The number of cases where tribal and non-tribal dwellers could be evicted from forest lands, has ‘reduced considerably’ after a review of rejected claims for ownership rights under the Forest Rights Act, officials said, … READ FULL STORY
A delegation of Congress MLAs, led by former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and including senior Congress leaders Karan Singh Dalal, Geeta Bhukkal and Phool Chand Mullana, among others, urged the governor to … READ FULL STORY
A division bench of the Bombay High Court, of justices SC Dharmadhikari and PD Naik, on September 27, 2018, dismissed 176 petitions, challenging the state government’s decision of mutating the names of the petitioners … READ FULL STORY
A Bombay High Court bench of justices SC Dharamadhikari and PD Naik, on April 17, 2018, directed the petitioners who are opposing the construction of the proposed metro car shed in Aarey Colony area, … READ FULL STORY
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, according to an official release, said that there was 1.5 lakh acres of forest land available in a radius of 50 to 60 kilometres around Hyderabad and it … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government has decided to hand over 250.0635 hectares of forest land in Raigad district to the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), for the development of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). … READ FULL STORY
A Delhi High Court bench of acting chief justice Gita Mittal and justice C Hari Shankar, while disapproving of a road being built through the forest, said that “No encroachment can be permitted in … READ FULL STORY
The Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry has notified an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai, covering an area of 59.46 sq kilometres of which 19.25 sq kilometres is … READ FULL STORY
Prakash Paddikal, a businessman and president of the Hillside Residents’ Welfare Association (HIRWA), is a hero for many middle-class residents whose homes border the national park in Mumbai. Paddikal led a fight against the … READ FULL STORY
