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Assam Targets Illegal Forest Encroachments, 10-Year Timeline To Clear All Settlers
Amid a series of ongoing eviction drives across Assam to reclaim forest and government land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state-wide surveys and operations are aimed at freeing forest land from illegal encroachments.
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No New Zoo Or Safari On Forest Land Without Our Approval: Supreme Court
Any fresh proposal for opening a zoo or starting a 'safari' on forest land will now require the approval of the Supreme Court, which on Monday issued a slew of directions for forest conservation across the country.
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CBI Closes Corruption Case Against Ex-Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan After 6-Year Probe
The CBI has filed a closure report in a corruption case against former Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan over the diversion of forest land for a steel plant in Jharkhand in violation of laws in 2012, officials said.
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Eviction Drive Continues On Second Day In Assam Reserve Forest
The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250-hectare tract left in the lurch.
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Case Filed Against Swami Chidananda Over Forest Land In Uttarakhand: Report
The Uttarakhand forest department has lodged a case against Swami Chidananda Saraswati for allegedly grabbing a piece of reserve forest land in Virpur Khurd area in Rishikesh and running a yoga and meditation centre, and a residential school on it.
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Delhi High Court Asks Whether Encroachment On Forest Lands Be Regularised
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the city government whether it was going to regularise the encroachment on forest lands in the national capital.
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Locals Protest As Forest Land Is Diverted For Caste Groups In Bengaluru
A 100-acre forest area in the bustling IT city of Bengaluru is in the middle of a controversy. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered that 96.3 acres of it be given to 27 different organisations of backward castes to build bhavans, hostels, educational institutions and other facilities. But local residents and activists are up in arms, demanding t...
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Large Scale Conversion Of Forest Land Weakening Monsoon: Study
Monsoon has weakened in the North-Eastern and North-Central India due to large-scale conversion of forest land to crop land, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
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Andhra Pradesh Government Gives Nod to Bauxite Mining on Forest Land in Vizag
In a move that could trigger protests from tribals, the Andhra Pradesh government has given an approval for bauxite mining in 1,212 hectares of forest land in Visakhapatnam district with certain conditions.
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Opposition Misleading People on Issue of Tribal, Forest Land: PM Modi
Amid a raging debate on the controversial land bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused opposition parties of misleading people on the issue of tribal and forest land saying such a campaign will hurt the interests of the country.
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Truth vs Hype: Bypassing Green Checks By Nominating 'Compliant' Members?
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), the central body in charge of reviewing all industrial and infrastructure projects diverting forest land, has since May not rejected a single proposal, clearing even those rejected by the previous government.
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Pune land grab: Builder-babu-neta nexus exposed
A special committee probe has found that 30 acres of forest land worth Rs 1000 crore in Pune was sold to a private builder for mere Rs 2 crore. The probe report also claims that bureaucrats and politicians colluded with the builder to grab the land. The case is now in the Supreme Court.The investigation started after an NGO, Nagrik Chetna Manch, fi...
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Assam Targets Illegal Forest Encroachments, 10-Year Timeline To Clear All Settlers
Amid a series of ongoing eviction drives across Assam to reclaim forest and government land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state-wide surveys and operations are aimed at freeing forest land from illegal encroachments.
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No New Zoo Or Safari On Forest Land Without Our Approval: Supreme Court
Any fresh proposal for opening a zoo or starting a 'safari' on forest land will now require the approval of the Supreme Court, which on Monday issued a slew of directions for forest conservation across the country.
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CBI Closes Corruption Case Against Ex-Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan After 6-Year Probe
The CBI has filed a closure report in a corruption case against former Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan over the diversion of forest land for a steel plant in Jharkhand in violation of laws in 2012, officials said.
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Eviction Drive Continues On Second Day In Assam Reserve Forest
The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250-hectare tract left in the lurch.
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Case Filed Against Swami Chidananda Over Forest Land In Uttarakhand: Report
The Uttarakhand forest department has lodged a case against Swami Chidananda Saraswati for allegedly grabbing a piece of reserve forest land in Virpur Khurd area in Rishikesh and running a yoga and meditation centre, and a residential school on it.
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Delhi High Court Asks Whether Encroachment On Forest Lands Be Regularised
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the city government whether it was going to regularise the encroachment on forest lands in the national capital.
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Locals Protest As Forest Land Is Diverted For Caste Groups In Bengaluru
A 100-acre forest area in the bustling IT city of Bengaluru is in the middle of a controversy. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered that 96.3 acres of it be given to 27 different organisations of backward castes to build bhavans, hostels, educational institutions and other facilities. But local residents and activists are up in arms, demanding t...
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Large Scale Conversion Of Forest Land Weakening Monsoon: Study
Monsoon has weakened in the North-Eastern and North-Central India due to large-scale conversion of forest land to crop land, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
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Andhra Pradesh Government Gives Nod to Bauxite Mining on Forest Land in Vizag
In a move that could trigger protests from tribals, the Andhra Pradesh government has given an approval for bauxite mining in 1,212 hectares of forest land in Visakhapatnam district with certain conditions.
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Opposition Misleading People on Issue of Tribal, Forest Land: PM Modi
Amid a raging debate on the controversial land bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused opposition parties of misleading people on the issue of tribal and forest land saying such a campaign will hurt the interests of the country.
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Truth vs Hype: Bypassing Green Checks By Nominating 'Compliant' Members?
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), the central body in charge of reviewing all industrial and infrastructure projects diverting forest land, has since May not rejected a single proposal, clearing even those rejected by the previous government.
-
Pune land grab: Builder-babu-neta nexus exposed
A special committee probe has found that 30 acres of forest land worth Rs 1000 crore in Pune was sold to a private builder for mere Rs 2 crore. The probe report also claims that bureaucrats and politicians colluded with the builder to grab the land. The case is now in the Supreme Court.The investigation started after an NGO, Nagrik Chetna Manch, fi...
