Punj, Amita  <br/><br/>
The forest (conservation) amendment act, 2023: A  death knell 

 - Economic and Political Weekly  
 - 58(34). Aug 25, 2023: p.24-28 
<br/><br/> Marked by incoherence, conflict with the other laws covering the field, and undefined expressions, the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act is not only an affront to the rule of law but a vehicle for exploitation of forests rather than their conservation achieved through shrinking the notion of forest itself, constricting the idea of “non-forest purpose” and excluding the categories of forestland from the purview of the legislation.- Reproduced