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Issue of Forest Conservation Act, Forest Rights Act clearances to be taken
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Himachal Pradesh CM emphasizes evolving mechanisms to expedite FCA cases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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New Forest Conservation Rules will uproot rights of indigenous people: Jha
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The chief minister urged PM Modi to bring about changes in the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 that will establish systems and procedures that protect the rights of the tribal and forest communities in the country.
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Tamil Nadu tops in cases lodged under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Product
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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CPI MP seeks repeal of newly notified Forest Conservation Rules 2022
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
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
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Extend deadline for public comments on proposed amendments in Forest Conse
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
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
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PM Modi lauds Assam residents for protecting nature, forest conservation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded residents of Assam for forest conservation, water conservation and protection of nature.
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Population of tigers increased in 2018 compared to 2014 in Uttarakhand, sa
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 29 (ANI): Uttarakhand government on Monday said that the population of tigers in the state in 2018 was 442, which is an increase in comparison to 2014.
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States contributing to forest conservation must be given incentives: VP Na
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 26 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said that the states that contribute to forest conservation must be given incentives.
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