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The new Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022 notified by the Central Government have ruffled a lot of feathers.

In an all-party meet ahead of the monsoon session, the Union government accused the Opposition of raising "non-issues" such as the updated list of unparliamentary words be taken up for discussion.

The new rules for the the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) gazetted June 28, have repealed and replaced the earlier 2003 Forest Conservation Rules and its amendments in 2004, 2014 and 2017

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP, Binoy Viswam has raised concerns over the newly notified Forest Conservation Rules, 2022 in a letter to Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav and urged that the law should be withdrawn immediately. India News | CPI MP Seeks Repeal of Newly Notified Forest Conservation Rules 2022.

Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP, Binoy Viswam has raised concerns over the newly notified Forest Conservation Rules, 2022 in a letter to Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav and urged that the law should be withdrawn immediately.

The change, effected by the Forest Conservation Rules, 2022, will violate provisions of the Forest Rights Act, according to a report.

The question is if lawmakers will approve this illegal move which seriously endangers forests and all its inhabitants, including forest-dwellers.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Congress allegation that the Centre is trying to snatch tribals rights through the new forest conservation rules is a "futile attempt" to divert attention from the fact that the NDAs presidential candidate is a tribal woman, Union Minister Arjun Munda said on Sunday. India News | New Forest Rules: Cong Trying to Divert Attention from NDAs Presidential Candidate, Says Munda.

New Forest Conservation Rules will compel states to obtain consent from tribal communities after the union government has already collected money from developers for forest clearance.

SC seeks reply from Centre, States on plea against coal blocks auction in densely forest areas NEW DELHI, Dec 14: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from Centre and seven states on a plea challenging the decision to allocate/auction coal blocks for commercial mining in densely forested areas. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian issued notice and tagged the matter along with other pending matters related to mining. Advocate Prashant Bh...