Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · India · 2025
India approved clearing over 8,500 hectares of forest despite a Supreme Court order
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The Indian government approved clearing over 8,500 hectares of forest despite a Supreme Court order, Down To Earth reported. The article refers to FCA 2023 alongside the approval, and the sources reviewed give no site or developer.
What?
The Indian government approved clearing over 8,500 hectares of forest despite a Supreme Court order, according to Down To Earth. Down To Earth
Where?
India Down To Earth
When?
2025, the year of the article; the sources reviewed do not date the approval Down To Earth
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
- Forest cover in the approved area — over 8,500 hectares approved for clearing Down To Earth
Harmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The article refers to FCA 2023 alongside the approval; the sources reviewed do not describe the approval process. Down To Earth
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
Down To Earth reported in 2025 that the government gave its nod to clear over 8,500 hectares of forest despite a Supreme Court order.
The article refers to FCA 2023 alongside the approval.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The Supreme Court order's date, case name and terms are not given in the sources reviewed.
- Unclear Whether clearing has started, and by whom, is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record The developer or project behind the approval is not named in the sources reviewed.
- None on record Who gained from the approval is not stated in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Despite SC order, nod to clear over 8,500 hectaresDown To Earth · 2025
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