Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Act, 2014
An Act further to amend the Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953. This Act may be called the Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Act, 2014.
Forest Act
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High Court directive on claims under forest dwellers Act
The Madras High Court has said if claims are made for community rights or rights to forest land and applications are submitted under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, the process of verification of the claim could go on, but, before the certificate of title is issued, court orders should be obtained.
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Van Gujjars denied entry to their traditional grasslands
After Uttarakhand, it is the turn of the Himachal Pradesh government to stop Van Gujjars, nomadic tribals, from migrating to highland pastures in the state despite promulgation of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of forest rights) Act on January 1, 2008. A total of 432 Van Gujjar families comprising more than 1,000 members and thousands of milch animals are stranded. This year these tribals have been denied entry to their traditional grasslands in Shimla district.
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Implement Forest Dwellers Act soon: Rawat
The former Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president and Rajya Sabha M.P. Harish Rawat has threatened a massive agitation if the State Government did not implement the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act 2006 immediately. Addressing a large number of Van Gujjars and other forest dwelling people during a token dharna cum fast at the Gandhi Park here, Mr Rawat said the Act if implemented would benefit about 20 lakh people who were under a constant threat of being uprooted from their traditional homes by the forest and other officials.
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NGO opposes Bill on forest dwellers
Requesting Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to rescind or replace the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, Early Birds, an NGO from the State, submitted a memorandum to the PMO. The environmental NGO has requested the PM to bring forward-thinking legislations in place of the above Act, which can provide forest usufruct rights, as well as, alternative livelihoods to the forest-dependant poor, without making the mistake of land grants.
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In Karnataka's forests, govt paradrops forest committees
The tiger versus tribal fight being played out in the country to the disadvantage of both is witnessing a new dimension in Karnataka's tiger reserves, where tribals are being relocated under the For
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Forest Rights Act under siege in courts
The Forest Rights Act is under attack, facing at least five petitions against it in various courts.
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Forest panels set up without elections
The implementation of the Forest Rights Act has begun in most central Indian states.
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Forest panels set up without elections
The implementation of the Forest Rights Act has begun in most central Indian states.
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'There isn't enough forest land to give to tribals'
Debi Goenka, treasurer, Bombay Natural History Society
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Orissa wants a quick job: 55,000 villages asked to elect forest committees in 2 days
The implementation of the Forest Rights Act has begun in most central Indian states.