Centre gives over Rs 47,000 cr to 27 states for green activitiesOdisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh got the maximum share of the fund.
Raman Singh government diverted welfare funds to UjjwalaChhattisgarh government’s records reveal that the Raman Singh-led BJP government had made a budget provision of Rs 55 crore for theUjjwala ...
Transfer Rs 54,000 crore Campa funds to centre: Supreme CourtThough most of these funds had been collected under the aegis of the top court, successive governments at the Centre have to tap into them.
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...
'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...
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 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...
- Bill to use CAMPA fund for increasing green cover introduced in Parliament
The government on Friday introduced the much awaited Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill in Lok Sabha. The proposed legislation seek...
States diverting CAMPA funds for planting trees to meet other expenditureCAMPA funds are spent on construction, renovation of office infrastructure, telephones, laptops, among others.
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 ...
- Odisha unhappy over 'meagre' fund release from CAMPA
Concerned over the release of "meagre" amount by the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), Odisha gove...
Fund crunch hits government's afforestation drive Green India MissionFunds collected from the diversion of forests is held in the Supreme Court's mandated Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planni...
- Jayanthi Natarajan turns down proposal seeking Rs 1K crore under CAMPA
Natarajan informed the authority of her decision to ask the auditor to look into the use of funds earmarked for sustainable forest manageme...
- Centre releases funds to Delhi Govt for afforestation
Delhi Government has received Rs 1.8 crore from the Centre for undertaking afforestation programmes in the city.
- States unhappy with 10% release of afforestation funds
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh's attempts to assuage states on utilisation of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planni...
- '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...