counties in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, a region that has

Article: Govt invites private sector to increase forest cover to 33 PC.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  June 5, 2006 ;     638 words ... ... aim at achieving 33 per cent green cover by 2012," Union Minister ... that would invest in expanding green cover, he said at a CII-organised ... engaged in implementation of National Afforestation Programme across the country ...

Article: Delhi to have 30 pc green cover by 2011: Chief ...
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  July 28, 2009 ;     441 words ...Delhi to have 30 pc green cover by 2011: Chief Minister New Delhi ... will have 30 per cent areas under green cover in the next two years, Delhi Chief ... sincere efforts to further extend the green cover from the current 20 per cent to ...

Article: 'Green cover down to 5 pc'
The Hindustan Times;  April 15, 2008 ;     671 words ... ... Times NEW DELHI, India, April 15 -- GREEN COVER of the State is diminishing fast.According ... is left with merely 5 percent of the green cover. As far as the mandatory figures are ... said it would help in increasing the green cover. "We still know the word 'kheti ...

Article: Green cover down to 5 pc, says expert
The Hindustan Times;  April 16, 2008 ;     575 words ... ... Times NEW DELHI, India, April 16 -- GREEN COVER of the state is diminishing fast. According ... left with merely five per cent of the green cover. As far as the mandatory figures are ... said it would help in increasing the green cover. "There is an urgent need to raise ...