The unfolding story

Is bamboo a tree or a grass?

FSI shall take 16 years to complete encroachment survey in FRA case

Only four states have sent their data to the body so far

Is JFM relevant?

Two Acts give people rights. JFM only promised partnership

Maoist insurgency

Land struggles and growth of India’s red corridor

No consensus on FRA review

Top forest officials and National Forest Rights Act Committee engage in a war of words

Shrinking pastoralism, fear of eviction — Forest Rights Act is the only hope for Van Gujjars of Sirmaur

Many families who are still landless cannot even buy land because of the state’s policy

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Tribal families robbed of rights, livelihood in resettlement colonies

The families depended on forest produce but have been moved far away from forest land

FRA in SC: 3 intervention applications from Wildlife First ahead

The apex court will decide whether to take them up in September 12 hearing 

The new Forest Act debate is essential

Let both forests and communities win

Now, fishing communities join forest dwellers to demand forest rights in Sundarbans

At least one million fishers depend on the fish catch from the estuarine habitat

Letters

The rift valley

With no income options, Ghangharia residents want forestland for hotels

Odisha issues guidelines for FRA convergence plan implementation

The guidelines aim to increase benefits through community involvement

Tribal affairs ministry gives in to pressure, ‘okays’ Village Forest Rules

These rules, if implemented, will lead to dilution of the Forest Rights Act

Niyamgiri answers

People veto bauxite mining, but Vedanta is unlikely to let go of the bounty

Letters

Environmental clearance for JSW’s Paradip project in Odisha scrapped by NGT

The principle of sustainable development cannot be ignored, the court said

Community forest resources: Sustainable use, state norms must

No guidelines for gram sabhas to conserve or manage forest areas so far

Food safety mess

Traders say Food Safety and Standards Act rolls out red carpet for multinationals

The big idea for change: bamboo as grass

POSCO gets green signal

Environment ministry goes soft on South Korean steel giant POSCO

Forest rights act under scrutiny

Environment ministry does not seem open to criticism

Odisha on FRA claims: No time to collect evidence, no hearing, just rejection

The state has rejected 10,000 claims

PepsiCo vs potato farmers: ‘Gujarat will fail farmers if it succumbs to corporate lobbying’

Activists oppose govt’s attempt to settle the matter with the company