Tripura Government has requested the Centre to change the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006 to give dwelling rights in forests to non-tribals who entered the State after 1947.

According to the present law, a patta can be given to a non-tribal whose family is living in forest land for the past 75 years.

Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai September 02, 2009, 0:31 IST

In a move to ease the supply of secondary non-ferrous metals, the government has revoked the month-long ban on scrap imports. The decision will help in clearing about 1,000 containers clogging ports without any customs official

New Delhi, Aug. 31: When India battles the developed world at the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December, it will have a new ally by its side: Pakistan.

Prakash Kamat

PANAJI: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said that similar to the

Upset about the flouting of pollution norms by industries, the Centre has asked the Gujarat government to temporarily ban the setting up of new industries and expansion of the existing ones at Ankleshwar, Panoli and Vapi industrial estates.

On Sunday, Goa got its first close look at the new Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh. It appears that most liked what they saw. In Vasco, Mr Ramesh was appalled by the huge open coal dumps at the Mormugao port berths. He immediately called Union Minister for Shipping G K Vasan.

The Coastal Zone Management (CZM) notification that has been allowed to "lapse" after protest from fisherfolk is yet another example of the Ministry of Environment and Forest's doublespeak on environment issues and recent policy/legal reforms.