{
  "id": 6614720,
  "title": "Tribal Affairs Secretary says community rights have potential to ‘strengthen gram sabha-led forest governance’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/tribal-affairs-secretary-says-community-rights-have-potential-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:46:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/tribal-affairs-secretary-says-community-rights-have-potential-to-strengthen-gram-sabha-led-forest-governance/article71453008.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Union Tribal Affairs Secretary Ranjana Chopra’s remarks came at a regional conference in Bengaluru over the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, days after the Tribal Affairs Ministry’s own office memorandum, claiming that the FRA has “no provision for Gram Sabha consent” to divert forest land, led to severe criticism from Opposition leaders and Adivasi and forest dweller organisations…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Forest rights group asks Tribal Affairs Ministry to withdraw stand on Gram Sabha consent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/forest-rights-group-asks-tribal-affairs-ministry-to-withdraw-stand-on",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:36:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}