[pkphilip]

This was exactly my thought as well. This government has gone to extraordinary lengths to open up forests to industries with very little protection for the environment. They have also denied the rights of indigenous tribals to the lands.

Source: https://theprint.in/opinion/environment-is-the-most-under-re...

How can the tiger population increase when forest cover has dropped drastically?

Fact is, the environment protection under Modi has been a disaster. Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/india/report-card-en...

[sbmthakur]

I'm not sure what do you mean by denied the rights of indigenous tribals to the lands.

It was the Supreme Court that ordered to evict tribals from forests over a case filed by several wildlife groups. A review petition filed by the Centre then led to the stay on the eviction order.

Source: https://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/su...

[pkphilip]

See this: The government is amending the Forest Rights Act in ways which will put the tribals at the mercy of the forest officers: https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/why-proposed-change...