India set to get new biodiversity law; will it have teeth
The amendments have faced intense criticism as they favoured industry at cost of the communities that have preserved India’s biodiversity …
Is India ready for post-2020 global biodiversity framework?
India enacted Biological Diversity Act in 2002 but it has to be implemented by states & many failed to prepare rules
World Earth Day 2022: Community-conserved biodiversity is key to sustenance and strong bioeconomy
Community participation is paramount in conserving biodiversity, especially since local communities directly benefit from using biological …
How companies got their way on biodiversity
Amendments to the Biodiversity Act let companies off the hook on having to share the benefits of using biological resources
Karnataka villagers suspect biodiversity register
Is coal mineral or bioresource?
Biodiversity board in Madhya Pradesh challenges coal companies
Struck at the root
Livelihood of 2,000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots