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Which of the following plant, grown in non-forest area has been omitted from the definition of trees in…

The 2017 amendment removed bamboo from the Indian Forest Act’s definition of trees, enabling freer cultivation and transport of bamboo grown outside forests. Bamboo growing…

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Which of the following plant, grown in non-forest area has been omitted from the definition of trees in the Indian Forest (Amendment) Act 2017 ?

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The 2017 amendment removed bamboo from the Indian Forest Act’s definition of trees, enabling freer cultivation and transport of bamboo grown outside forests. Bamboo growing in forests remained governed by forest-conservation requirements; the practical non-forest exemption should not be mistaken for unrestricted forest harvesting.

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