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PART 02

September 2023

A hollow assurance: How Modi govt turned its back on forest conservation

Centre abandoned promise of a new forest policy. Instead chose to cut the laws on conservation down to the size it desired.

PART 02

September 2023

Modi gov’t unlocks forests for business, a pursuit that began in 2015

Modi govt's dogged pursuit of a plan to open forests for commercial plantation began shortly after taking office, documents show. Though it faced pushback for hurting tribal rights and forests, the plan reached a fruition through the recent Forest (Conservation)Act amendment.

PART 02

September 2023

Forests Deleted

In 1996, the Supreme Court asked the Union government and states to identify and protect all of India’s forests. For 27 years, they did not complete the job. Now, the Centre’s new forest law has removed protection for forests not recognised on paper.

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