Indian Forest Act

Soren requested him to re-evaluate and re-examine the Forest Conservation Rules, 2022

A total of 554.3 square kilometres of forest area in the country has been diverted for non-forestry purposes in the last three years, government data presented in Lok Sabha showed

Relaxing penalties in environment laws is ill-advised

Proposed legal amendments are in the right direction

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the current assessment shows a decrease of forest cover to the extent of 765 sq km in north east India region

The minister said that the draft was not prepared by the government officially

Debi Goenka, treasurer, Bombay Natural History Society  a petitioner against the Forest Rights Act in the Supreme Court  tells Business Standard that tribals want bikes, cars and washing

A rare set of essays examines how conservation systems crafted in an era of state dominance can work better in a time of private enterprise, civic action and science

Activists and forest dwellers fear a repeat of the evictions in 2002 if the court revives its February 13, 2019, order

Forest bureaucracy to get more policing powers, including higher immunity to use firearms and override Forest Rights Act