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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PIL filed by Goa Foundation against 'raising contractors' illegally operating mines
PANJIM: In a major violation, one-third of operational mining leases in Goa are operated by raising contractors, many of whom are politicians. Goa Foundation, in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before Bombay High Court at Goa has pointed out that over 30 operational mining leases in Goa are operated by persons or companies other than the lessee.
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Illegal mining: CBI to trace ore source
CBI investigators are yet to pinpoint the source from where iron ore was mined illegally in Karnataka in the Obulapuram Mining Company case. In the chargesheet, the CBI has apparently mentioned that
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Curtains appear certain for Bandipur resorts
Forest dept assuages farmers’ concerns regarding ecologically-sensitive zone tag It will be curtains on resorts around the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, with people in the forest fringes, including elected representatives, raising objections. The meeting with the locals to discuss the notification of ecologically sensitive zone (ESZ) around the tiger reserve has unanimously decided to put an end to the resort menace, while the existing resorts will not be allowed to expand.
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Sonia Seeks Oppn Help to Pass Lokpal & Other Bills
Resolves to fight graft with several legislations in first address after illness; Mum on retail row Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said the UPA government was committed to eradicating corruption
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Tripura seeks help for tribals’ livelihood plans
Agartala: Tripura has sought Rs.440 crore from the Central government to undertake livelihood schemes for thousands of tribals who will get title deeds in the state under the Forest Rights Act, Chief Minister
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Implement Forest Rights Act
Member of the National Land Reforms Council P.V. Rajagopal has appealed to Tamil Nadu Government to implement the Forest Rights Act in a bid to help adivasis (tribals) who are totally dependent on forests
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Bamboo, medicinal plants plantations to be encouraged
Agartala: The autonomous Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation has decided to encourage bamboo cultivation and medicinal plant and rare herb plantations besides rubber, officials said on
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Govt halts illegal resorts on Bandipur fringes
In an attempt to put an end to the illegal resorts mushrooming around the fringes of Bandipur tiger reserve (BTR), the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) has directed the State Forest Department
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House panel for easing norms for pruning, trimming of trees
Delhi Assembly committee to send detailed recommendation to Sheila In a landmark decision that would ease the process of trimming and pruning of trees, the Environment Committee of the Delhi Assembly
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90 percent of mines in Goa have some kind of illegality - Shah Commission
PANJIM: In a major setback to the mining industry, Shah Commission during their first round of investigations is learnt to have found that 90 percent of the mines in the state have some kind of illegalities. Sources stated that Shah Commission’s senior members Justice R A Mehta and U V Singh reprimanded Chief Wildlife Warden Dr Shashi Kumar and Director of Mines and Geology Arvind Lolienkar on the illegalities, which were allowed to be continue by authorities.