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In 2001, Kentucky flagged 6.5 miles of Triplett Creek for silt and nutrient pollution. 21 years later, monitoring found it met standards and cleared 2 pollution listings- In 1772, Benjamin Franklin sent Chinese tallow seeds to Savannah, Georgia; the government planted more along the Gulf in 1900, and the tree now covers 185,000 hectares
- In 1964, Jane Sewall bought the abandoned Maine island she had dreamed of since childhood; 22 years later, she gave it away to keep it wild forever
- Red Sand Boa snake rescued from Darjeeling's forest land, four arrestedThe snake is referred to as the mandool/mandul or du-tondya (the one with two mouths), and its scientific name is Eryx Johnii. It is also k...22 Feb, 2023, 01.20 PM IST
- Govt exempts UMPPs from compensatory afforestation clauseThe decision will benefit companies like Reliance Power that is implementing 3 ultra mega power projects and developers of future such proj...11 Dec, 2013, 03.23 PM IST
- Exempt UMPP from compensatory afforestation clause, says power ministryThe ministry has approached the CCI seeking 'central government' status for ultra mega power projects for the purpose of acquiring forestla...05 Nov, 2013, 07.45 AM IST
- Union Ministry denies forest clearance to mega power project at Dibang and TipaimukhThe ministry has denied forest clearance to the 1,500MW Tipaimukh hydel project in Manipur and the 3,000MW Dibang multipurpose project in A...27 Jul, 2013, 06.19 PM IST
- Environment ministry panel flouts rules to clear mining projects within Saranda forestThe latest of the three projects to be cleared belongs to Rungta Mines Limited, threatening to ravage the virgin forestland that is nestled...17 May, 2013, 03.50 AM IST
- Govt's bid to water down tribal rights takes a hitA report prepared by the PMO in December 2012 had recommended that the rights of gram sabhas under the Forest Rights Act to give prior cons...19 Apr, 2013, 06.15 AM IST
- Levy charged for using forestland set to go upThe government is set to revise the levy charged from project developers for using forestland. It has asked the Indian Institute of Forest ...03 Apr, 2013, 02.56 AM IST
- Tribals’ consent on forestland only in exceptional cases: GovtThe government has diluted its stand on requiring consent from tribals before handing over their forestlands for projects in an affidavit f...16 Feb, 2013, 03.11 AM IST
- Forest panel to hold meeting flouting CIC ordersThe Forest Advisory Committee, under the ministry of forests and environment, has scheduled yet another meeting on Friday for clearing proj...21 Dec, 2012, 04.27 AM IST
- Protect the rights of forest dwellers: Tribal affairs minister V Kishore Chandra DeoDeo said environment ministry’s August 2009 order to make the process of diverting forestland compliant to Forest Rights Act “appears to be...21 Dec, 2012, 04.00 AM IST
- Forest clearances out of National Green Tribunal ambit: GovernmentThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) was meant to be a one-stop shop to challenge government decisions about green clearances, but a loophole ...25 Oct, 2012, 02.51 AM IST
- MoEF won’t move SC to seek changes in green, forest clearance normsThe environment and forests ministry (MoEF) will not approach the Supreme Court to alter its judgment on norms for environment and forest c...23 Oct, 2012, 04.02 AM IST
- As forest minister, Jairam wasn’t anti-industryIn hindsight, former Union forest and environment minister Jairam Ramesh was not that bad for the industry.24 Jul, 2011, 01.03 AM IST
- A Dangerous firstIn clearing Posco, govt has overridden its own Forest Rights Act, taking the state govt’s word against that of the village council. It coul...03 Feb, 2011, 11.58 PM IST
- Sterlite Industries accused of unlawful deforestation in ChhattisgarhA subsidiary of the Vedanta mining group in India has been accused of clearing forest land allegedly in violation of Supreme Court orders.18 Dec, 2010, 12.09 PM IST
- Tested by its own lawEven as UPA II tries to underscore its pro-tribal credentials by putting tribal rights and entitlements on top of the reconstituted Nationa...02 Jul, 2010, 04.45 AM IST
- After tribal protests, Forest Act coming in the way of Posco project?The only thing preventing the Orissa government from securing the 1,253.225 hectares of forest land for Posco’s integrated steel plant, iro...19 May, 2010, 07.12 AM IST
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