The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The power ministry is likely to convey to a high level inter-ministerial panel on coal-related issues that despite agreeing to scrap the ‘go-no go’ system, the environment ministry is yet to lift the moratorium imposed on mining in the remaining two coalfields. This, it says, has triggered an immense uncertainty …
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has slammed the Maharashtra government for clearing the Andhra Lake Wind Power Project promoted by Enercon (India) Limited. Situated near the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary here, the 113 MW wind energy project has caused “substantial forest destruction and triggered large scale soil erosion,” according …
Ranchi, Feb. 28: Eighteen villages of Ranchi district will be the first to receive community rights over local natural resources under the forest act in Jharkhand by next month. Nine of these 18 lucky villages that will be empowered under the Scheduled Tribes & Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of …
One of India's iconic tiger reserves is emblematic of its efforts to save the big cat Preserving India's wild tigers has become a popular cause today. Most people might never see a wild tiger, but they fully support measures to save it. They are aware that, in spite of several …
Ahmedabad: The pastoralist communities of Banni, through their respective gram panchayats, have opposed the move of the state forest department to ban pastoral rights of the community staying in the areas. At least 15 of the 19 gram panchayats have passed a resolution against the state government and have sent …
Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh clearly and categorically advocated not to issue any fresh licence for mining in the iron ore rich Saranda area. The Minister also divulged that several such applications had come when he was heading the Forest and Environment Ministry but declined to give his …
Forest dept fears the Western Ghats Ecology Authority infringes on its powers The recommendation of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) for setting up the Western Ghats Ecology Authority (WGEA) has not gone down well with the State Forest department. It has written to the government opposing the recommendation, …
Not only are the Forest Rights Act and the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act routinely violated in Chhattisgarh, the adivasis are also short-changed on legislative representation and reservations in government jobs. As the state cedes land to capital while reducing the adivasis to an ornamental presence, there is increasing …
The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 has been amended in 2006, and a separate chapter (Chapter IVB) has been provided, which interalia, provides for constituting the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), its powers and functions, reporting requirements, constitution of State level Steering Committees, preparation of Tiger Conservation Plan, explanation regarding the …
A Parliamentary panel has expressed concern over massive rejection of title deed claims of forest dwellers by the State Governments. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment tabled its report on ‘Implementation of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006’ in both …
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment reviewed the government rules for allocation of title deeds to forest dwellers in this report on Forest Rights Act, 2006. This Report of the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment deals with the action taken by the Government on the …
The Mamata Banerjee government will compensate all those economically dependant on land earmarked for acquisition, not only the owner or registered bargadars, according to the draft of a new bill. The West Bengal Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, will also have provisions for tribals, SCs and STs who …
This critique of the Green India Mission highlights the international political agenda motivating it as well as how this impacts communities and forest governance. The Government of India announced it’s first ever National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in June 2008 to identify measures and steps to advance climate …
AGARTALA: Chairman of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) of Meghalaya Fabian Lyngdoh has appreciated the activities of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) for its successful implementation of Forest Rights Act. In his address at a function organised by the TTAADC, Lyngdoh said, “The tribal council in Tripura …
Agartala: Tripura has sought Rs.440 crore from the Central government to undertake livelihood schemes for thousands of tribals who will get title deeds in the state under the Forest Rights Act, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Wednesday. Sarkar, accompanied by state Finance Minister Badal Choudhury, on Monday met …
Tripura has sought Rs.440 crore from the central government to undertake livelihood schemes for thousands of tribals who will get title deeds in the state under the forest rights act, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Wednesday. Sarkar, accompanied by state finance minister Badal Choudhury, Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan …
Bhubaneswar: The Centre on Monday assured the Odisha government of extending all possible support for the welfare of tribal population, particularly the primitive tribal groups. Union tribal affairs and panchayati raj minister V Kishore Chandra Deo gave the assurance during his meeting with chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State …
The displaced and their advocates have been campaigning for a law that will limit the coercive power of the State in taking over land. The Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 adopts some of the language and concerns from the sites of conflict. But by beginning with the premise …
Allocation for development of wildlife habitats cut by half Kerala has been denied Central funds for the rehabilitation of villages in protected areas for its failure to implement the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The State has not followed the guidelines of …
At a time when the rehabilitation of villages out of tiger landscapes has become more difficult than ever, with the Forest Rights Act having made it subject to vilagers’ consent, here is one tiger territory that stands out in contrast. Tucked in the Melghat hills, Wan has become the first …
