Ashish Kothari, noted environmentalist has been nominated to the high level 10 member committee set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to study and assess the impact of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 with regard to the sustainable management of forest resources. The Committee will submit its report in three months.
Ashish Kothari is the son of the Late Hansaben and Professor Rajni Kothari.