Since 2016, the forest advisory committee cleared 1,810 of 1,876 development proposals it considered, rejecting only 66, official meeting records show.
Speculation over Mandal's switch had been circulating for some time, but it was confirmed after Ritabrata Banerjee announced the new district leadership.
Modi’s visit came less than three months after the signing of a free trade agreement with New Zealand, and the two sides set the goal of doubling annual trade.
New Zealand was the final destination of Modi’s three-nation tour, which also included Indonesia and Australia and was focused on forging closer economic