Forest Conservation Act News

The land-owning agency said the ministry should at least relax the guidelines issued under the Forest Conservation Act. The ministry should allow compensatory afforestation for the projects implemented by the Centre and PSUs on degraded forest land in the neighbouring states.

The bear population in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here was stable and poised for further increase, a senior forest department official has said.

Former Minister Ramesh Kumar on Thursday raised concerns on the competence of an advocate "not presenting" proper arguments to defend the stand of the state government to execute Yettinahole project works before the Southern Zone Bench of National Green Tribunal.