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  Forest Conservation Amendment Bill gets Lok Sabha nod: Know about the bill and its main features

  Explainers | July 27, 2023 15:00 IST

  The bill, which provides for contentious exemptions for constructions on forestland, was passed amidst the protests against Manipur violence from the Opposition.

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  Assam Minister sets 15 days deadline to stop illegal trade of forest resources

  India | July 10, 2019 7:43 IST

  Expressing serious concern over ongoing illegal trade of forest resources, Assam Forest Minister Parimal Shuklabaidya on Tuesday set a 15-day deadline for officers to end the corrupt practice and put in place a system to plug the revenue loss.

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  Bamboo not a tree: Parliament passes bill amending Forest Act

  Politics | December 28, 2017 8:11 IST

  Parliament passed a bill to exclude bamboo from the definition of tree under the Indian Forest Act, claiming it would improve the earnings of tribals and dwellers living around forests.

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  Green cover in Odisha threatened by mining

  India | May 18, 2015 16:07 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha's decision to open more mines is set to affect the green cover in the state further, environmentalists have warned. The state has witnessed significant loss of forest land over the years due to mining