forest land
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November 07, 2020, Saturday
First launch since lockdown: PSLV-C49 with earth observation satellite
EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support
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September 28, 2020, Monday
Repeated amendments to land diversion laws threatening forests, people
There are no guidelines for what kinds of forests should be nurtured on land taken up for compensatory afforestation
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August 19, 2020, Wednesday
Procedure for forest clearance subverted, turned farcical, says report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced in June that 41 new coal blocks would be opened for auction to the private sector
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January 08, 2020, Wednesday
Increasing green cover
Ambiguity in the definition of forests should be removed
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December 30, 2019, Monday
India's forest cover up 5,188 sq km in 2 years, Northeast bucks the trend
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the current assessment shows a decrease of forest cover to the extent of 765 sq km in north ...
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October 19, 2019, Saturday
Mumbaikars providing ready-to-grow seed balls to check depletion of forest
Chitra Chauhan set up Beej Box (BB), a platform that provides 10 seed balls for Rs 100, which need to be chucked in the soil to ...
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July 27, 2019, Saturday
How exemption of 13 railway projects puts wildlife sanctuaries at risk
The Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980 prohibits the use of any forest land for non-forest activities
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May 10, 2016, Tuesday
Over 15 lakh acres of forest land in India under encroachment
According to data, Madhya Pradesh tops the list with 5.34 lakh acres of forest area under encroachment as of March 2016.
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February 23, 2016, Tuesday
Row over forest land status may snap mining operations in Odisha
The deputy director of mines in respective circles has issued clear instructions to lessees to stop transportation of minerals in ...
