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New Delhi: In a giant leap towards making the Forest Rights Act effective, the environment ministry has informed states that it would not approve any forest clearance proposals till the consent of the gram sabhas has been sought for the projects The move, bound to come as a shocker to the infrastructure project proponents, es pecially the mining lobby, would ensure that the provisions of the Fores

Jharkhand has stepped up efforts to ensure that the over 8,000 tribals who have applied for land rights under a 2008 legislation of the Centre got their ownership papers by next month.

The State government has simplified the process of seeking land use reclassification by eliminating the role of local bodies as a channel to route proposals and applications to the local planning authorities. Proposers and applicants can now directly approach the planning authority. The final clearance will come from the government.

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The United States wants a G8 summit this week to commit $15 billion over several years for agricultural development in poor countries to fight food insecurity, according to a draft declaration seen by Reuters.

The declaration said Washington was ready to mobilize $3-4 billion and wanted other partners to match that commitment to reach the $15 billion target.