Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Act, 2014
An Act further to amend the Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953. This Act may be called the Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Act, 2014.
Forest Act
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Posco: MoEF panel visits captive port site
With the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) nixing the Vedanta project at Niyamgiri hills, the Orissa government is now keeping its fingers crossed on the Rs 54,000 crore Posco steel project as the Meena Gupta committee set up by the ministry on Tuesday visited the site of the proposed captive port near Paradip that is to be used by the steel plant. In July, the MoEF had formed the four
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Forest Land Right Certificates distributed to more than 1 lakh beneficiaries
So far one lakh 3 thousand 28 claimants of forest land have been given Forest Land Right Certificate in the state under the Forest Land Right Act. Steps are being taken to distribute Land Right Certificates to around 25 thousand forest dwellers.
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Forest Land Rights Act
The claims received under Forest Land Rights Act have been digitally surveyed and digital map has been prepared. Under the Land Rights Act, one lakh 25 thousand 395 claims have been accepted. Out of this, Land Right Certificates have been distributed to one lakh 3 thousand 28 claimants.
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Orissa mulls three options on Niyamgiri
Even though Vedanta Resources has initiated the process of saving its plant from closure, the Orissa government is yet to take a decision on the revival of the Niyamgiri bauxite mines in Kalahandi district. Acting on the report of the Saxena Committee and the recommendation of the Forest Advisory Committee, the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) withdrew the forest and environment
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Forest act non-starter
Ranchi, Sept.
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Food security flak for Centre
Ranchi, Sept.
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BJD plans save Orissa rally today
Debabrata Mohanty Stung by the Environment Ministry on mega industrial projects of Vedanta and Posco and Rahul Gandhi
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Environment ministry widens Posco panels mandate
THE environment ministry has widened the scope of the Meena Gupta Committee looking into South Korean steel maker Posco
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Posco: Hearings over, state hopes for the best
<p>BHUBANESWAR: While the State Government reiterated its stand that no tribals are living on the land earmarked for Posco’s steel project, the CPI, spearheading the anti-Posco agitation, on Sunday demanded that the plant be shifted elsewhere. The Meena Gupta Committee will submit its report to the Ministry of Environment and Forests within a month.
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Concern for Kondhs, but not Khasis?
What is common between Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district of Orissa and a place near Umiam lake in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya? Both are among the finest addresses for nature lovers.