21 villages inside Simlipal Tiger Reserve granted community forest rights

Exercising the rights however, might prove to be a challenge

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

Odisha tribals allege illegal mining survey in community forest area, demand action by Centre

Government officials threatened and intimidated them, allege villagers

10 highlights from the State of India's Environment report

How India performed on key environment and development issues in 2016

What will Supreme Court judgement on Aravalli mean for forest conservation?

Changes to conservation rules may be fast tracked, say activists

Does the Supreme Court order mean eviction of forest dwellers right away?

Some reasons why the rejection of FRA does not amount to a claimant being an encroacher

Madhya Pradesh’s vulture population increases

There are now 7,906 vultures in the state, an increase of 12 per cent from 2016

Fresh development plan for naxal-affected districts

Rural schemes to be more flexible; get more funds

Stop passing the buck

Tribal ministry panels draft fresh guidelines for community forest, habitat rights

Gram Sabhas may get more power in managing community forest, habitat

Food authority backtracks

Says milk adulterated but not unsafe for consumption

Letters

Caffeine hits energy drinks

Free food body of corporate influence

Supreme Court asks food regulator to form new scientific panels

Andhra bans gutkha, paan masala

Becomes 17th state in country to impose ban on them

Letter

Labels must for GM food

Industry clueless about implementing labelling rule; FSSAI dithers over regulations

Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects

Construction work began without environmental clearance

Environment ministry reiterates its stance on FRA compliance in forest land diversion

MoEFCC letter sent two days before SC stayed its order on rejected FRA claims

Pollution-hit Tuticorin salt manufacturers worried by food safety act being implemented

Fly ash from thermal power plants in the area settles on the salt; affects quality

Mendha Lekha's struggle for bamboo rights

Letters

Mysore proposes separate zone for food vendors

They were banned in April after the outbreak of cholera and swine flu

Environment Day: Green agenda for new government

Get the focus on environment and health, Mr Prime Minister

COVID-19: Gujarat forest dept officials allegedly torched huts, fields

The state’s forest officials told villagers to evict land or face consequences