Probe report holds auction of trees in Sirsa division unlawful
An inquiry report into the allegations of irregularities and misappropriation of funds in the auction of trees by Sirsa Forest Division in Kalanwali range of the Haryana Forest Department points towards
View ArticleState govt says no to tree felling through private agencies
Green Tribunal had directed Forest Department to maintain status quo The Haryana Forest Department seems to have finally admitted what an inquiry conducted by an IAS officer in Sirsa had indicated and...
View ArticlePanel to look into Asaram’s ‘illegal’ ashram in Ridge area
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday constituted a committee comprising representatives of the Environment & Forests Ministry, the Ridge Management Board and the Delhi Government’s Additional...
View ArticleState Govt agrees to stop felling of trees in Mahan
In an undertaking submitted to the National Green Tribunal, the State Government on Monday said that it would not fell trees in Mahan forests till October. This comes as a temporary respite for members
View ArticleNGT bans dumping of waste, debris in Pauri forest
In a major triumph for green activists, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned all non-forest activities in Manda Khal and Gadoli Khal forest regions in Pauri. The sites were being used for dumping
View ArticleCentre may tweak forest laws in Naxal-hit states
As part of its efforts to streamline environment issues in a realistic manner to assist development in Naxal-affected areas, the Centre will change some rules in the Forest Rights Act and Forest...
View ArticleForest cover has increased despite some setbacks
Country still has large swathes of contiguous forests accounting for 40% of the forest cover There has been an increase of 5,871 sq km of the country’s forest area since 2011, even as moderately dense
View ArticleMaharashtra lost forest cover as much as 80 Sonegaon lakes in 2 years
At a time when the country has recorded an increase of 5,871 sq km in its forest cover in the past two years with West Bengal alone contributing 60% of the total rise, Maharashtra lost 14 sq km forest
View ArticleSC to hear plea for regulatory authority on environment
The Supreme Court will hear Nov 14 a plea for setting up of a regulatory authority to look into environmental matters including the impact, assessment and the enforcement of the National Forest Policy
View ArticleSaranda cases could change how green nod is granted
CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in granting mining permits in Saranda could limit the space for political discretion in giving green clearances The Central Bureau of Investigation, or
View ArticleE-ricks to make comeback as new scheme notified
The city government on Tuesday notified the new E-rickshaw Sewa Scheme, paving the way for the battery-operated vehicles’ return on the city roads. The move comes just days after the Cabinet on December
View ArticleForest cover target in Bihar set at 15 per cent by 2017
The Bihar government has set a target of increasing forest cover at 15 per cent by 2017 in the state, Forest and Environment minister P K Shahi said today. "We have set the forest cover target at 15
View ArticleNo forests in Aravali, claims Haryana govt
In a fresh threat to the fragile ecosystem of the Aravalis, the Haryana forest department has reversed its earlier order and asked officials not to designate lands in the range as forests, other than...
View ArticleEnvironment Ministry plans regeneration drive for forest land
The Prakash Javadekar-led Environment Ministry, which was earlier on a spree of clearing forests in the name of development, is now thinking of reviving forests lying in degraded condition in the country.
View ArticleForest department to plant 31,000 trees on Kharghar hills
With the onset of monsoon, the forest department has come up with a two-pronged plan to counter deforestation on Kharghar hills and prevent unplanned tree hacking by local tribals. A massive plantation
View ArticleSecond year to focus on enforcement mechanisms: Javadekar
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that putting an enforcement mechanism for various green laws will be a priority of his Ministry in the second year. Advocating amendments to existing
View ArticleReport on green laws junked
The parliamentary committee finds force in view of experts The controversial High Level Committee report that reviewed the green laws in 2014 has been junked by a Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC).
View ArticleSix green law amendments to be finalised by Oct: Javadekar
Union Environment Ministry is likely to finalise the amendments to the six green laws by October this year after consultations with legal experts and stakeholders. Union Environment Minister Prakash
View ArticleNCRB says over 50% of environment-related offences reported in Raj
Rajasthan has less than 5% of the country's forest cover but when it comes to environment-related offences, particularly the number of crimes under the Forest Act and the Wildlife Protection Act, it is
View ArticleGovernment hires top firms to implement TSR Subramanian report on...
Even as a Parliamentary panel recommended in July that the TSR Subramanian report on revising and amending environment laws be scrapped, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC)
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