Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests present this two hundred and thirty first report on 'The Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2012'.
How can a right given under one Act be a criminal offence under another, members of a Parliamentary standing committee have asked officials from the Union environment ministry, raising concern abou
For over two decades, the State Forest Department is mulling over the creation of a wildlife sanctuary in Kodaikanal hills. Yet, the task has not been accomplished.
The 14th Legislative Assembly’s Petitions Committee says in a report: “The committee asks the forest department to take steps to carve out a wildlife sanctuary in forest ranges in and around Kodaikanal. It recommends the passing of an order to this effect immediately.”
Tribal affairs minister’s letter to states on the Forest Rights Act highlights the problems of implementation . For most observers, the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is just another “welfare” law.
New Delhi: The government on Monday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha that seeks to make it mandatory for a forest officer to obtain and record views of the gram sabha before compounding forest-
Letter from Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Environment & Forests to Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra on whether access to and collection of bamboo in the reserve forest amounts to a forest offence under the Indian Forest Year 1927.
In a letter sent to chief ministers of all states on March 21, environment minister Jairam Ramesh asked them to direct state forest departments to treat bamboo as minor forest produce. Read this letter sent by MoEF to the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Letter by Shri Jairam Ramesh to Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh declaring and treating bamboo as minor forest produce.
