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Explainer – India’s top court to rule on eviction of millions from forests

Amelia village India

Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation India’s top court on Wednesday resumes hearing a case against millions of forest dwellers and indigenous people who face eviction under a federal law that conservationists say hurts wildlife and causes deforestation. The Supreme Court issued an order in February to remove forest-dwellers in 21 states where nearly two million land […]