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Introduced in March 29th, 2023, the Forest Conservation Amendment Bill, 2023 has proposed the following changes: (i) exempts certain categories of land from its purview (ii) expands the gamut of activities that can be carried out on forest land A Joint Committee of Parliament has reviewed the Bill before it was introduced in the Parliament.
In the new 2022 Forest Conservation Rules, [23] the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) introduced an amendment to the Forest Conservation Act of 1980 [24] which violates the Forest Rights Act of 2006. This amendment transferred the rights of forests from tribal communities to large corporations such as private mining ...
2 August – Rajya Sabha passes the Forest Conservation Act Amendment Bill, which allows diversion of forest land for security and strategic purposes, amid an opposition walk-out over the ongoing violence in Manipur. [42]
On 18 October 2010, Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta [10] became its first Chairman and currently Justice Prakash Shrivastava has been appointed as Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 21 August 2023. [11] Retired justice Adarsh Kumar Goel is the former chairman of the tribunal from 6 July 2018 to 6 July 2023. [12]
[3] [4] The bill was then passed by it on 29 August 2013 and by the Rajya Sabha on 4 September 2013. The bill then received the assent of the President of India on 27 September 2013. [5] The Act came into force from 1 January 2014. [6] [7] In December 2014 the Land Acquisition Ordinance 2014 was issued. [8] An amendment bill was then introduced ...
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Parliament of India Long title An Act to provide for the protection of Wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. Citation Act No. 53 of 1972 Enacted by Parliament of India Enacted 9 September 1972 Status: In force The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted ...
The National Forest Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the assessment of policy in India regarding publicly owned forests and laws relating to both public and private Forestry in India. The commission was set up in 2003 to review and assess India's policy and law and their effect on India's forests.
Amendment passed after revocation of internal emergency in the Country. Article 19(1)(f) right to property was omitted. Provides for human rights safeguards and mechanisms to prevent abuse of executive and legislative authority. Annuls some Amendments enacted in Amendment Bill 42. 45th: Amend article 334. [53] 25 January 1980