Articles for Forest Act

No Right To Fell Trees Despite Ownership If Land Is Classified As Protected Forest: Punjab & Haryana High Court
4 days, 6 hours ago

No Right To Fell Trees Despite Ownership If Land Is Classified As Protected Forest: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that even if a person are lawful owners of land classified as protected forest under Indian Forest Act, they cannot fell trees on such land. Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "even if assumingly the plaintiffs are owners of the suit land, yet therebys they cannot be permitted to fell …

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CPCB asks Delhi to act on Saidulajab forest encroachment
1 week, 6 days ago

CPCB asks Delhi to act on Saidulajab forest encroachment

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi A complaint over encroachment of forest land was filed with the National Green Tribunal this May. After a Central Pollution Control Board -led joint committee, on a complaint of encroachment, found only 6.2 bigha of land available against 19 bigha of a forest in Saidulajab, south Delhi, CPCB said it has written to Delhi’s principal chief conservator of …

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Kevin de Bruyne’s latest double act makes Man City the unconvincing unstoppables
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kevin de Bruyne’s latest double act makes Man City the unconvincing unstoppables

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Kevin De Bruyne set up goals for Erling …

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Seventeen years of Forest Rights Act: ATREE brings out resource materials for laypersons
1 year ago

Seventeen years of Forest Rights Act: ATREE brings out resource materials for laypersons

The Hindu  

Earlier this week on December 18, the landmark Forest Rights Act enacted by parliament in 2006 marked its 17th anniversary. On the occasion, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and The Environment, a Bengaluru-based research institution, released a bunch of resources including four videos on FRA, a documentary on the team’s work in Bastar, a webGIS mapping tool and a …

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Reality show contestant arrested under Wildlife Protection Act for wearing tiger claw pendant
1 year, 1 month ago

Reality show contestant arrested under Wildlife Protection Act for wearing tiger claw pendant

Hindustan Times  

A contestant of a Kannada reality show was arrested by forest department officials for allegedly wearing a tiger claw pendant, officials said on Monday. Thereafter, upon verification, it was confirmed that he was indeed wearing a pendant of a tiger claw, following which he was arrested under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Speaking to PTI, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of …

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Authority To File Final Report & Grant Sanction To Prosecute Same Under Promotion Of Tree Growth Act: Kerala HC Asks Legislature To Clear Anomaly
2 years, 1 month ago

Authority To File Final Report & Grant Sanction To Prosecute Same Under Promotion Of Tree Growth Act: Kerala HC Asks Legislature To Clear Anomaly

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday pointed an inconsistency in Sections 9 and 12 of the Kerala Promotion of Tree Growth in Non-Forest Areas Act, 2005 and urged the legislature to clear the same by way of an amendment.Section 9 provides that a person not below the rank of a Forester can seize the trees together with the tools, if …

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India at 75 | Timeline: Environment
2 years, 4 months ago

India at 75 | Timeline: Environment

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 18:00 IST Colonial era environment laws were oriented towards revenue gain or protecting upper-class interests. It has four statutory bodies—National Board for Wildlife and State Wildlife Advisory boards, Central Zoo Authority, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, National Tiger Conservation Authority. 1978: Silent Valley movement, spearheaded by the Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad to protest against the Kerala …

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Centre plans decriminalising Forest Act provisions, activists fear exploitation
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre plans decriminalising Forest Act provisions, activists fear exploitation

Hindustan Times  

The Union environment ministry plans to decriminalise certain provisions of the Indian Forest Act 1927 in an attempt to reduce the harassment of people, according to a consultation paper released by the ministry on July 9, although environmental lawyers and activists fear that it could result in indiscriminate exploitation of forests. Activists fear that decriminalising certain provisions of Forest Act …

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Products Created From 'Forest Produce' By Human Labour Can Also Be 'Forest Produce': Supreme Court Disagrees With Earlier Judgment
3 years, 2 months ago

Products Created From 'Forest Produce' By Human Labour Can Also Be 'Forest Produce': Supreme Court Disagrees With Earlier Judgment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that sandalwood oil is a 'forest produce' under Kerala Forest Act.The court disagreed with an earlier judgment which held that that articles or products created by human toil are not per se forest products.The distinction sought to be made defeats the purpose of the Act, because illegally procured forest produce, such as sandalwood, rosewood, or other …

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Young climate activists from across world urge UK and UN to act on killings of environmental defenders
3 years, 3 months ago

Young climate activists from across world urge UK and UN to act on killings of environmental defenders

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Young climate activists from across the world are calling on leaders to urgently act on …

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