New guidelines to mitigate impact of roads, rail on wildlifeThe guidelines, prepared by the Dehradun's Wildlife Institute of India, will act as a template for enhanced protection of wildlife, includi...
05 Jan, 2018, 08.18 PM IST
Government move to take over CAMPA funds challenged in Supreme CourtRao wanted the SC to direct the ministry to share the draft rules along with an annual plan. He stressed that the apex court’s March 12, 20...
12 Dec, 2017, 10.34 AM IST
Make consent of gram sabha mandatory for every afforestation project, says petition in Rajya Sabha16 Jul, 2017, 05.21 PM IST
- States to get money in tranches from CAMPA fund for afforestation; Rules will be ready by December
States will not get fund for compensatory afforestation in one go. Rules, which are being finalised for disbursement of nearly Rs 42,000 cr...
22 Oct, 2016, 11.15 AM IST
How Odisha is cutting old forests for newIn many parts of Odisha, native forests have been cleared to make land available for compensatory afforestation and other plantation drives.
02 Oct, 2016, 11.16 AM IST
'Campa will drive out Tribals, will benefit the mining lobby'The passage of the Campa bill, will negate the provisions of the Forests Rights Act, former Union minister for tribal affairs Kishore Chand...
28 Jul, 2016, 12.51 AM IST
Government to push Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill in Rajya SabhaThe proposed law is expected to create over 15 crore man-days of direct employment, most of it in the tribal and backward areas of the coun...
23 May, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
e-Payment gateway launched for forest land diversion leviesThe government today launched an e-payment gateway to receive payments for diversion of forest land from project proponents to speed up tra...
27 Aug, 2015, 05.51 PM IST
Dugongs on brink of extinction, poaching continues in IndiaThe Union government's Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) on Wednesday declared that dugongs among t...
12 Jul, 2015, 02.57 AM IST
Bill to increase penalties for green norms violation under consultationA bill which will drastically increase penalties for those violating green norms is under consultations and will be tabled in the Winter Se...
08 Jun, 2015, 11.41 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir green funds used on ACs, sofas: CAGThe CAG study was tabled in Parliament in mid-2013 as part of evaluation of the country's total collection and expenditure on compensatory ...
16 Sep, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
Seventy per cent afforestation achieved in Arunachal PradeshThe state has 5,000 species of flowering plants, 600 species of orchids, 89 species of bamboos, 18 species of canes and 400 species of fern...
28 Aug, 2014, 10.56 AM IST
Over 6,000 cases of illegal felling, lopping in Aravallis in 2013-14: Prakash JavadekarThe authorities registered 6206 cases in 2013-14 for illegal felling and lopping in the Aravallis, the government today said.
30 Jul, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
- Centre keen on giving major chunk of forest fund to states, says Javadekar
The government on Tuesday said it has prepared a plan to ensure that state governments get 90% of the Rs 35,000 crore kept under Compensato...
23 Jul, 2014, 06.30 AM IST
Prithviraj Chavan seeks president's assent for Housing Bill amid Campa Cola rowMaharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today sought President's assent to a bill which aims at bringing transparency in housing proje...
18 Nov, 2013, 09.54 PM IST
Campa Cola housing colony eviction: What the case is aboutThe residents of the Campa Cola compound have had a long legal fight since 2005 when they first went to court for water connection and regu...
12 Nov, 2013, 03.09 PM IST
Campa Cola compound residents refuse to move outFamilies living in the compound had pinned their hopes on CM stepping in and saving their homes by passing an ordinance to regularise their...
12 Nov, 2013, 01.48 PM IST