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Himachal Pradesh: Apple growers agitated over cutting down orchards mid-se
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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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Farmer organisations oppose forest eviction drive in Himachal Pradesh, thr
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In a press conference held in Shimla on Monday, the Himachal Kisan Sabha and the Himachal Seb Utpadak Sangh demanded an immediate halt to the felling of apple trees and called for proper demarcation of land instead of mass clearances.
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"There is concerted effort going on to change demography of constituencies
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"From our recent eviction experience, we have seen that people originally from districts 400 km away have encroached upon lands in predominantly Hindu constituencies. There is a concerted effort to change the demography of our constituencies," Sarma said.
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Government relaxes FGD mandate for thermal power plants, energy cost may c
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has revised India's 2015 emission norms for thermal power plants that asked for mandatory installation of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems.
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Uttarakhand forest department begins reintroduction of rare, endangered pl
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In a unique initiative, the Research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department has initiated a program of reintroduction of rare and endangered plant species to their old natural habitat. Initially, the program has taken up 14 such plant species which are in the Red List of the International
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Himachal forest encroachment drive: Apple trees felled on HC orders in Kot
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The action, aimed at reclaiming forest land from unauthorised apple cultivation, was carried out in the presence of SDM Kotkhai, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Thiyog, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Thiyog, and the local Tehsildar. Police personnel were deployed to maintain law and o
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Tripura gears up for JICA 3.0: Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma outlines v
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Tripura's environmental and community-based projects, Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma said that the state is preparing to launch the third phase of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project, commonly referred to as JICA 3.0.
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Russian woman living in cave with two daughters rescued; found overstaying
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Gokarna police, on July 9, at around 05:00 PM, while patrolling Ramatirtha Hill to check for the safety of tourists, the police inspectors and staff of Gokarna police station gathered and checked the cave located within the forest area on the hill. The cave was checked and it wa
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Forest beat officer found dead in Nagarkurnool district after 10-day searc
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A forest beat officer was found dead near the Pulaipalli forest area in Nagarkurnool district on Saturday, ten days after he went missing, a forest official said.
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Assam: Goalpara administration conducts eviction drive in Paikan Reserve F
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Tejas Mariswamy, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Goalpara Division, said that there is encroachment in around 140 hectares of land in the Paikan Reserve Forest area, and the High Court has instructed to clear it in order to revive the forest.
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Himachal CM urges BJP MPs to help in getting permission to rehabilitate di
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday visited the flood-affected areas of the Seraj Assembly constituency of Mandi district and assured the affected families of all possible support from the State Government.
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Eviction drive against illegal encroachments will continue: Assam BJP
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a statement issued by BJP Assam spokesperson Pankaj Borbora, the party alleged that a large portion of protected land and forest areas had been occupied by "illegal infiltrators of East Bengal origin," posing a threat to the rights and future of the indigenous Assamese population.
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