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MoEFCC grants Stage-1 clearance for Shimla's transport ropeway project
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Agnihotri said, "We are continuously moving forward towards building the world's second-largest and India's biggest transport ropeway, proposed in Shimla. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has granted Stage-1 in-principle approval for this projec
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India-China talks have paved way for resumption of trade via Shipki La pas
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Negi said the development follows recent talks between the foreign ministers of India and China.
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Himachal CM seeks Union govt's aid for land, forest act relaxation for dis
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday urged the Union government to provide at least one bigha of land to families whose homes and farmlands have been washed away in the ongoing monsoon disaster, and to relax provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, to ma
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Himachal Pradesh: Apple growers agitated over cutting down orchards mid-se
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh Kisan Sabha and the Apple Growers Association on Monday announced plans to file a petition in court to stop the ongoing cutting down of orchards. They also demanded land rights for landless farmers under central legislation.
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Himachal Minister Vikramaditya Singh warns action over poor dept work, say
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh said the department's work is poor despite enough funds. He blamed bad contractors and officials. He ordered performance ratings and warned action against those who do not perform, including blacklisting contractors.
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Jairam Ramesh hails SC order on Forest Conservation Amendment Act, says "s
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday lauded the Supreme Court order on pleas against the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 and said it is "a stinging rebuke to the Modi Government's systematic efforts to dilute the institutions and regulatory systems" for ecologica
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Mahila and Yuvak Mandals to be compensated for forest conservation: CM Suk
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
While reviewing the various schemes and projects of the Forest Department here today, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed to rope in the Mahila Mandals and Yuvak Mandals, Self Help Groups and Panchayats to enhance and conserve the forest cover in the State.
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Himachal Minister Jagat Singh Negi urges Governor to suspend Forest Conser
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The issue at hand involves granting land to landless individuals in tribal areas under the "Na-Tod" (non-fragmentation) law.
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Bijnor Mahotsav: Celebrating a Ramsar Site & The Art of Living's Remar
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], November 5: This November, Bijnor district marks a historic milestone - its 200th anniversary - with the grand Bijnor Mahotsav on November 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2024. Bringing together people from across the world with ties to Bijnor, the event will not only cele
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SatSure Joins Hands with JICA DXLab and BCG on a Proof-of-Concept to Devel
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 25: SatSure Analytics India Pvt Ltd, one of the leading Earth Observation (EO) data refinery platforms, today announced that it will be collaborating with the Rajasthan Forest Department (RFD), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) DXLab and B
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Fact Finding Committee constituted to probe illegal cutting of trees in De
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
During the meeting held on June 26 with the officers of Forest Department, Environment and Forest Minister was briefed that violation of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and violation of Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 that had taken place by way of illegal cutting of trees by the Delhi
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"Hopeful for suspension of Forest Conservation Act in tribal areas of Hima
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Revenue and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi met the governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shiv Pratap Shukla, on Friday and demanded his intervention to approve the file for suspension of the Forest Conservation Act in tribal areas of the state.
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