No objections were raised by the tribal communities against the Great Nicobar project during the “statutory period” for such feedback under the law, the Union government has submitted in parliament, a position that could be significant against the backdrop of Tribal Council of the Indian Ocean island announcing it had rescinded its permission for a controversial plan to carry out …
April 21, 2024 03:54 am | Updated 02:01 pm IST The story so far: On April 12, the Environment Ministry issued further guidelines on its Green Credit Programme, two months after it had prescribed rules governing the first initiative, afforestation. Under this, individuals, organisations and companies — public and private — would be encouraged to invest in sectors ranging from …
Weeks after the Union Environment Ministry announced the rules for its Green Credit Programme, ten States have identified parcels of degraded forest land, amounting to about 3,853 hectares, that will be available for individuals, groups, public and private sector units to earn – and potentially trade – green credits. These green credits can then be used by companies which have …
The government’s controversial revamp of the Central Empowered Committee raises questions about its autonomy. The Kudremukh iron ore mines issue, the rampant and illegal iron ore mining at Bellary, the protection of the Aravalli hills, the issue of compensatory afforestation, and determining the value of the ecological services provided to forests and which further led to the creation of the …
The Union environment ministry may allow compensatory afforestation for all developmental projects undertaken in Delhi in neighbouring states in view of the scarcity of land in the capital, sources have said. In March, the DDA wrote to the Union environment ministry, requesting it to allow compensatory afforestation for all projects undertaken in Delhi in neighbouring states in view of the …
