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 …
New Delhi Environment, public hearing rules may be eased Some relaxation in green norms for coal mining may be on the cards. Keen to step up coal output, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will discuss on Friday options including an easing of environment and forest clearance norms for 13 Coal …
The Tribal Affairs Ministry has asked the State Government to ensure that tribal villagers get access to bamboo plantation areas to earn their livelihood. The issue of harassment of tribals by Forest Department officials was raised in a letter reported to have been written by Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore …
With just about 30 per cent of its villages covered under the Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, so far, the Odisha Government is more than keen to expedite things and has already drawn up plans for a comprehensive programme to implement the …
New Delhi: The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has sprung to the aid of villagers caught in a battle between hotel industry and wildlife groups, who are fighting for securing the Sigur elephant corridor that cradles between several wildlife sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu. In an affidavit filed before …
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday took the State government to task on its apathy in protecting the forest area in sensitive zones and ordered a stay on the construction of two mini hydel projects. During the hearing of a petition filed by Prashanth Yavagal and Western Ghats Environment …
The Assam government has decided to go all out to protect the forest wealth of the State, a State minister said. The government has decided not only to arm forest guards with sophisticated weapons like AK-47 rifles and SLRs but also instructed all forest officials in each district to ensure …
After rejecting recommendations of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) to strengthen Forest Rights Act, the Centre has decided to take all suggestions on board and introduce an amendment bill in the current Parliament session. The tribal affairs ministry will bring the amendment bill to correct basic contradictions within …
Tribal displacement, without rehabilitation, has led to growth of Naxalism: Tribal ministry With spurt in Naxal attacks, the Centre has decided to ask governors to use special powers in tribaldominated areas and consider cancelling mining leases given to state agencies and corporates. The first such recommendation is likely to be …
The hills and valleys are as scenic, their tribal inhabitants as abject, the industrial interests threatening them as powerful and rapacious. But, despite considerable mobilisation and the larger numbers of lives facing disruption, the resistance of tribals in Andhra Pradesh seems to have drawn less attention than that of the …
SHILLONG: Following CAG exposé on the failure of the state government to adhere to the Forest Conservation Act has compelled the Jaintia Youth Federation (JYF) central body to further pressurize the government to close down the cement factories operating in Jaintia Hills. “This is a very serious matter indeed and …
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 …
SHILLONG: A joint investigation committee (JIC) comprising State Chief Conservator of Forest and Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest from the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment, Regional Office has been constituted to relook into the alleged random exploitation of forest land by the cement industries in Jaintia Hills district. …
New Delhi: Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Monday said, “I shall reject any project recommended for clearing without adhering to the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and the ministry’s order.” This was in response to a TOI story on the Forest Advisory Committee violating ministry directive while clearing projects. The …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Monday filed its final report on illegal mining in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts of Karnataka recommending cancellation of 49 mining leases for “flagrant” violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act and other laws. The CEC has told the court that “these (49) leases should …
‘Greed of a few people putting ecology in peril’ The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Monday recommended cancellation of 49 mining leases in three districts of Karnataka, including some belonging to both BJP and Congress politicians. The mining leases facing the axe include that of Associated Mining Company …
NEW DELHI: Senior forest officials are slated to meet environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan to yet again raise complaints against the Forest Rights Act. Even as they are set to raise issues on implementation of the Act, the Forest Advisory Committee, stacked with senior forest officials and three non-government …
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday chided the Forest department for attempting to award ''huge'' punishment for a ''trivial'' offence. The Division Bench consisting Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna did not agree with the government advocate’s claim that Fayaz Khan, a resident of Channapatna, was …
Kannada movie on brigand’s life being shot inside elephant habitat violation: Crew members of ‘Attahaasa’ shooting in a forest in Chamarajanagar district. ‘Attahaasa’, a Kannada film based on slain forest brigand Veerappan, is again in the news for the wrong reasons. The movie by A M R Ramesh of ‘Cyanide’ …
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 …
