Withdraw Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022: CSD Odisha
It violates the Forest Rights Act by taking away the statutory requirement of seeking consent from the Gram Sabhas before approval of the forest diversions by the MoEF&CC.
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Amendments to Forest Conservation Act, 1980: Is Every ‘Change’ good?
This Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led Union Government is making every effort towards providing ‘Ease of doing Business’ to please its cronies. This attempt needs to be seen in the same context. Through these proposed amendments it is effectively reiterating that this step is aimed at providing exemptions to businesses on the garb of ‘Development’.
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