Parliament passes a historic Bill to increase green cover and protect wildlife in IndiaA much awaited Bill, meant for unlocking over Rs 42,000 crore fund for compensatory afforestation and wildlife protection, was passed by th...
'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...
Samajwadi Party supports Narendra Modi government in the face of legislative backlashYadav echoing the arguments meant a setback to the Opposition's attempt to modify the legislation by the government's disadvantage in the U...
Congress 'committing sin' by blocking CAMPA Bill: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviNaqvi alleged Congress has blocked development of the Dalits, tribals, and weaker sections by creating hurdles in the passage of several im...
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...
Maharashtra government has not responded to CAMPA bill: Parliament panelDespite reminders from the secretariat, the Maharashtra government has failed to respond (to CAMPA bill), the Committee chairman, Bhupinder...
Parliamentary panel examining bill on forest land given extensionThe bill seeks to pave the way for expeditious utilisation of funds realised for forest land diverted to non-forest purposes in a transpare...
Parliamentary panel gets extension, report on CAF Bill to be delayedParliamentary Standing Committee had sought a fresh extension to present its report on the CAF Bill 2015 which is the brainchild of Environ...
- Government hopes to free Rs 40,000 crore fund soon for afforestation
The Centre is hopeful that the bill to utilize close to Rs 40,000 crore currently locked in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management ...
Rs 40,000 crore fund soon for compensatory afforestation: Prakash JavadekarA huge fund of Rs 40,000 crore will soon be available for compensatory afforestation all over the country.
- Rs 40,000 cr fund soon for compensatory afforestation: Prakash Javadekar
Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that government has planned to bring the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF)...
Govt takes steps to grow forest cover, save endangered speciesThe government on Wednesday approved a slew of initiatives for increasing country-wide forest cover and protecting endangered species by al...
Cabinet approves unlocking of Rs 38,000 crore compensatory afforestation fundThe proposed law aims at unlocking the mega corpus by moving it to the non-lapsable interest bearing funds under the Public Accounts of Ind...
Cabinet gives nod to Compensatory Afforestation Fund BillThe cabinet's nod would ensure utilisation of accumulated unspent funds already available with Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management a...
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...
- 'Green India' project waits for Rs 6000 cr boost
The Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Bill, in its modified avtar, is likely to be discussed by the Unio...
- Bill soon to create special fund for afforestation
Intending to maintain a rational balance between conservation and development, the Centre would soon bring in a bill to create a special au...