The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Land Use
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Govt frames rules for Section 90A
Mandatory To Get Permission For Land Use Before Conversion Jaipur: The urban development and housing department has framed rules for Section 90A of the Land Revenue Act, 1956, paving way for conversion of agriculture land to non-agriculture. Shifting from the earlier practice of seeking permission separately for land conversion and land use, the rules under Section 90A binds applicant to obtain a prior permission for land use before applying for the land conversion.
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Government introduces Land Use Policy 2012
The government on Wednesday officially launched the ‘Land Use Policy 2012’ that aims to encourage optimal use of land for agriculture. The policy, introduced for the first time in the country, has divided
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Formulate specific land use policy, Urge environmentalists
Environmentalists yesterday demanded formulation and implementation of a specific land use policy and more budgetary allocation for environment conservation to tackle the effects of pollution. “A land
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In the jungle of law- Adivasi rights and implementation of Forest Rights Act in Kerala
This article examines the implementation of the Forest Rights Act of 2006 in the historical context of Wayanad’s adivasi land struggles. The left-wing Government of Kerala (2006-11) aimed to interpret
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Supreme Court order dated 11/05/2012 in the case of Union Territory of Lakshadweep & Ors versus Seashells Beach Resort & Ors
Supreme Court order dated 11/05/2012 in the case of Union Territory of Lakshadweep & Ors versus Seashells Beach Resort & Ors. Violation of CRZ and other irregularities. http://www.stpl-india.in/SCJFiles/2012_STPL(Web)_310_SC.pdf
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Spatial variation of soil organic carbon stock in a typical agricultural farm of hot arid ecosystem of India
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest among three major carbon pools of global ecosystems. During the past few years, global warming and forcible land-use changes have resulted in a huge loss of this
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More stable productivity of semi natural grasslands than sown pastures in a seasonally dry climate
In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net
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Committed carbon emissions, deforestation, and community land conversion from oil palm plantation expansion in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Industrial agricultural plantations are a rapidly increasing yet largely unmeasured source of tropical land cover change. Here, we evaluate impacts of oil palm plantation development on land cover, carbon
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Brazil set to cut forest protection
The sound of chainsaws in the Amazon rainforest has faded in recent years as deforestation has slowed, last year dropping to less than one-third of its long-term average. But last week, the lower house
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Ecological implications of extreme events: Footprints of the 2010 earthquake along the Chilean coast
<p>Deciphering ecological effects of major catastrophic events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, storms and fires, requires rapid interdisciplinary efforts often hampered by a lack of