Forest Act 1980

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …

The national green tribunal bill, 2009: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

A Bill to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons …

Letter to Principal Secretary (forests) govt of Gujarat to Assistant Inspector General of Forests regarding diversion of forest land in favour of M/s Mundra Port …

Letter to Principal Secretary (forests) govt of Gujarat to Assistant Inspector General of Forests regarding diversion of 1840 ha of reserved forest land for development of port based Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Mundra and Dhrub villages of Mundra taluka in Kutch East Forest Division in favour of M/s Mundra …

Bid to influence panel on park: UP

Atiq Khan LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has protested against the alleged move of the UnionGovernment and the Ministry of Environment and Forests to influence the Central Empowered Committee on the issue of development of a park in memory of Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram, in Sector 14 and …

States tardiness on forests holds up plans

New Delhi: With the environment ministry refusing to open forests to projects

APIIC clears its stand on forest land

July 14: The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) has informed the AP High Court that 4,067 acres of forest land at Mamidipally and Kancha Imarath in Ranga Reddy district were de-reserved for non-forest purpose before the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 came into force. The APIIC allotted part of this …

Eco clearances status to be put online

New Delhi, July 1 The Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Wednesday announced that the Web site for Environmental and Forestry Clearances has been made more accessible and user-friendly. The status of all pending cases for clearance under the Forest Conservation Act (1980) is being put up …

No compromise on Forest Conservation

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that there will be no dilution of the provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 when it comes to clearing projects that require diversion of large tracts of forest land. Replying to queries on the large number of …

Sonias aid sought for amending Forest Act

With the Centre ruling out any change in the 1980 Forest Conservation Act, a prominent NGO here has sought the intervention of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on the issue claiming that her late husband, Rajiv Gandhi, was in favour of amending the legislation to protect the rights of tribal people. …

Call for amending Forest and Wildlife Act

There is an urgent need for an amendment to the Forest and the Wildlife Act of India for the safety of the endangered forests and wildlife of Assam. Wild animals belonging to various species including their habitats have been decreasing for which problems like global warming, various unseen diseases etc …

Supreme Court judgment on mining in the Aravalli Hill Range of Haryana as on May 8, 2009

The Supreme Court judgement ordering suspension of all mining activities in the 448 sq. km. area of the Aravalli Hill range falling in Haryana's districts of Faridabad and Gurgaon including Mewat. This present order, hereby suspend all mining operations in the Aravalli Hill Range falling in the state of Haryana …

File mining details in a day: HC to govt

The State has drawn flak from the High Court for illegal mining activities taking place in the forest areas. It has been given a day

Apex court to take up petitions on mining in forest land in Haryana

Gurgaon: On Friday, the Supreme Court will take up for hearing the various interlocutory applications (IA) on petitions on mining and other non-forest activities on forest land in Haryana and Rajasthan. A three-judge bench called the

Mines of scandal

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Letter to Principal Secretary (forests) govt of Gujarat to Assistant Inspector General of Forests regarding diversion of forest land in favour of M/s Mundra Port …

Letter to Principal Secretary (forests) govt of Gujarat to Assistant Inspector General of Forests regarding diversion of 1840 ha of reserved forest land for development of port based Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Mundra and Dhrub villages of Mundra taluka in Kutch East Forest Division in favour of M/s Mundra …

Arms licenses to protect crops may be banned

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 20 Plans are in the offing to phase out all existing arms licenses issued for crop protection in Goa, in addition to banning approvals for new arms licenses for crop protection as well. If approved by the Goa State Board for Wildlife, the decision could be …

Govt plea in SC to end forest land row

Govt plea in SC to end forest land row Residents of buildings on private forest land in Mumbai and Thane may have won half the battle against the decision to term their buildings illegal. The state government has filed an application in the Supreme Court praying for exclusion of the …

Forest dept says Patiala MC usurped its land

Patiala, October 03 Government officials have reportedly usurped and later tried to auction Forest Department land measuring 52 kanal in Jhill village. Since 20002, senior officials of the district administration, Patiala Municipal Corporation (MC) and District Revenue Office (DRO) have been under the scanner following inclusion and subsequent attempt to …

Forest land issue: SC adjourns hearing, awaits BMC affidavit

Mumbai, August 29 Government says issue be referred to Central Empowerment Committee The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on the forest land case for six weeks. The homes of nearly 5 lakh citizens of suburban Mumbai were recently declared

The compensatory afforestation fund bill, 2008

A bill to provide for the establishment of a Fund and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, Net Present Value and all other amounts recovered from such agencies under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; constitution of an Authority …

Tribals should not be deprived of right to forest land : ATSU, ADSF

All Tiwa Students' Union (ATSU) central committee, Autonomy Demand Struggling Forum (ADSF )and Tiwa People of Amri and Duaramla mouza submitted a memorandum to chief executive member Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Diphu though the range officer, Au guri range, Auguri recently, as stated in a press release. ATSU, ADSF and …

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