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Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as government pushes on

Lauded by the government as a modernisation that will cut red tape, the Conservation Amendment Bill has passed its first reading – to claims of ‘commercialisation over conservation...

House Passes Updated Farm Bill, Senate Set to Begin Work Soon

U.S. House passed the 2026 Farm Bill to the Senate. It renews key conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program, adds Forest Conservation Easement Program, and suppor...

जडिबुटी क्षेत्रको विकासका लागि कानुन सुधार गर्न सरकार प्रतिबद्ध छ : मन्त्री चौधरी

२९ चैत, काठमाडौं । वन तथा वातावरणमन्त्री गीता चौधरीले नेपालमा पाइने जडिबुटीबाट औषधि उत्पादनको ठूलो सम्भावना रहेको बताएकी छिन् । वनस्पती विभागको ६६ औँ वार्षिकोत्सव तथा २७ औँ वनस्पति...

Senator renews call for a national forestry authority to ‘restore confidence’

Independent Senator Victor Boyhan has renewed his call for the establishment of a national forestry authority. Boyhan said this is needed to “help restore farmers’ and foresters’ c...

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Applaud House Farm Bill Passage, Urge Senate Action 

The U.S. House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (224–200), advancing a long-overdue bipartisan farm bill. It restores stability for rural sectors, reauthori...

What IBC Amendment Act, 2026 changes and why it matters

Audubon Welcomes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Cooperative Watershed Management 

Both chambers of Congress introduced the Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 in March. The bipartisan bill—sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.)...

US Forest Service and USDA Take Action to Modernize Regulations Governing Hard Rock Mining

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its sub-agency, the US Forest Service (USFS), have taken two significant steps to modernize the regulatory framework governing hard rock...

Lok Sabha to discuss FCRA Amendment Bill, ATF excise duty; Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman to lead key debates

New Delhi : The Lok Sabha on Wednesday is set for a packed agenda, with key legislative and financial matters on the table, including the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendmen...

How is the NI forestry development project faring at midpoint?

Six years into the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA’s) key forestry development project for Northern Ireland, tree planting rates have been much lowe...

Gvt Approves New Wildlife Policy to Boost Conservation

Cabinet has approved a new National Wildlife Policy aimed at modernising conservation laws increasing community benefits and strengthening the wildlife sector’s contribution to the...

Women Reservation Act 2023 comes into force ahead of voting to its amendment in Lok Sabha

An official explained that bringing the law into force was essential as its proposed amendment will not have come into effect without that.

Senate passes 2026 Electoral Act Amendment bill

The proposed amendment aims to address gaps, timelines and court jurisdiction in the resolution of pre-election disputes.

Javed Rana reviews implementation of Forest Rights Act in J&K

Srinagar, May 23: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana chaired an exhaustive meeting to review implementation of the Sche...

Rajya Sabha passes Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill seeking sweeping law revisions

The Bill seeks to amend 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions to promote Ease of Doing Business and amend 67 provisions to f...

वनको सही व्यवस्थापनले दिन सक्छ १० लाख रोजगारी

यतिबेला वन क्षेत्रबाट खाद्य उत्पादन, पानी आपूर्ति, वातावरणीय सेवा उपभोग जस्तै; जलवायु उत्थानशीलता, कार्बन अधिशोषण र जलचक्र निरन्तरता जस्ता क्रियाकलापहरू बढाई सामाजिक कल्याणका लागि...

‘पशु वधशाला र मासु जाँच ऐन’ संशोधनको तयारी, सरकारले माग्यो सर्वसाधारणसँग सुझाव

१३ जेठ, काठमाडौं । सरकारले झण्डै साढे दुई दशक पुरानो ‘पशु वधशाला र मासु जाँच ऐन, २०५५’ लाई समयानुकूल परिमार्जन गर्ने प्रक्रिया अघि बढाएको छ । कृषि, वन तथा पर्यावरण मन्त्रालयले यस ऐ...

Union Cabinet Clears Draft Bill For Amendments To Women Reservation Act

New Delhi : The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared on Wednesday the draft bill for amendments to the Women’s Reservation Act that will ensure an increase in the number of Lok...

Farm Bill 2026: Overview

Introduction On April 30, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 224-200 to advance the Farm, Food, and National Security Act...

१०० बढी नयाँ कानुन ल्याइँदै, मन्त्रालयहरू विधेयक निर्माणमा व्यस्त

१०० बढी नयाँ ऐन निर्माण र संशोधन गर्ने गरी तयार भएको विषयसूचीमध्ये ४० देखि ४५ वटा विधेयक आउँदो संघीय संसद्को अधिवेशनबाट पास गर्ने सरकारको तयारी छ ।

१०० बढी नयाँ कानुन ल्याइँदै, मन्त्रालयहरू विधेयक निर्माणमा व्यस्त

१०० बढी नयाँ ऐन निर्माण र संशोधन गर्ने गरी तयार भएको विषयसूचीमध्ये ४० देखि ४५ वटा विधेयक आउँदो संघीय संसद्को अधिवेशनबाट पास गर्ने सरकारको तयारी छ ।

Electoral Process Bill passes second reading, moves to committee stage

THE Electoral Process Bill No. 44 of 2026 passed second reading in Parliament after extensive debate among lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. The bill now moves to the committ...

Women Reservation Act 2023 Comes Into Force Ahead Of Voting To Its Amendment In LS

NEW DELHI : The Women Reservation Act 2023, which gives 33 per cent quota to women in legislatures, came into force on Thursday to operationalise the proposed amendment being discu...

बागलुङ, गुल्मी र प्युठानमा हावाहुरीले पुर्‍यायो क्षति, सांसदले गराए सरकारको ध्यानाकर्षण

बागलुङ, गुल्मी र प्युठानमा हावाहुरीले पुर्‍याएको क्षतिको विषय आजको प्रतिनिधिसभा बैठकमा पनि उठेको छ ।