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 …
IN A strongly-worded recommendation, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has asked the environment ministry to take action on the alleged violation of the Forest Rights Act in the Polavaram project area. Diversion of 3,731 hectares of forest land has been approved by the statutory committee and cleared by the environment …
KOCHI: A final nod for the proposed Athirappilly hydroelectric project will depend on the government's initiative in implementing the Forests Rights Act. Sources in the 'Save Western Ghats Movement' said a final decision on the Athirappilly project will be based on how the provisions of the Forests Right Act are …
ANDHRA Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has been asked to look into complaints about the non-implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the Polavaram project area. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had written to Kiran Kumar
New Delhi: The National Advisory Council (NAC) has run up against a wall in the government yet again. The environment and tribal affairs ministries have stopped replying to the Sonia Gandhi-led body on reforms in the Forest Rights Act (FRA). The council had earlier run into opposition from the food …
The year 2010 was a loud year when high profile projects hit the headlines for non-compliance with environmental regulations Sunita Narain The year 2010 was a loud year for the environment. High profile projects
Jan. 7: The way the AP government unduly favoured the Reddy brothers was noted with concern by the committee. The second and third leases of 39.5 and 68.5 hectares of OMC
NEW DELHI: More than half of the nation's forests could be moved out of exclusive state control if Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has his way.
The NC Saxena headed Forest Rights Act committee on Monday said the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is characterised by a series of serious problems. Also, the progress on these rights has been confined only to land rights for agriculture and habitation
A GOVERNMENT panel set up to review a key legislation on the rights of forest dwellers on Monday criticised its tardy implementation even as environment minister Jairam Ramesh promised to amend the law to protect the rights of tribals living in such areas. The Forest Rights Act 2006
Subhash Narayan The Union Cabinet is all set to bring clarity and finalise procedures for forestry clearance of projects that involve large-scale displacement of tribal population. Lack of well-defined procedures for forestry clearances under the new Forest Rights Act (FRA) has resulted in project files flying between the environment and …
The Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) has recently passed a proposal and drafted an amendment bill to revise the Forest Act 1993. This Act provided the legal foundation for community forestry programme in Nepal during the past two decades. However, the MoFSC has justified its recent move for …
LUCKNOW: Considered a potent weapon for combating Naxalism, the distribution of land titles to tribals and forest workers under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, is not moving at a satisfactory pace in UP in comparison to other states. This, despite chief minister Mayawati's repeated orders to expedite the process. …
The fate of South Korean giant Posco's Rs 54,000 crore integrated steel plant in Odisha hangs in balance with a green panel on Friday recommending to the Environment Ministry to temporarily reject the nod given to the project citing alleged infringement of Forest Rights Act. However, when contacted, Union environment …
BHUBANESWAR: The Campaign for Survival and Dignity (CSD), an organisation fighting for the rights of the tribals and other traditional forest dwellers (OTFDs), on Sunday announced a statewide agitation to pressure the State Government into implementing the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in a
