BENGALURU: While laws like the Forest Conservation Act of 1980 mandate that any diversion of forest land for non-forest use requires prior approval from the Central Government, illegal diversion still ...
BENGALURU: While state forest department officials had orally turned down the proposal made by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) to submerge forest land of Kudremukh National Park (KNP) in ...