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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Lakhan Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 11/01/2017 regarding encroachment of large areas of forest land in the state of Jharkhand. NGT in the Order asks the State to file an affidavit on …
Dept working on plan to curb people's entry into reserve forest Social media campaign is underway to educate cyclists on the dos and don'ts while visiting Turahalli and other forest patches. Wildlife conservationists want the state government to protect the Turahalli reserve forest from the influx of eco-tourists, cyclists and …
No ruining reserve forest.No ruining reserve forest. Bengaluru: The forest department has shot down the government's proposal to construct a 100-acre legislators' township in the Kadugodi plantation in Whitefield, saying it can't come up in a reserve forest. On November 18, Deepika Bajpayee, deputy conservator of forests (DCF), Bengaluru Urban, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Others Vs. Department of Environment & Forests & Others dated 31/10/2016 regarding unauthorized structures on 3.082 hectares of land in Govardhan in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. Counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh and Forest …
Efforts to save the Mau Forest, a vital water tower, are being undermined by encroachment, soil erosion and politics, even as studies show an environmental disaster is unfolding. The livelihoods of millions of Kenyans who depend on the forest are threatened as rainfalls patterns begin to change in the surrounding …
According to a new research loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos could allow woody plants, non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach the grasslands in African national parks. The study used isotopes in hippopotamus teeth to find a shift in the diet of hippos over the course of …
Sonowal asks lady forest officials to formulate work plan for assessment of forest resources GUWAHATI : Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the forest officers to identify challenges posing dangers on wild lives, the sources of such challenges and develop a mechanism to counter them for the protection and conservation of …
Taking a serious note on the issue of encroachments on the forest land, the HP High Court today directed the state government to initiate process to identify the encroachments over the forest land and the persons who have planted fruit bearing trees and to take necessary steps for their eviction. …
The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has taken exception to rampant encroachments in the green lung of the Capital —the Ridge area— due to delay in its demarcation and sought a report from the forest and revenue departments in this regard. The case relates to an RTI application filed by one …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakhan Sansthan & Ors. Vs. Department of Environment & Forests & Ors dated 26/08/2016 regarding non-forest use of forest land in Govardhan in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. Mr. S.K. Shukla, Divisional Forest Officer, Mr. Sujoy Banerjee, CCFI/C Court …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K.C. Bhargava & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 26/08/2016 regarding illegal and unauthorized construction works done in the part of Central Ridge forest land measuring 7.5 acres and lying adjacent to Birla Mandir, NCT of Delhi. National …
The high court on Tuesday granted two days time to the AAP government to explain why despite orders, it has failed to clear the ridge forest area of encroachments. A bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar expressed displeasure on the failure of the government to take action …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K.C. Bhargava & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/08/2016 regarding illegal structures in the Central Ridge near Birla Temple, Delhi. Related Order Dated 29/07/2016
The tribals, who are residing inside the forest for generations and are protecting the forest for years, are yet to get a permanent place to dwell. The district has 154 tribal colonies (Haadis) with a population of more than 14,000 people. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girdhari Lal Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/08/2016 regarding M/s. Devdham Cafe running without consent of the State Pollution Control Board. The Counsel appearing for the State submits that the hotel has been issued Notice by the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 16/08/2016 regarding encroachments on the forest land in the Southern Ridge area, Delhi. In pursuance to Tribunal's direction dated 21-07-2016 Pert Charts giving the schedule for demarcation of Forest/Ridge …
Bhubaneswar: The state's forest cover is getting depleted and has lost around 37,500 hectares (375 sq km) to encroachers, information obtained under RTI has revealed. Although chief minister Naveen Patnaik in March had announced an increase of seven square km of forest land in the state compared to that of …
After the Supreme Court, in February 2016, vacated the interim order of the Madras high court that no 'certificate of titles' are to be given under Forest Rights Act, the Nilgiris district administration has initiated the groundwork to survey lands being enjoyed by tribes and forest dwellers in the Nilgiris. …
Bengaluru: Karnataka is likely to alienate 6 lakh hectares of forest land by regularizing encroachments below three acres, and reconsidering rejected applications for title deeds. Seeking a change in regulations for distributing title deeds to traditional forest dwellers, ministers are reportedly increasing pressure and lobbying to allow and regularize existing …
Over 137.76 sq km of forest land grabbed in 4 national parks and 5 wildlife sanctuaries of the State; Assam second after Madhya Pradesh in terms of forest encroachment Around 137.76 sq km of forest land in four national parks and five wildlife sanctuaries of the State are under encroachment. …
