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The Metropolitan Magistrate, based on a private complaint lodged by Deputy Conservator of Forests, Bengaluru Urban, on November 29 ordered a criminal case against the accused and adjourned the case to December 29. The land (17 acres and 34 guntas) is located in Kothanur village in Bengaluru East Taluk. ​

The growing market for rubber is a major, but largely overlooked, cause of tropical deforestation, new analysis shows. Most of the rubber goes to produce tires, more than 2 billion a year, and experts warn the transition to electric vehicles could accelerate rubber use.


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KATHMANDU, Dec 3: The sixth conference of the National Land Rights Forum has commenced, marking the beginning of discussions on crucial land-related issues in Nepal. The opening ceremony, held at Narayani Kalamandir in Narayanghat, Chitwan, on December 2, was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

A forest official moves the court after the government refuses sanction to prosecute the two revenue officers and the Union forest ministry directs that a complaint be filed in a court.

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The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum was formed last year to counter “anti-tribal” policies of the N Biren Singh government.

The committee, which includes the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Delhi, has also decided that the district magistrates will appoint an officer from their district as a nodal officer to coordinate with the DCFs on encroachment removal.

In response to an RTI query filed by The Indian Express, the Bengaluru regional office stated that it had not filed a single complaint in any court for violation of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.