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Documents show that the ideas that serve as a basis for the drafting process have little to do with forest protection, focusing instead on ease of doing business. A sure-fire recipe for controversy.
Editor's note: In early April this year, as most Indians were grappling with the second wave of COVID- 19, the environment ministry quietly announced on its website that it intends to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927 by hiring the services of a private consulting agency or law firm. Since most people were occupied with tackling the hellish consequences of the pandemic’s second wave at the time, the ministry’s announcement was not noticed widely. Whatever little criticism the announcement attracted in subsequent months was muted. But there continues to be a sense of unease among environmentalists about the government’s decision to hire a private firm for preparing the draft of a “comprehensive amendment” to the Indian Forest Act, or IFA. This sense of unease could escalate into a full-blown controversy in the near future if the draft amendment is prepared exactly in line with some problematic ideas outlined by top officials during internal discussions on amending the IFA, a colonial-era law which provides a procedure for identification and notification of different categories of forests as well as regulates transit of forest produce …
The window to prevent the worst impacts of climate change has shut. The heat is on global leaders at the annual climate talks in Brazil to deliver more than just theatre.
The Kanjurmarg landfill, operated by Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd., is safe from the axe for now. But its fate remains a major source of worry for the company's shareholders and the city's residents alike.
An environmental hazard has spawned the need for these quick fixes, but do they really work?
