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 …
Sankar Ray A strict vigil should be kept on the fact-finding committee on Posco A pro-BJP political commentator vented his anger against environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh for a feat that drew the "gushing praise of international jholawalas" THE report of the four-member committee headed by N C Saxena …
An updated status of state-wise implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for the period ending 31st August, 2010. As per the information collected , more than 28.73 claims have been filed and more than 10.13 lakh titles have been distributed. …
Joe C Mathew / New Delhi September 01, 2010, 1:20 IST A 15-year agreement between India and Britain that assures equitable treatment to cross-border investors from both countries may technically permit Vedanta to seek legal action against the central government if its investments in Orissa suffer for no fault of …
Community participation emerged as the defining principle of forest policies all over the world in the closing decades of the last century. In India, this came about after the Indian forest policies went through different stages from largely commercial-centric to a community-oriented approach. The access to forests and participation in …
This study analyses primary level household and village data collected from forested areas in three states in India for mapping the potential of The Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 in addressing poverty alleviation and income generation needs of tribal and forest dwelling communities. The Forest Rights Act, 2006 is as …
Most of the Yanadi community in Chittoor and Nellore districts are now seeking their livelihoods by getting jobs in other places and are living their life forgetting much about their age old rich traditions and customs. The net result is that traditional knowledge and customary practices that were in practice …
Will review compliance of the project with various statutory provisions and central, state clearances. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has expanded the terms of reference of the Meena Gupta committee probing into alleged violations of the Forest Rights Act at the Posco project site in Orissa. The order …
Bhubaneswar: The Meena Gupta Committee, which is probing into the implementation of Forest Right Act and the Rehabilitation & Re-settlement Policy in the proposed site for Posco
The creation of inviolate areas in protected forests has been a key concern of conservation for decades. It assumes the only way to conserve "critical" areas is to relocate people who live in these forests. In theory, such people are moved and provided higher living standards while the inviolate area …
THE Union environment ministry has written to Orissa's principal secretary (forests) directing the state to stop work on the Korean steel giant POSCO's plant in Jagatsinghpur district. The August 5 letter comes after the joint committee of the Central environment and tribal affairs ministries submitted a report on Forest Rights …
THE Union environment ministry has written to Orissa's principal secretary (forests) directing the state to stop work on the Korean steel giant POSCO's plant in Jagatsinghpur district.
Prafulla Das BHUBANESWAR: The four-member Central team that came to assess the implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the area chosen for the proposed steel plant of Posco-India Private Limited in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district completed its three-day visit on Sunday. The committee, headed by the former Union Environment Secretary, …
In popular imagination, he has two different avatars. The truth is somewhere in betweenOur Political Bureau NEW DELHI IN POPULAR imagination, Jairam Ramesh has two, starkly different avatars. In which he is a hero, he is the protector of the ancient Dongria Kondh tribe in Orissa. He is the sole …
MoEF has rejected Vedanta's mining project in Orissa. Read this final decision by MoEF on grant of forest clearance in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts for proposal submitted by Orissa Mining Corporation on mining in Lanjigarh. See Also Report: N C Saxena panel report. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/313058 Letter: Letter of reply from Attorney …
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) considered the report submitted by the four member committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide its order dated 29.06.2010 for investigation into a proposal submitted by the Government of Orissa for diversion of 660.749 ha forest land in favour of Orissa Mining …
