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Medha Kulkarni appointed new chairperson of Parliamentary panel on Science, EnvironmentRajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan has appointed Medha Vishram Kulkarni to lead the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Tec...- A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actorsPeruvian municipalities in Satipo and Nauta have granted legal rights to native stingless bees. These tiny pollinators are now recognized a...
- Mizoram polls: If voted to power, Congress says it will pass new Bill to protect land, forestsCongress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh stated in X that the Modi government bulldozed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act during th...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- '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...
- Gujarat Assembly passes amendment bills connected to land grabbing, agriculture university actsThe Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition)(Amendment) Bill-2022 proposes that the word 'land' in the original act "shall not include the land ...
- Bamboo not a tree: Parliament passes bill amending Forest ActThe opposition parties protested its passage saying the bill was being passed in a hurry without proper consultations with stakeholders and...
- Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill may get Rajya Sabha approvalThe Bill was approved by the Lok Sabha on May 3 and is pending in the Upper House, where the ruling NDA does not have a majority.
- Congress amendment move may block afforestation bill in Rajya Sabha
- Congress attacks Modi on Rajya Sabha failure to pass afforestation billJairam Ramesh said that the Prime Minister "failed" to include any provisions for respecting the rights of forest dwellers. This is what le...
- Government nod for changes in bill on afforestationThe bill is expected to be tabled in the Parliament in the second half of the budget session which will start from April 25.
- Centre ready to amend Forest Rights ActTribal affairs ministry will bring the amendment bill to correct basic contradictions within the Forest Rights Act that had been pointed ou...
- Govt seeks to hike fine under forest act to Rs 10,000Government on Monday introduced a Bill in Rajya Sabha, seeking to make it mandatory for a forest officer to obtain and record views of Gram...
- Tribals get more say over forests at lastThe Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill to give triba...
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