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NGT seeks ground verification on alleged night-time tree felling in South
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
To ascertain the actual situation at the site, the Tribunal directed the constitution of a Joint Committee consisting of the Divisional Forest Officer, South; a representative of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Lucknow; and the District Magis
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Questions raised over enforcement of court ban after trees felled on Lahor
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to Dawn, the controversy dates back to the partial collapse of the western boundary wall near the Shaikh Zayed Islamic Centre several months ago, following heavy winds and rainfall, which damaged several trees.
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Agra: National Green Tribunal issues notice on alleged illegal tree fellin
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Directing the State of Uttar Pradesh and other authorities to respond to serious allegations of environmental violations, the National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, on December 23, 2025, issued notice in a plea alleging illegal felling of trees, encroachments and unauthorised construct
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Training workshop on SOPs related to felling of dangerous trees and prunin
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a press release from the Department of Forests & Wildlife, the workshop was convened to sensitise and build the capacity of officials from around 18 concerned Government Departments and land-owning agencies regarding the effective implementation of the recently notified S
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NGT orders halt on tree felling after massive tree cutting for Bhopal's Ay
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The order came on December 22 after petitioner and RTI activist Nitin Saxena approached the tribunal, alleging large-scale violations in the clearance process for the project being executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
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Himachal Pradesh PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh chairs Special Task Force
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The meeting covered a wide range of agenda items crucial to the timely completion of ongoing and upcoming national highway projects. These included land acquisition, tree felling, and forest clearances, as well as environmental concerns such as the dredging of the Beas River, the shifting of
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Environment Minister didn't address Great Nicobar project concerns: Jairam
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress' General Secretary in-charge Communications has alleged that there is a "lack of understanding" about the needs of the indigenous people, as well as the bio-geophysical heterogeneity of Great Nicobar. He said that certain scientists in public institutions have already said that they
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SC says Telangana preparing holistic plan for Kancha Gachibowli forest aft
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was told by the Telangana government that it is in the process of coming out with a holistic development plan with respect to the Kancha Gachibowli forest area, where large-scale felling of trees had taken place.
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Supreme Court halts apple tree felling in Himachal Pradesh amidst farmer p
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The interim stay comes in response to a petition filed by environmentalist and former Deputy Mayor of Shimla, Tikender Singh Panwar, who argued that the ongoing tree felling during peak harvest season was unscientific, anti-farmer, inhuman and environmentally disastrous.
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Tree felling in Kancha Gachibowli: Sustainable development is important, b
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while hearing the suo motu case of deforestation in the Kancha Gachibowli forest area in Telangana, said that while sustainable development is important, it does not mean that forests can be destroyed overnight with bulldozers.
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J-K: Forest Department cracks down on Timber Mafia; registers 52 forest of
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a major crackdown on forest-related crimes, the Forest Department in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah has intensified its drive against timber smuggling and illegal logging. Over the last two months, officials have registered 52 Forest Offences Cases and seized 22 illegal mechanical cutters
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Himachal Govt to move SC against tree felling in apple belt
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Calling the green felling "environmentally disastrous" and contrary to the principles of ecological conservation. Negi told ANI, "Nowhere in the country is green felling permitted. Eviction of illegal encroachments is being carried out, but cutting decades-old fruit-bearing trees is not just
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