Indian Forest Act

'New Forest Conservation Rules will uproot rights of indigenous people'

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

554 sq km forest area diverted for non-forestry purposes in last 3 years

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

Red signals for green laws

Relaxing penalties in environment laws is ill-advised

Expanding forest cover

Proposed legal amendments are in the right direction

India's forest cover up 5,188 sq km in 2 years, Northeast bucks the trend

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

Govt has withdrawn draft for amendment of Forest Act, confirms Javadekar

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

'There isn't enough forest land to give to tribals'

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

Nature, conversation, economy: A book chronicles India's balancing act

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

As SC hearing nears, Adivasis recall evictions that led to Forest Act

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

Centre drafts stricter alternative to Colonial-era Indian Forest Act, 1927

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