Why Forest Conservation Amendment Act may be deemed unconstitutional

The Amendment represents a regressive step, reverting to a colonial-era mindset that emphasises control over nature and legal recognition

Green tribunal stays wall construction in Rajaji National Park

NGO says construction the wall would obstruct elephant movement

Supreme Court allows reopening of 90 more mines in Karnataka subject to conditions

Leases of 51 mines cancelled; embargo on new leases lifted

Adivasi & forest communities in Bengal pledge to protect their environmental & cultural identities

Activists from the Dooars to the Sundarbans call for implementation of FRA in its true spirit, among other demands  

New awakenings in the trans-Himalaya

With threats to common properties multiplying and people’s traditional access to living systems being denied, the Forest Rights Act is …

Name change of Forest Conservation Act imperative, as it is treated as ‘Forest Clearance Act’: DG forests

Joint Parliamentary Committee accepted all proposed amendments to Act, including name change, on July 20

Reclassifying forests, exemptions from clearances: What changes does Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act propose

Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is among the Bills set to be tabled in Parliament’s ongoing monsoon session

Proposed changes to Forest Conservation Act a larceny of village resources

Proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, are a blunder arising out of ignorance towards constitutionally and legally-bound …

Controversial Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act passed by Lok Sabha

Union environment minister refutes all concerns, calls amendments ‘progressive’

Environment ministry failed to monitor forest diversion: CAG

Report of India’s chief auditor says compensatory afforestation not undertaken in many states; CAMPA funds misused or poorly utilised