Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday expressed concerns over the alleged delay in the Forest Conservation Act and Forest Rights Act clearances for the developmental projects in the state and said that his government would take up the matter with the Centre.
He said that timeline for FCA clearance must be adhered to in cases of construction of medical colleges, tourism projects, educational institutions, roads, and electric charging stations.
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): The number of cases registered for environment-related offences has increased by four per cent as compared to the previous year, according to the Crime in India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2021.
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP, Binoy Viswam has raised concerns over the newly notified Forest Conservation Rules, 2022 in a letter to Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav and urged that the law should be withdr
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Binoy Viswam, Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav requesting him to extend the deadline for the public comments on proposed amendments in Forest Conservation Ac