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As she sits on a relay fast under a tarpaulin tent in the fields in Gujarat s Narmada district, Leela Vasava flips through a file of documents. Behind her, men and women sit silently, watching her
The talukas of Dahanu and Palghar are likely to lose 66.63 hectares (164.6 acres) of forest in Gargao and Khanivade villages. The Jawaharlal Nehru Ports Authority (JNPA), which is developing Vadhvan Port in Palghar district, has sought diversion of this forest
As the Jammu & Kashmir Forest Department has issued fresh eviction notices to forest dwellers in the Valley, J&K s Forests and Tribal Affairs Minister Javed Rana has directed a review of all cases rejected under the Forest Rights Act (FRA). The direction follo
Welcome to The Daily Catch-Up, your three-minute evening briefing from The Indian Express. Jharkhand s student protests and the JPSC controversy remain in focus today
The state government has approved the diversion of nearly 83,700 sq ft of forest land for two projects of Adani Group companies in Raigad and Amravati, including reserve forest and mangrove land for a proposed cement terminal in Alibag, officials said. The For
A day will not be far when Mumbaikars will have to carry oxygen cylinders on their backs to take intermittent shots of oxygen, the Bombay High Court remarked on Tuesday as it questioned the practice of compensatory afforestation taking place far away from area
The Haryana forest department is preparing to launch a demolition drive against illegal constructions on protected forest land in Gurugram after issuing notices to 21 illegal encroachments, officials said. Officials said several occupants have already started
Kirthai-II becomes the third hydroelectric project planned on the Chenab to receive approvals from the Environment Ministry since the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. The Centre has moved to expedite hydel project