Financial Assistance to Kaziranga National Park under CAMPA

On March 2, 2020, a Rajya Sabha Member of the ruling party replied about the financial assistance being provided to the Kaziranga National Park, Assam Highlights The Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa said that Rs 94,46,585 and Rs 51,24,670 were sanctioned for Kaziranga National Park during the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20. The funds ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Afforestation • Assam • CAMPA Fund • Compensatory Afforestation • Compensatory Afforestation Funds • Forest Conservation • Kaziranga National Park

Government notifies rules for unlocking Rs 66,000 crore compensatory afforestation funds

Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified rules for utilisation of more than Rs 66,000 crore afforestation funds by states/UTs and for setting up authorities to monitor its use for afforestation and conservation. The rules have been framed two years after Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act, 2016 to this effect was ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Topics: Afforestation • Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act • Compensatory Afforestation Funds • Environment • Forest • Government Schemes • Odisha