T S R Subramanian panel proposes new law, institutions to fast track green clearances

High level committee formed by Modi government to review green laws proposes a new Act under which full-time expert bodies will be set up for …

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Tropical storm Ashobaa threatens Oman

Severe weather conditions expected in Oman from June 10

Indian Forest Act: What the proposed amendment entails

The government is all set to amend the colonial Indian Forest Act, and make it more biased against forest dwellers

Uttarakhand activists question forest clearance to Devsari hydro power project

Devsari Hydro project was given clearance by diverting forest land, which was already allocated for an existing hydro project in the area

Environment ministry panel exempts public hearing for companies seeking coal mine expansion

Doing away with public hearing will seriously undermine the EIA notification in letter and spirit

NGT suspends forest clearance for Arunachal hydropower project

Cancellation of forest clearances is not commonplace, making this decision a rare one

उत्तराखंड में दस हेक्टेयर क्षेत्र में होंगे पेड़, तो भी नहीं माना जाएगा जंगल

उत्तराखंड सरकार जल्द ही एक शासनादेश जारी करने वाली है, जिसके बाद 10 हेक्टेयर क्षेत्र तक में घने पेड़ होने के बावजूद उस इलाके ...

Draft amendment to Forest Act: Javadekar denies, but different pictures at states

Forest department of Telangana has held consultations to amend its forest Act

Amended Tamil Nadu forest Act must be cautiously exercised

While forests under private ownership have already been destroyed with cash crops, if the provisions of the Act are further relaxed the state&…

Ken-Betwa river link given go-ahead; expert committee yet to submit report

The project would require diversion of 52.58 square kilometers of forest land, including 41.41 square kilometers of Panna Tiger Reserve

India is third largest importer of illegally-logged wood: IUFRO

With an annual import value of over Rs 40 billion, the country accounts for close to 10 per cent of the global illegal wood trade

Farms, cities eat up 148 million hectares of biodiversity hotspots in 24 years: Study

The largest losses, mostly in forests, occurred in the Sundaland, Indo-Burma and Mesoamerica hotspots, all in developing countries

Does the monsoon this year means forests for India?

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015 has crossed the doors of the Lok Sabha, but is set to face the Rajya Sabha test during the monsoon …

Chhattisgarh began building Mohar reservoir without green clearances: CAG

The state water resources department had no plan to acquire land before starting work on the project, says the audit report

Are monetary penalties effective enough to save forests?

The Union Environment Ministry has issued guidelines to deal with forest clearance violations by revising penalties. Will these guidelines …

Challenges for Anil Madhav Dave, India’s new environment minister

Dave inherits a ministry that is being criticised for diluting environmental laws to facilitate quick industrial growth

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 17, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Rewind 2018: Development and fire eat up India’s forest cover

The country’s greenery suffered several blows in the past year as it was compromised for vertical growth and authorities could not curb …

Green tribunal spells its mandate

Forest bureaucracy contended that clearance by the Centre can’t be challenged

वन अधिकारों से बेदखल 18 राज्यों के 122 गांव, लोकसभा चुनाव के दौरान बदला गया लैंडयूज

20 मई को केंद्रीय वन एवं पर्यावरण मंत्रालय ने 18 राज्यों के 122 वन्य गांवों की जमीन का कानूनी दर्जा समाप्त कर उन्हें राजस्व ...

Flawed forestry clearance mechanism needs an urgent fix

The MoEFCC must recognise that ill-planned intrusion of developmental projects into natural habitats is one of the most serious threats to long-…

Games people play

Institutions that would help resolve conflicts and take credible decisions have been weakened  

FRA helps Dhenkanal tribals gain land rights

Their ancestors were brought in as workers nearly a century ago by the former princely state

An open letter to forest denizens to avoid being roadkill

The hapless leopard, imprudent tiger, unreasonable tortoise, witless pangolin, incautious deer and the irrational elephant should just stop …