The Cabinet decision last week to bring the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2008, before Parliament is a step that should have been taken at least six years ago.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/law-forestry
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india