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Centre Releases Rs 47,436 Crore Funds To States For Afforestation
The Centre on Thursday released Rs 47,436 crore to different states in a major boost towards promoting afforestation and achieving green objectives in the country.
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1 lakh Crores Unspent On Environment, Centre Pulled Up By Supreme Court
Around 1 lakh crore rupees, meant for environmental purposes, remain unspent by the government, the Supreme Court said today, demanding the Centre account for the non-utilisation. The CAMPA, or the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, collects funds from mining industries that have used forest land for their projects.
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Opinion: The New Law To Conserve And Protect Forests
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill, introduced in the Parliament in 2015, has been passed in the Monsoon Session of 2016. The enabling provisions for releasing and making use of the funds to the tune of Rs 42,000 crores, which were lying unused with the Central Government for a long time, made this Bill a much-awaited Bill.
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Parliament Passes Bill For Compulsory Afforestation Fund
The bill to establish national and state compensatory afforestation fund, which may lead to unlocking of over Rs 40,000 crore from the Centre, was passed by parliament today.
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GST Apart, Another Battle Of Numbers Between Government And Congress
While mega reform GST grabs the headlines, the Congress and the government have locked horns over another bill pushing it to a battle of numbers in the Rajya Sabha or upper house of Parliament.
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Congress Attacks PM Modi On Rajya Sabha's Failure To Pass Afforestation Bill
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi rued that Rajya Sabha failed to pass the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, Congress today hit out at the government for not accepting the amendments proposed by opposition parties.
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Prakash Javadekar Launches E-Payment Gateway For Land Diversion Payments
The government today launched an e-payment gateway to receive payments for diversion of forest land from project proponents to speed up transactions and make them "more transparent".
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Allow Tourism in Buffer Zone of National Parks: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister to Centre
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the Centre to allow tourism in buffer zone of its national parks which have at least 257 tigers.
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Centre Releases Rs 47,436 Crore Funds To States For Afforestation
The Centre on Thursday released Rs 47,436 crore to different states in a major boost towards promoting afforestation and achieving green objectives in the country.
-
1 lakh Crores Unspent On Environment, Centre Pulled Up By Supreme Court
Around 1 lakh crore rupees, meant for environmental purposes, remain unspent by the government, the Supreme Court said today, demanding the Centre account for the non-utilisation. The CAMPA, or the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, collects funds from mining industries that have used forest land for their projects.
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Opinion: The New Law To Conserve And Protect Forests
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill, introduced in the Parliament in 2015, has been passed in the Monsoon Session of 2016. The enabling provisions for releasing and making use of the funds to the tune of Rs 42,000 crores, which were lying unused with the Central Government for a long time, made this Bill a much-awaited Bill.
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Parliament Passes Bill For Compulsory Afforestation Fund
The bill to establish national and state compensatory afforestation fund, which may lead to unlocking of over Rs 40,000 crore from the Centre, was passed by parliament today.
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GST Apart, Another Battle Of Numbers Between Government And Congress
While mega reform GST grabs the headlines, the Congress and the government have locked horns over another bill pushing it to a battle of numbers in the Rajya Sabha or upper house of Parliament.
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Congress Attacks PM Modi On Rajya Sabha's Failure To Pass Afforestation Bill
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi rued that Rajya Sabha failed to pass the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, Congress today hit out at the government for not accepting the amendments proposed by opposition parties.
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Prakash Javadekar Launches E-Payment Gateway For Land Diversion Payments
The government today launched an e-payment gateway to receive payments for diversion of forest land from project proponents to speed up transactions and make them "more transparent".
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Allow Tourism in Buffer Zone of National Parks: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister to Centre
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the Centre to allow tourism in buffer zone of its national parks which have at least 257 tigers.
