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

CAG slams 2 Chhattisgarh DFOs for spending without permission

Report says forest department violated Forest Conservation Act norms

Himachal villages claim community forest rights for the first time

Threatened by an eviction notice, villages come forward to claim their community rights

The big idea for change: bamboo as grass

6,944,608 trees cut across India in last three years: MoEF&CC

6.2 crore trees were planted in their place as compensatory afforestation

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

When forest officials help poachers hunt down protected animals

A government report has exposed Rajaji Tiger Reserve's most gory secret

Community forest rights in critical tiger habitats under threat

NTCA's order to deny forest rights in tiger habitat has become a contentious issue

21 villages inside Simlipal Tiger Reserve granted community forest rights

Exercising the rights however, might prove to be a challenge

Kerala is marking only protected forests as ecologically sensitive area

Encroachments in the Western Ghats are being left out of the category

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

Other side of the fence

Conservation hits close home for forest officer

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

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

Tribal affairs ministry’s report on FRA riddled with discrepancies

Area of forest land recognised reduced, more titles distributed than approved

A protest to demand rights over forests

Election 2014: Five things India is counting on

POSCO to halt work on Orissa steel plant

South Korean company's steel project has violated rights of forest dwellers

Centre approves MSP for minor forest produce

Decision will not apply to bamboo and tendu