Forest Conservation Act

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Objections to Proposed Changes to Forest Conservation Act Pour in From All Corners

Rishika Pardikar 13/06/2023

Concerns about the amendments include a specific prescription about...

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Video | Forest Conservation Rules 2022: A Body Blow to Forest Protection?

Sumedha Pal 25/07/2022

In this video of The Wire Explains, we break...

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How New Forest Diversion Rules Deal a Body Blow to the Forest Rights Act

C.R. Bijoy 11/07/2022

The new 2022 Forest Conservation Rules seek to override...

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‘Our Minds Are Often Restless, Worrying That Floods Will Wash Away Everything’

Vivek Gupta 30/04/2022

'We have no role in disturbing the climate. We...

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Why Afforestation Isn’t Likely to Make Up for Our Loss of Carbon-Rich Forests

Supriya Vohra 27/08/2021

Compensatory afforestation is carried out in India under CAMPA,...

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Odisha Government Reclaims Land From Encroachers for Mangrove Regeneration

The plots had spilled into prohibited coastal regulation zone...

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Illegal Mica Mining Continues Unabated in Jharkhand, Causing Death and Disease

Saurav Roy 09/10/2020

India is one of the world’s largest producers of...