A two-day conference in Mancherial brought Forest and Tribal Welfare officials and NGOs together to discuss forest conservation, tribal livelihoods and human-animal conflict. Participants stressed value addition to forest products, sustainable development and greater coordination among departments.
The Supreme Court stressed the need to protect forests, noting states like Jharkhand must preserve natural ecosystems. While hearing a pollution board plea on mining norms, the court refused to interfere with the High Court order and allowed the petition to be withdrawn
The Supreme Court directed Tamil Nadu and Kerala to prepare and implement a time-bound eviction plan for encroachments in Agasthyamalai ecological landscape. It also ordered action against 118 government employees found occupying forest land and stressed ecological restoration and strict compliance
Our oldest inheritances are living ecosystems that hold together ecology and economy. As World Heritage Day passes, nature’s warning lingers—if forests lose their breath, so will we
The Centre has deferred forest clearance for Karnataka’s 2,000-MW Sharavathy Pumped Storage Project, citing potential “enormous damage” to biodiversity in the Western Ghats, including threats to Lion-Tailed Macaques and endemic flora in the Sharavathy Valley Sanctuary
Environmentalists argued that the Act weakens environmental protections by allowing easier diversion of forest land for infrastructure projects, particularly in border areas, potentially impacting biodiversity and ecologically sensitive regions
The Upper House passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 after a brief debate, though the opposition had walked out over the ethnic violence in Manipur.
