Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arun Tiwari Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/05/2024. In the application, the allegation is of illegal mining of soil upto 10-15 mtrs. depth from the farmer’s land by M/s Gowar Construction Limited, the project proponent in collusion with the …
Land sharks are ruling the roost right under the nose of the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA). They are also carrying out illegal construction by cutting trees, damaging electricity poles and encroaching upon land owned by private owners much to the disgust of residents in Mussoorie. Rajneesh Daniel, a teacher …
The Odisha government is giving final touches to the proposed amendment to the Odisha Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property Regulations, 1956, which would open a window for tribals to sell their land to non-tribals in the Fifth Schedule areas. As per the proposal, tribal land will be transferred to …
Farmers affected by the four laning of the Nagchala to Manali stretch (National Highway-21) have decided to intensify their agitation against inadequate compensation and lack of transparency in the land acquisition process. Four-lane Sangharsh Samiti president Brig Khushal Thakur (retd) said they held a meeting at Bhuntar yesterday and decided …
As many as 60 hectares, on which there are 600 shops, on either side of the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur road are set to be acquired as a part of the four-laning project of national highway-70 soon. The total stretch of the road is 58 km — starting from Rama Mandi in Jalandhar …
PUNE: By jumping into the fast lane to grow more industrialised and in the frenzy to construct highways and dams, Maharashtra has sacrificed close to 6,724 hectare forest land in the last three years, recent data from the ministry of environment and forests has revealed. The state has 20% forest …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohammed Jainulabudeen & Others Vs District Collector, Trichy & Others dated 02/11/2015 regarding converting the poramboke land in S.F.No.508/2 of Appananallur village, Thottiyam District, Tamil Nadu as a cremation/burial ground.
To achieve its target of providing 11 lakh affordable homes, the Maharashtra government may consider utilising non-development zones for this purpose, state Housing Minister Prakash Mehta said. The government has set an ambitious target of constructing 11 lakh affordable houses in Mumbai and its metropolitan area and seven lakh outside. …
As many as 15,600 hectares of land in Jambi have been burned down in the last three months, some of which are in forest areas, a forestry official has said. Jambi Forestry Agency head Irmansyah said on Tuesday that around 35 percent of the total burned down land in Jambi …
The government has decided to back off from the proposed amendments to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy-land and Wetland Act, 2008, that would have given private entrepreneurs permission to fill up to 10 acres of such land for industrial purposes. On Wednesday, revenue minister Adoor Prakash informed the cabinet that …
Imagine a forest of the size of Bengaluru city being wiped out. That's what has happened in Karnataka over the years. At least 81,776 hectares of forest land in the state is under encroachment — Bengaluru't total land area is 74,100 ha — according to the union ministry of environment, …
Farmers of this hamlet have started resisting the government’s move to acquire 56 acres of land to establish a grain market here. A panchayat of farmers held under the aegis of the Bhartiya Kisan Union Ganrajya Bharat has served a one-month ultimatum on the government to cancel the process of …
Land use change can have negative or positive effects on soil quality. Our objective was to assess the effects of land uses changes on the dynamics of selected soil physical and chemical properties. Soil samples were collected from three adjacent land uses, namely forestland, grazing land and cultivated land at …
Members of the Four-Lane Sangharsh Samiti will meet Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh during Dasehra celebrations over lack of transparency in land acquisition for the four-laning of the Nerchowk-Manali stretch of the National Highway-21. In a statement issued here today, samiti president Brig Khushal Thakur (retd) said it was decided in …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The manner in which mayor K Chandrika brusquely brushed aside the request of the opposition to discuss the recent NGT order on Vilappilsala during the final council meeting heavily reflected the coldness with which corporation had fought the case at National green tribunal, eventually resulting in an embarrassing loss. …
Land will be returned to 13 tribal families which had secured it four decades ago under an Act to curb holdings In a setback to the controversial Lavasa Housing Project, the Maharashtra government has ordered Lavasa Corporation to return 60 acres to indigenous tribal families. Source said Subhash Borkar, a …
Order of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of Sagar Jembhai Dalubhai Vs Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. & Others dated 06/10/2015 regarding apportionment of compensation as provided under section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
A report co-published by the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), titled 'The Economics of Land Degradation in Africa: Benefits of Action Outweigh the Costs,' examines the impact of erosion-induced soil nutrient depletion in 42 African countries, an area representing almost half of the …
New Delhi: In a significant Order, the Social Justice Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Jst. Madan Lokur and Jst. Uday Umesh Lalit today dismissed an Application filed by the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) / Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) seeking a ‘modification / clarification’ of the Apex Court’s …
In recent years, there has been growing attention and effort towards securing the formal, legal recognition of land rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Communities and Indigenous Peoples are estimated to hold as much as 65 percent of the world’s land area under customary systems, yet many governments formally …
BHOPAL: State cabinet on Tuesday allotted 41.49 hectare land for Chutka Nuclear Power Plant in Mandla district. Land in tribal dominated village Chutka in Narayangunj tehsil has been allotted to Nuclear Power Corporation of India. Though the project was planned in 2009, it could not take-off under UPA regime. Renewed …
