Guwahati HC upholds state's duty to clear forest encroachments, grants 30 days to vacateThe Guwahati High Court has upheld the Assam government's duty to clear reserved forests of encroachments. Alleged encroachers have been gi...
10 Jun, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
India diverted over 78,000 ha of forest land in 2021-25 for various projects: GovtOver the past four years, the Indian government has approved the diversion of more than 78,100 hectares of forest land for various developm...
31 Jul, 2025, 03.17 PM IST
Govt claims 1.73 lakh hectares forest land diverted for infra projects from 2014 to 2024Over the past decade, India has diverted 1.73 lakh hectares of forest land for non-forestry purposes, primarily driven by mining, quarrying...
21 Jul, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
New government will have to fix eco clearance policyGovernment sources said the new government would hence have to decide on how to streamline the environment clearances, especially where tri...
22 May, 2019, 07.11 AM IST
Jayanthi Natarajan forest land case: CBI hands over records to I-T departmentA team of the CBI and I-T officials reached Jayanthi Natarajan's residence in Chennai and handed over the records to the taxmen, highly-pla...
12 Dec, 2017, 04.43 PM IST
CBI books Jayanthi Natarajan, carries out searchesThe agency has registered its FIR against Natarajan, Umang Kejriwal, the then managing director of Electrosteel Casting Limited, and the co...
09 Sep, 2017, 08.15 PM IST
Around 750 projects awaiting environmental clearnace: GovernmentIn a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said a total of 741 proposals are awaiting environmental clearn...
31 Jul, 2017, 08.01 PM IST
Projects worth Rs 2446 crore approved for developments of ghats and crematoriums along river GangaGiving a major fillip to its Ganga rejuvenation efforts, National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a central body to implement the gov...
04 May, 2016, 08.49 PM IST
20K-25K hectare of forest diverted for non-forest activities: GovernmentThe rate of diversion of forest land for non-forestry activities is roughly 20,000-25,000 hectare per year in the country, Rajya Sabha was ...
14 Mar, 2016, 04.30 PM IST
Over 12 lakh ha forest land diverted for non-forest projectsOver 12 lakh hectare of forest land was diverted in the last 34 years for nearly 25,000 non-forest projects, government today said.
30 Apr, 2015, 05.23 PM IST
Government allowed diversion of over 12 lakh hectares of forest area"Since October 10, 1980, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has granted approval for diversion of 12,05,138 hectares o...
02 Dec, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
Government allowed diversion of over 12 lakh hect forest areaIn a written reply, the Minister said afforestation activities were carried out against the loss of forest land.
02 Dec, 2014, 05.19 PM IST
- Maharashtra Forest Department admits 76 Irrigation projects stuck in Vidarbha
A division bench of justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Atul Chandurkar then adjourned the cases for final hearing to be conducted from Sept...
22 Aug, 2013, 06.38 AM IST
- Central Zoo Authority approves master plan of Etawah’s lion safari
In a major development, the Central Zoo Authority (CZA)has given its approval to the master plan of Etawah’s lion safari. This gives the pr...
08 Feb, 2013, 06.40 AM IST
MoEF panel asks Tata Steel to get forest clearance firstWith regard to forest clearance, the approval of the Centre is crucial for diversion of land for non-forestry purposes.
15 Jan, 2013, 04.03 PM IST
- 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...
27 Jan, 2012, 03.16 AM IST
- Vedanta mine plan back on track?
Could Vedanta's aluminium refinery and bauxite mining project be looking at a second lease of life? A sub-committee of the environment mini...
29 Jun, 2011, 11.16 PM IST