Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that there will be no dilution of the provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 when it comes to clearing projects that require diversion of large tracts of forest land.

With the Centre ruling out any change in the 1980 Forest Conservation Act, a prominent NGO here has sought the intervention of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on the issue claiming that her late husband, Rajiv Gandhi, was in favour of amending the legislation to protect the rights of tribal people.

There is an urgent need for an amendment to the Forest and the Wildlife Act of India for the safety of the endangered forests and wildlife of Assam. Wild animals belonging to various species including their habitats have been decreasing for which problems like global warming, various unseen diseases etc are confronting mankind as serious threats.

The State has drawn flak from the High Court for illegal mining activities taking place in the forest areas. It has been given a day

Gurgaon: On Friday, the Supreme Court will take up for hearing the various interlocutory applications (IA) on petitions on mining and other non-forest activities on forest land in Haryana and Rajasthan.

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Plans are in the offing to phase out all existing arms licenses issued for crop protection in Goa, in addition to banning approvals for new arms licenses for crop protection as well.

Govt plea in SC to end forest land row

Residents of buildings on private forest land in Mumbai and Thane may have won half the battle against the decision to term their buildings illegal.