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Centre may allow compensatory afforestation in neighbouring states for forest land diverted in DelhiA senior DDA official said it has denied several requests by user agencies, including the National Highway Authority of India and Railways,...15 Sep, 2022, 10.48 AM IST- 9,000-hactare land available in Yamuna floodplains for plantation: Delhi forest deptThe forest department said it has conducted a detailed analysis of the land available for plantation in the Yamuna floodplains, considering...06 Aug, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
- Land scarcity in Delhi, allow compensatory afforestation in neighbouring states: DDA urges CentreThe land-owning agency said the ministry should at least relax the guidelines issued under the Forest Conservation Act to allow compensator...21 May, 2022, 03.01 PM IST
- 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 ...06 Mar, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
- Study of afforestation projects shows 70% floutedA new study on more than 2,000 compensatory afforestation plantations across the country has found that 70% of the projects violated guidel...18 Mar, 2018, 04.19 AM IST
- Forest rights groups demand amendment in compensatory afforestation lawHighlighting discrepancies in carrying out compensatory afforestation across the country, leading forest rights groups and tribal organisat...17 Dec, 2017, 09.37 PM IST
- Community forests, common lands threatened by new plantation guidelines10 Nov, 2017, 02.45 PM IST
- Centre may rope in banks to boost forest cover30 Oct, 2016, 05.33 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
- Government mulling involving public sector in afforestation"The government has formulated policy guidelines for participation of public sector in afforestation in degraded forest areas." Prakash Jav...14 Mar, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
- 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...30 Apr, 2015, 05.31 AM IST
- States diverting CAMPA funds for planting trees to meet other expenditureCAMPA funds are spent on construction, renovation of office infrastructure, telephones, laptops, among others.24 Mar, 2015, 05.03 AM IST
- Green India Mission converged with MGNREGA to reclaim forestThe government has merged National Mission for a Green India, which aims afforestation at 10 million hectares of land over the next decade,...15 Mar, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
- MGNREGA to increase and improve the country's forest coverThe govt is eyeing at increasing 10 mn hectares of forest cover under the 'National Mission for a Green India' being implemented by the Env...15 Mar, 2015, 10.50 AM 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
- CAG pulls up Environment Ministry for extending 'undue favours' to Sasan Power LimitedSPL was a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) but in August 2007 it was transferred to Reliance Power Limited.06 Sep, 2013, 05.24 PM IST
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