Forest conservation is the law What does a new bill seek to amend

Category : Forest | Location : National  | Posted on 2023-07-20 09:08:22

The Forest Conservation Amendment Bill 2023 which was introduced in Lok Sabha in March has attracted attention from various quarters after a joint panel headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rajendra Agarwal invited public suggestions in May. Earlier this week, around 400 ecologists, scientists and naturalists wrote to Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav and other members of the Parliament urging them not to table the bill in the monsoon session which begins on July 20.

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/forest-conservation-is-the-law-what-does-a-new-bill-seek-to-amend-101689832859426.html