Compensatory Afforestation Current Affairs, GK & News
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
Environment Ministry to relax lease rent on wind power projects
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change (MoEFCC) has decided to waive off or relax mandatory charging of lease rent of Rs.30,000 per Mega Watt (MW) for wind power projects. This decision was taken in a review meeting chaired by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and further enhances government’s commitment towards providing clean and green ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Compensatory Afforestation • Lease Rent • National Commitment • Paris Climate Conference • Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change • Wind Energy Projects
Draft Forest Policy, 2018
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has framed a new draft National Forest Policy 2018 in March, 2018. The new forest policy aims to address the new realities – climate change, human-animal conflict and declining green cover. The features of the draft forest policy 2018 include: It aims to bring a minimum one-third ..
Topics: Afforestation • Compensatory Afforestation • deforestation • Emissions reduction • Forest cover • Forest management • Forestry • Forests • Natural environment • Nature • Reforestation
Compensatory Afforestation Fund
In August 2016, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 has come into force. This act provides for setting up Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) at both central and state level to ensure expeditious and transparent utilization of amounts realised in lieu of forest land diverted for non-forest purpose. The utilization of funds ..
Topics: Afforestation • Campa • CAMPA bill • Compensatory Afforestation • deforestation • Forestry • Forestry in India • In India • Natural environment • Natural Resources • Reforestation
T S R Subramanian Committee
On Environment A High Level Committee headed by Shri T.S.R. Subramanian was constituted to review various Acts administered by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. The Committee reviewed the following laws: (i) Indian Forests Act, 1927, (ii) Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (iii) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, (iv) Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, (v) Air (Prevention and Control ..
Topics: Central Pollution Control Board • Compensatory Afforestation • Environmental law • Environmental protection • Environmental social science • Ministry of Environment • Ministry of Environment and Forests • Natural environment • Nature • Pollution in India