Does Bill amending Forest Conservation Act boost India’s green legacy or put it at risk?
Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 was passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha without much discussion
Flawed forestry clearance mechanism needs an urgent fix
The MoEFCC must recognise that ill-planned intrusion of developmental projects into natural habitats is one of the most serious threats to long-…
Why the attack on Kashmir's pastoralists is a big concern
Gujjars and Bakkerwals, the nomadic pastoralists of Jammu and Kashmir, now face a new deadly enemy: Gau Rakshaks
Afforestation interrupted
Environment ministry fails to use funds for afforestation, monitor forest diversions: Comptroller and Auditor General
Halfway through
Tribal affairs ministy attempts to give forest dwellers their due welfare benefits, through a compromise
Mahan at all costs
How government bent all rules to ensure Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh goes to Essar and Hindalco for mining coal
Chaos in reforms
The TSR Subramanian Committee report, meant to suggest environmental governance reforms, creates more confusion
How Bellary was laid waste
Karnataka’s Lokayukta Santosh Hegde’s report is a sordid story on the rise of India’s mining poster boy, Bellary. The …