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"File Personal Affidavit In Ridge Tree-Cutting Case": Supreme Court To Delhi Lt Governor
The Supreme Court has asked Delhi LG VK Saxena, in his capacity as the chairperson of the DDA, to file an affidavit explaining what steps are being taken to fix responsibility for the alleged illegal felling of over 600 trees in the Ridge area.
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AAP Alleges Delhi Lt Governor Cleared Felling Of 1,100 Trees In Ridge Area
AAP on Monday demanded Lt Governor VK Saxena's resignation for allegedly approving the felling of 1,100 trees in Delhi's Ridge area.
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"Illegal" Tree-felling Case: Supreme Court Orders Delhi Police Not To Harass Petitioner
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi Police not to harass a city resident who has filed a contempt plea against the DDA over "illegal" tree-felling in the Ridge forest.
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Battle Of Delhi Ridge: AAP vs BJP Again Over Who Felled Trees
The battle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP over who was responsible for "illegal" felling of trees in Delhi's ridge area intensified on Friday after the BJP alleged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave the green light in January.
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Why Supreme Court Stopped Tiger Safaris In Jim Corbett National Park's Core Areas
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Uttarakhand government for felling trees and illegally constructing inside the Jim Corbett National Park.
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Supreme Court's "Waste Bin" Rap Over Deforestation In Corbett Tiger Reserve
Coming down heavily on the Uttarakhand government for the felling of trees and illegal construction in Jim Corbett National Park, the Supreme Court today said public trust had been thrown into the waste bin
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3 Trees Cut Every Hour In Delhi In Past Three Years, Delhi High Court Told
Three trees were cut every hour in the past three years in the national capital and the estimate does not include instances of illegal felling, the Delhi High Court was told on Monday.
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12 Arrested For Stoning Man To Death In Allegedly 1,000-Strong Mob Lynching
Three persons accused in the stoning and burning of a BJP worker in Jharkhand's Simdega district for allegedly illegally felling trees, which is against local tribal traditions, have been arrested, a police office said on Saturday.
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Kerala Opposition Walks Out From Assembly Over Illegal Felling Of Trees
Congress-led United Democratic Front leaders staged a walkout from Kerala Assembly, alleging that Left government of shielding culprits in the illegal recent mass felling and smuggling of trees by forest mafia in the revenue land allotted to farmers.
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An Odisha Artist's Message For PM Modi On Cutting Of Trees
An artist has carved a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a tree in Similipal National Park in Odisha's Mayurbhanj requesting him to take note of the illegal felling of trees in the forest.
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Rs 46 Lakh Fine On Uttarakhand Ex-Top Cop For Illegally Cutting 25 Trees
The National Green Tribunal directed a former DGP of Uttarakhand to pay Rs 46,14,960 as damages for illegally cutting 25 trees in the Mussoorie Forest Division.
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Rakhis And Hugs For Trees As Noida Protests Destruction Of Its Green Belt
Noida citizens have taken the festival of Raksha Bandhan quite literally. To protest the felling of trees in Sector 91 in Noida people have started tying rakhis and hugging trees. Popularly called the green belt, Sector 91 is now being brought down to make a recreational biodiversity park. The 50 crore project is a part of the Noida Authority Depar...
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AAP Government Wants Case Against Delhi Golf Course For Cutting 100 Trees
The Delhi Golf Club has allegedly chopped over 100 trees on its premises without taking mandatory permissions from the forest department, a complaint by the Delhi government said. A team of the forest department visited the club thrice last week after a member informed them about the illegal felling of the trees.
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Green Panel Asks Mumbai-Based Builder To Pay 40 Lakhs For 'Environmental Damage'
The National Green Tribunal's bench in Pune has directed a builder to restore the environmental damage allegedly caused to a housing society in Khandala due to illegal hill cutting and tree felling.
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Mangroves In Mumbai Felled In Broad Daylight, Locals Blame BJP Legislator
The felling of mangroves has been mandated as illegal by the Bombay High Court since as long back as 2005. But that has not worked as a deterrent for the gradual disappearance of the mangroves in the Kanakia Park region of Mira Road in the Thane suburbs of Mumbai.
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"File Personal Affidavit In Ridge Tree-Cutting Case": Supreme Court To Delhi Lt Governor
The Supreme Court has asked Delhi LG VK Saxena, in his capacity as the chairperson of the DDA, to file an affidavit explaining what steps are being taken to fix responsibility for the alleged illegal felling of over 600 trees in the Ridge area.
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AAP Alleges Delhi Lt Governor Cleared Felling Of 1,100 Trees In Ridge Area
AAP on Monday demanded Lt Governor VK Saxena's resignation for allegedly approving the felling of 1,100 trees in Delhi's Ridge area.
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"Illegal" Tree-felling Case: Supreme Court Orders Delhi Police Not To Harass Petitioner
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi Police not to harass a city resident who has filed a contempt plea against the DDA over "illegal" tree-felling in the Ridge forest.
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Battle Of Delhi Ridge: AAP vs BJP Again Over Who Felled Trees
The battle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP over who was responsible for "illegal" felling of trees in Delhi's ridge area intensified on Friday after the BJP alleged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave the green light in January.
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Why Supreme Court Stopped Tiger Safaris In Jim Corbett National Park's Core Areas
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Uttarakhand government for felling trees and illegally constructing inside the Jim Corbett National Park.
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Supreme Court's "Waste Bin" Rap Over Deforestation In Corbett Tiger Reserve
Coming down heavily on the Uttarakhand government for the felling of trees and illegal construction in Jim Corbett National Park, the Supreme Court today said public trust had been thrown into the waste bin
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3 Trees Cut Every Hour In Delhi In Past Three Years, Delhi High Court Told
Three trees were cut every hour in the past three years in the national capital and the estimate does not include instances of illegal felling, the Delhi High Court was told on Monday.
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12 Arrested For Stoning Man To Death In Allegedly 1,000-Strong Mob Lynching
Three persons accused in the stoning and burning of a BJP worker in Jharkhand's Simdega district for allegedly illegally felling trees, which is against local tribal traditions, have been arrested, a police office said on Saturday.
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Kerala Opposition Walks Out From Assembly Over Illegal Felling Of Trees
Congress-led United Democratic Front leaders staged a walkout from Kerala Assembly, alleging that Left government of shielding culprits in the illegal recent mass felling and smuggling of trees by forest mafia in the revenue land allotted to farmers.
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An Odisha Artist's Message For PM Modi On Cutting Of Trees
An artist has carved a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a tree in Similipal National Park in Odisha's Mayurbhanj requesting him to take note of the illegal felling of trees in the forest.
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Rs 46 Lakh Fine On Uttarakhand Ex-Top Cop For Illegally Cutting 25 Trees
The National Green Tribunal directed a former DGP of Uttarakhand to pay Rs 46,14,960 as damages for illegally cutting 25 trees in the Mussoorie Forest Division.
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Rakhis And Hugs For Trees As Noida Protests Destruction Of Its Green Belt
Noida citizens have taken the festival of Raksha Bandhan quite literally. To protest the felling of trees in Sector 91 in Noida people have started tying rakhis and hugging trees. Popularly called the green belt, Sector 91 is now being brought down to make a recreational biodiversity park. The 50 crore project is a part of the Noida Authority Depar...
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AAP Government Wants Case Against Delhi Golf Course For Cutting 100 Trees
The Delhi Golf Club has allegedly chopped over 100 trees on its premises without taking mandatory permissions from the forest department, a complaint by the Delhi government said. A team of the forest department visited the club thrice last week after a member informed them about the illegal felling of the trees.
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Green Panel Asks Mumbai-Based Builder To Pay 40 Lakhs For 'Environmental Damage'
The National Green Tribunal's bench in Pune has directed a builder to restore the environmental damage allegedly caused to a housing society in Khandala due to illegal hill cutting and tree felling.
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Mangroves In Mumbai Felled In Broad Daylight, Locals Blame BJP Legislator
The felling of mangroves has been mandated as illegal by the Bombay High Court since as long back as 2005. But that has not worked as a deterrent for the gradual disappearance of the mangroves in the Kanakia Park region of Mira Road in the Thane suburbs of Mumbai.
