Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on October 28 promised that if it forms the government in Mizoram it would pass a new Bill in the very first session of the new Assembly guaranteeing the protection of the land, the forests and the rights of the tribal people of the State. In … Read more
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday (May 16) said one of the proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, is to rename it ” Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam“, alleging it reflects the Modi government’s mindset of “imposing … Read more
Before this, the act was amended back in 1988. Redefining of forests: The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) last week published the proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. As per the proposed changes, it would become easier to divert forests and certain categories of development would also be exempted from … Read more