CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR UPSC IAS

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently uploaded various State Expert Committee (SEC) reports on its website in compliance with a Supreme Court order. This interim order was issued in response to a public interest litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Forest (Conservation) Act Amendment (FCAA) 2023, which raised concerns about the protection of unclassed forests.

About Unclassed Forests:

• Unclassed forests, also known as deemed forests, lack formal notification but hold legal protection under the N. GodavarmanThirumalpad judgement.
• These forests may belong to various government entities, communities, or private owners but remain unnotified.