• December 12, 2025
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Evolution of forest policy and impact on industry As per the National Forest Policy of 1952, Indian forests were the primary source of raw material for the wood-based industry, while...

• January 12, 2026
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has given a major boost to Mysore Paper Mills (MPM) by clarifying that industrial plantations will be treated as forestry activities,...

• February 11, 2026
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Haryana Forest Department initiated the reclamation of waterlogged farmlands through the bio-drainage scheme in 1998. The outcomes of this scheme were exceptional, as it not only reclaimed waterlogged areas...

• February 11, 2026
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Forest Conservation Division) has intimated to The Addl. Chief Secretaries of Forests, All States Government/Union territories Administrations vide File No....

• February 11, 2026
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amendment in Guidelines for Assign Forest Land on Lease allow Short Rotation Tree Crops (SRTC) is a game-changer, boosting wood availability for WBI while easing pressure on agricultural land. The...

• February 12, 2026
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]India's paper and pulp industry has been lobbying since 1970s to secure regulatory changes allowing plantations on forest land, a move that could provide relief to the struggling industry by...

• February 19, 2026
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Government of Madhya Pradesh has issued an important notification under the Indian Forest Act, 1927, easing transit regulations for certain privately grown timber species within the state. The move...

• March 14, 2026
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Recent criticism of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)'s January 2026 circular permitting assisted plantations on forest land has sparked concerns that India is moving toward the...