Forest Rights Act

The letter claimed that the ministry makes no reference to the FRA or its statutory body, the Gram Sabhas

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP represents 103 seats where forests rights is key issue, shows analysis

According to the analysis, there are 86 Lok Sabha seats where people demanding forest rights account for over 30 per cent of the electorate.

Explained | Bharat Bandh on March 5: Why are over 11 lakh tribals across 21 states up in arms?

On February 21, a bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee directed states to ensure the eviction of all those persons from forest lands whose claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) have been rejected

MMDR, Coal bills to come up for debate in Rajya Sabha

If these bills are not cleared today, the government will extend the ongoing first half of the Budget session by a couple of days.

Rahul Gandhi to address public rally in Gujarat on March 11

"The Congress party will begin its state-wide campaign against the BJP government's corruption from March 4 to March 11 by organising a padyatra in all the 26 constituencies," Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Arjun Modhvadiya said.

Lok Sabha votes on Food Security Bill

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi leave Parliament while voting was on on amendments to the Food Security Bill. Earlier, Food Minister KV Thomas said that for the bill to be successful, both the central and the state governments need to work together.

Politician-businessmen nexus, a cause for concern

On CNBC-TV18's India Tonight, Karan Thapar explores the dark connection between businessmen and politicians as highlighted by Justice Santosh Hedge's report on the mining scam in Karnataka.

FM asks attorney general to be part of GoM on go-no-go

Sources tell CNBC-TV18 that finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked attorney general GE Vahanvati to be part of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the go-no-go policy, in light of the Bellary mining ban placed by the Supreme Court.

Posco's battle continues on forest dwellers in project area

The final clearance would come only after the submission of the assurance report, and the Odisha government has already done that. However, Posco hasn't won the battle yet.

Orissa Mining Corp to file new petition against MoEF

According to the latest updates, the corporation has ruled out the filing contempt of the court against the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources.