Truth vs Hype: New Green Panel Suggests Making 90% of Forests 'Go' Areas | Read

If the government acts on the recommendations of the Subramanian committee, set up to review and streamline the process of green clearances, 90 per cent of Indian forests could be opened up for mining. The environment ministry set up the committee in September, headed by former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian, to review five environment-related laws.