Report filed by the Forest and Wildlife Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the news item published in the Hindu, Chennai edition paper dated 30/07/2024 titled "Wayanad landslides live updates: 54 killed, over 100 feared missing in Kerala hill station; relief operations delayed" Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others. The report is dated March 28, 2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 17/02/2025.

The matter related to conservation and protection of Delhi Ridge which is an extension of Aravali Range extending from Tughlakabad and branching out in Wazirabad in the north and also other parts of Delhi.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pavit Singh Vs NCT of Delhi & Others dated 17/01/2025.

Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/12/2024.

Pursuant to the orders of the Supreme Court, the state of Rajasthan had initiated the process of identifying and notifying sacred groves as forests through district-wise notifications. This development is commendable but there has been a significant delay in commencing this critical process, the SC said.

Forests sustain and protect us in a myriad of ways. They absorb carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, they harbour more than three quarters of terrestrial biodiversity, and they support the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. But the world has lost 420 million hectares of forest since 1990. That's an area bigger than India.

Order of the Madras High Court (W.P.No.28257 of 2022) regarding plea for fixing the carrying capacity of Adhi Karuvannarayar temple located in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

In exercise of the powers conferred under section 3 C of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980, the Central Government, in suppression to all previous guidelines, hereby issue a Consolidated Guidelines and Clarifications on Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam , 1980, Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023, including t

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change notified the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023. These Rules replace the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022. The Rules have been notified under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 (i.e., the Forest Conservation Act, 1980).

The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) on August 04, 2023, notified the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 further to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change moved the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 as reported by the Joint Committee of Parliament to be taken into consideration in Lok Sabha and subsequently requested the House to get the Bill passed.

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