Forest Development Corporation

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  China Builds World's Largest Seaplane

  China has completed production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft after seven years of work, which it plans to use to perform marine rescue missions and fight forest fires, the Xinhua news agency reported.

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  Centre Directs Probe In Death Of 4 Tiger Cubs in Maharashtra

  The Centre has directed to probe the death of four tiger cubs in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, and the inquiry would also ascertain as to why the forest department personnel reached the spot four hours after the information was received.

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  Environment Ministry Proposes Scheme for Developing City Forests

  The Environment Ministry has proposed to come out with a scheme with an aim to develop at least one city forest on forest land in cities having municipal corporations, Lok Sabha was informed today.

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  48 Tigers in Non-Protected Chandrapur Forest Areas: Survey

  As many as 48 tigers have been found to be inhabiting outside the protected areas in forests of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra, taking the total number of such animals to 120 in the zone which is home to Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR)

• ONGC Seeks Green Nod for Rs 53,000-Cr KG-Basin Infra: Report

  State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) seeking clearance for drilling 45 development wells and other related infrastructure involving a cost of over Rs 53,000 crore in Krishna-Godavari basin.

• Odisha Asks Posco to Pay Land Premium Soon

  The Odisha government on Saturday asked South Korean steel major Posco to make outstanding payment of about Rs 50 crore towards land premium and Rs 18 crore towards net present value for forest land diversion.

• Cairn India May Spend Rs 13,000 Crore on KG Basin Block

  Cairn India may spend Rs 13,000 crore in developing an oil and gas block in Krishna-Godavari Basin over a period of time even as it geared up to undertake drilling of 64 exploratory and appraisal wells in that block.

• Panel Seeks Report on ArcelorMittal Mines Leases

  The development comes in the wake of a Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) examining the application of world's largest steel maker for diversion of 202 hectares of reserved forest area in its favour for iron ore and manganese mining in Saranda forest division in West Singhbhum district.

• Glenmark receives $4 million from Forest Lab as research fee

  The company through its Swiss unit has received $4 million as research fee payment from Forest Laboratories Inc for the development of novel mPGES-1 inhibitors to treat chronic inflammatory conditions, including pain, it said.

• Environment Ministry body may consider NMDC's 2 Chhattisgarh projects next week: report

  The Expert Appraisal Committee is likely to take up next week two stalled projects of state-owned National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) for grant of preliminary environment clearance, according to official sources.

• Issue of coal blocks allotted to Tata Steel, others not taken up by Cabinet: Chidambaram

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCAE) on Thursday did not take up the issue of 61 coal blocks allotted to private companies such as Tata Steel, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and Hindalco, which have been unable to develop the mines within the stipulated timeframe.

• Clearances of Odisha power project coal blocks may be de-linked: report

  The government may de-link forest clearance of coal blocks for 4,000-MW Odisha ultra-mega power project (UMPP) with the environmental clearance accorded to the entire plant, so that delay in development of mines does not affect the construction of the thermal station, according to a source close to the development.

• Cyclone Phailin impact: Odisha's Berhampur university likely to reopen on November 12

  Cyclone-ravaged Berhampur University in Odisha's Ganjam district is likely to reopen on November 12.

• In setback for Vedanta, Niyamgiri mining ban to continue: top 10 developments

  The Supreme Court has said that it's up to the local village body or gram sabha that governs the Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha to decide the Niyamgiri Hills are a religious abode of the local tribals. Once this decision is taken, the Ministry of Environment and Forests will decide on the clearance for mining. The gram sabha has three months to decide a...

• ONGC seeks Environment Ministry permit for drilling new wells in KG Basin

  State-owned ONGC has approached Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for the permission to drill 24 development wells and to establish production facility in Krishna-Godavari basin, a top official said today.