MP is the first Indian state to implement the Act and demand benefit sharing levy
In a bid to widen the net on imposing benefit sharing levy on corporate houses that use locally available bio-resources, the Madhya Pradesh state government is considering finer points of the State Biodiversity Act 2002.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/madhya-pradesh-widen-biodiversity-net
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shashikant-trivedi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-act-2002
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-biodiversity-board-sbb
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-coalfields
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity