Nahan, September 18: Chief Minster Virbhadra Singh today directed officials to inquire into allegations of encroachments on forest land by Asaram Bapu’s trust in Kunja Madralia village in Paonta Sa

Taking a serious note on the issue of non-forest activity or construction in forest areas, particularly McLeodganj and Rivalsar (Mandi), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) restrained any person from

While there has been an increase of about seven per cent in the forest cover in Punjab, a number of irregularities in the utilisation of funds and land management have come to the fore.

The rupee has crashed, growth is down and there is panic that the India story may be over or, at least, seriously dented.

A total of 119 hectares of forestland belonging to the Krishnasar Conservation Area (KCA) in Bardiya district has been encroached upon in the name of landless people.

Massive encroachment of forest land in Assam has set the alarm bells ringing in New Delhi. A latest ground report compiled by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests revealed that 3, 30,400.00 hectares of forest land has been encroached upon by illegal settlers as on last year.

“The government is aware of encroachment of forest land in the country, including the northeastern States,” said Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan. The report compiled by the Environment and Forests Ministry further said that 4, 83,895.43 hectares of forest land (including Assam) is under encroachment in the northeastern States.

Destruction of evergreen forest in Salur and Bilalkoppa villages of Narasimharajapura taluk was as serious as the mining scam of Bellary

Founder president of National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) S R Hiremath has alleged that the evergreen forest in Salur and Bilalkoppa villages of Chikkamagalur district had been encroached upon and the forest wealth had been destroyed. Both the villages come under Western Ghats.