Indian Forest Act

Forest Act: Centre to decriminalise minor offences

July 12, 2022 7:00 am

The notice, issued on Saturday, says the Ministry is undertaking a review of the Act to decriminalise minor sections of the law, including carrying timber into the forest, trespassing by cattle, and felling a tree.

Boosting bamboo, India’s natural ‘green gold’

March 14, 2021 7:33 pm

Long dismissed as ‘poor man’s timber’, the versatile grass has great economic potential.

Two weeks and counting: A farmers' stir in HP over fair compensation

January 11, 2021 8:45 pm

The company was a joint venture between the Power Grid Corporation of India and Reliance Infrastructure, but the latter sold its entire 74 per cent equity stake in the venture a few days ago.

Mangrove destruction: Over 50 cases this year in Mumbai

August 16, 2019 10:33 am

The cases relate to debris dumping, encroachment, hacking, blocking of tidal water to the mangroves and destruction of wildlife.

SC to hear FRA plea today, tribal communities take out protests across Maharashtra

July 23, 2019 2:55 am

At Alibag in Raigad district, where about 1,000 tribals and others representing the Shoshit Jan Aandolan gathered, including a very large number of women.

Explained: Why amendments to the Indian Forest Act have met with protests

July 22, 2019 4:32 pm

Across India, activists for tribal rights have said the proposed IFA amendments will divest tribals and other forest-dwelling communities of their rights over forest land and resources.

CPM asks Centre to scrap changes to Indian Forest Act, says they criminalise tribal life

July 11, 2019 3:03 am

In a letter to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat accused him of defending the amendments and playing down the “extremely repressive measures” proposed in the Act.

Framing the forest rights debate

March 08, 2019 7:24 am

As activists on both sides argue their case on the SC order on eviction of encroachers whose claims have been rejected under the FRA, an explanation of key issues: from dwindling forest cover to bogus claims.

Bill to amend Indian Forest Act tabled in Lok Sabha

December 18, 2017 3:36 pm

According to the bill's Statement of Objects and Reasons, section 2 of the Act would be amended to omit the word bamboos from the definition of tree, in order to exempt bamboos grown in non-forest area from the requirement of permit for felling or transit under the law.

Forest dept files offence reports against ashram

February 14, 2014 3:53 am