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India highlights forest conservation, sustainable management initiatives a
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Globally, India ranks third in the net gain, in average annual forest area, between 2010 and 2020.
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Modi govt has failed people of Northeast on every front: Congress
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Invoking the ethnic violence in Manipur, Congress General Secretary for Communication Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Prime Minister "barely even acknowledged" the crisis.
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Congress attacks Modi government over policies concerning environmental pr
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress on Monday attacked the BJP-led central government over its policies concerning environmental protection and said the Forest Conservation Amendment Act undermines the Forest Rights Act of 2006, doing away with provisions for the consent of local communities and other statutory requir
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Centre likely to issue guidelines for use of forest land for non-forest pu
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"We are working on a set of guidelines that will be out soon to ensure there is no misuse of these exemptions. The exemptions have been made for strategically important projects to make the approval process less cumbersome," the official, on the condition of anonymity, told ANI.
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PM Modi affirms Forest Conservation Bill's 'resonance with the aspirations
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shed light on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, via an article by Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav. The Minister writes how the bill responds to people's aspirations in New India, laying the groundwork
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Bills on Jan Vishwas, mines and minerals, forest conservation passed in Ra
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Bill was first introduced in Lok Sabha on December 22 last year. Subsequently, it was referred to the Joint Committee of the Parliament.
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Bills brought by government "ill-conceived", alleges AAP MP
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government over the legislations brought by it and those on its agenda for the monsoon session of Parliament alleging that the bills do not achieve the purpose for which they have been drafted
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Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill passed in Lok Sabha
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, which provides for contentious exemptions for constructions on forestland, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Amidst protests against Manipur violence from the opposition.
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SC puts on hold Madras HC order staying Joint Select Committee proceedings
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold an interim order passed by the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court staying a press communique issued to invite suggestions/objections from public to the proposed amendment to the Forest (Conservation) Act and further proceedings of the Joint Select
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Bhupender Yadav, Jairam Ramesh trade barbs over government move to send Fo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and former union minister Jairam Ramesh sparred on Saturday over the government's move to send the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 to a select committee of the two Houses with the Congress leader stating that it should have been sent t
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Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Competition Act, Opposition forces adjournm
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
While the Competition (Amendment) Bill was passed amid din without discussion, the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha. The bill was later sent to the joint committee of the two Houses after Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav moved a motion in the
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Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu lauds officers' efforts for disbursing Rs 804 cr
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday reviewed the progress of various ongoing National Highway (NH) projects in the state focusing on resolving issues related to land compensation, clearances of FRA (Forest Rights Act) and FCA (Forest Conservation Act) and other b
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