Rajya Sabha passes Forest Conservation (Amendment) BillRajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that exempts land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of conservation laws and p...
02 Aug, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes amended Forest Conservation BillThe Lok Sabha has passed the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill despite opposition from members of parliament. The bill was referred to a...
27 Jul, 2023, 12.24 AM IST
Lok Sabha passes Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023The Indian Lok Sabha has passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill-2023 which would exempt land near the country's border from conser...
26 Jul, 2023, 05.44 PM IST
Joint Panel report okays all on Forest amendment Bill; 4 MPs dissentThe Parliamentary Joint committee on the draft Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act 2023 on Thursday has accepted every single amendment pro...
21 Jul, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
How green are the green bills?The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021 and Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2023, which will be tabled during India's monsoon s...
21 Jul, 2023, 01.01 AM IST
Green bills lined up for passage in parliament's monsoon session; biological diversity bill set to be taken up todayThe second environmental bill - the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 - is expected to spark a bigger political debate. Both bills...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 dilutes Forest Right Act: Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti ParishadThe organisation stated, “Before implementing of any developmental project in the forest areas, obtaining consents of the gram sabhas of co...
17 May, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
Proposed change to forest law will boost oil explorationIndia's hydrocarbon exploration could be boosted by a proposal to amend the forest conservation law.The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bil...
16 May, 2023, 01.04 AM IST
'Govt deliberately bypassing standing committee': Manish Tewari writes to Birla over forest bill sent to joint panelTewari's letter to Birla comes a day after senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh lodged a protest with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar...
30 Mar, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
Winter session: Government likely to propose 16 bills in Parliament, Congress to discuss border issue with ChinaThe government plans to introduce 16 bills during 17 sittings in the session, while the Congress will seek to corner the government over a ...
06 Dec, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
- 15 Indian birds among 100 globally endangered species
Birds are considered to be a good indicator of the condition of the natural environment.
20 Apr, 2014, 12.32 AM IST
- Central govt to shell out Rs 1 crore to upgrade vulture conservation breeding centre
Their decline has been faster than any other wild bird. But before vultures faded out completely from the Indian sky, the state forest depa...
25 Jun, 2013, 01.18 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh to get Special Tiger Protection ForceArunachal Pradesh will soon recruit 112 personnel to raise a company of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) to protect the big cats from ...
29 Sep, 2012, 01.48 AM IST
Action plan to conserve vultures in PenchOut of nine species of vultures found in Indian subcontinent, population of three species viz. Indian Long Billed Vulture, Indian White Bac...
06 Aug, 2012, 08.06 PM IST
- Saving the tiger needs putting people first
Since 2006, the environment ministry has demarcated and declared 39 ‘critical tiger habitats’ — the core of our tiger reserves. Every one o...
04 Mar, 2011, 07.00 AM IST
- Govt plans to pass National Green Tribunal Bill this session
The government will try to pass a bill on setting up of a special tribunal, which will settle environment disputes, in the current Parliame...
21 Nov, 2009, 02.54 AM IST
- Bill for statutory afforestation fund introduced in LS
A Bill to establish a statutory fund and a Management Authority to undertake a massive afforestation programme was introduced in the Lok Sa...
05 May, 2008, 07.35 PM IST