Misplaced pride

Endangered in Sariska

Death of a translocated tiger highlights the task force was not heeded

MoEF changes stand on relocation of Dhari Devi temple for Alaknanda dam

Supreme Court rebuffs ministry for opposing relocation of the temple at a higher level, something its own committee had approved

Happily uprooted

A well-calculated compensation plan eases relocation pain of forest dwellers from the core area of Melghat Tiger Reserve

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Displaced for nothing

First Asiatic lion, then cheetah: officials struggle to decide which animal to introduce, and when, in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary. But they evict …

DANGER zone

If no action is taken soon, a major ecological disaster is waiting to strike Panipat

Age of dissent

Six villages in Madhya Pradesh reject Centre’s proposal to declare their forest a wildlife sanctuary

Environment ministry revokes stop work notice on Dhari Devi temple relocation

Supreme Court rebukes ministry for arbit stop work notice

Misguided rules

Environment ministry framed guidelines which violate Forest Rights Act

In the name of the tiger

The current conservation model has led to increased human-wildlife conflicts

Tiger reserved

Tiger tourism booms without proper regulation; new guidelines attempt to contain damage

Srinagar hydroelectric project: walls of desilting basin collapse

Houses and fields inundated in several villages; residents had been complaining of water leakage from power channel canal for past one week

Saharias face exile, again

Displaced from Kuno wildlife sanctuary earlier, the tribe is being evicted again for a dam

Baigas in exile

Once called lords of the jungle, the Chhattisgarh tribals are being evicted without adequate relief

No consensus on FRA review

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

Jairam Ramesh withdraws guidelines violating FRA

Fresh guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat to be prepared in consultation with Tribal Affairs ministry

Daunting journey

Carbon particles from biomass burning and vehicles could be discolouring the Taj Mahal. Down To Earth returns to the monument, a symbol of …

Desperate to relocate

Chetty communities living in the core area of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve have been demanding that they be shifted out of the forest for three decades.…

Dhari Devi idol goes missing

Activists claim idol deliberately removed to favour infrastructure firm GVK and help expansion of Shrinagar hydel project

Stink in the leather belt

Calcutta Leather Complex has shifted from the heart of the city to the outskirts on Supreme Court order, but it fails to treat toxic effluent and …

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Pollution threatens Taj Mahal

Despite crores being spent on its upkeep, air and water pollution continue to threaten the Taj Mahal

Lives of others

Wildlife is more of an academic concern except when the charismatic tiger is wiped out from a protected forest or our favourite fish vanishes …