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A joint committee of the Parliament has cleared all amendments proposed in the Forest Conservation Amendment Bill 2023 despite opposition from various sectors and dissent notes from five members. The most contentious parts of the bill are the exemptions, including exemptions for forest land near international borders and in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas. Experts have raised concerns that the amendments could dilute the Supreme Court s 1996 Godavarman judgment and violate provisions of the forest rights act. | Latest News India
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New Delhi/ Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): Conservation stories and lore from the unexplored ecosystems of Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi were brought to life last weekend by India s greenest music festival, Echoes of Earth, in its 3-city concert India tour