Tiger poaching in India has risen by 63% in two years
Despite the government spending Rs 15,000 crore on tiger conservation between 2014 and 2016, poaching cases rose by 63 per cent
Why are leopards in Rajaji turning man-eaters?
Leopards in the Rajaji National Park have killed over a dozen people in the past year. Why is the big cat choosing humans over its natural prey?
What locust attack? Great Indian Bustards make a meal of pests, reproduce more
However, the population could drop again after the locust invasion gets over, experts say
Private funds for Madhya Pradesh forests: Beware of legal concerns, warn experts
MP government plans to hand over 37,420 sq km degraded forest to private companies for afforestation
Sarna Dharam Code: Of Adivasi identity and eco-nationalism
Down To Earth speaks to experts on Adivasi culture about the recent resolution passed by the Jharkhand Assembly, asking for a separate religion …
Raising a stink: Delhi’s Raota village sinks under wastewater
A village in outer Delhi is sinking in wastewater overflowing from the Najafgarh drain. That’s because of construction over a wetland, …
Glacial burst at Sumna on the Indo-China border near Reni in Uttarakhand
Sumna is an uninhabited place, with only border roads personnel working there; no word yet on casualties
Food waste from hotels attracting sloth bears into Mt Abu, increasing conflict: Study
This speaks more of how badly hotel waste is managed rather than anything about natural food and natural habitat, say researchers
Union Budget 2021-22: India to launch Hydrogen Energy Mission
With the announcement, India has joined the race for producing the next big energy source
Chhattisgarh High Court prevents PSU from evicting forest rights title holders
Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation had started mining in Sarguja district’s Pathrai village, where 50 Individual Forest Rights …
NGT shuts down Chinese steel plant in Gujarat
The Rs 6,000-cr project was being constructed in Gujarat’s Mundra block without an environmental clearance
Kathua incident reveals threats to pastoral nomads of Jammu & Kashmir
The gruesome Kathua rape was a reminder of the institutional denial of forest and land rights of Jammu and Kashmir's nomadic communities
नौकरशाही को मजबूत करेगा सरकार का यह कदम, वनवासियों पर पड़ेगा भारी
केंद्र सरकार ने भारतीय वन अधिनियम (आईएफए), 1927 पर संशोधनों की एक धारदार कुल्हाड़ी चला कर वनवासियों के अधिकारों पर हमला किया है।
वनवासियों पर बेदखली की तलवार, जिम्मेवार कौन
ऐतिहासिक वनाधिकार अधिनियम के बावजूद वनवासियों पर मंडरा रहा है जंगल से बेदखल किए जाने का खतरा
‘The IFA amendment is a zero draft; all stakeholders will be involved later’
Director General of Forests, Siddhanta Das tells DTE that the proposed amendment in the Indian Forest Act is a mostly techno-legal exercise and …
पहली बार दिल्ली पहुंचा टिड्डी दल, आगे भी है खतरा
केंद्रीय टिड्डी चेतावनी संगठन के मुताबिक, एक बार टिड्डियों का दल जहां पहुंच जाता है तो वहां दोबारा पहुंचने की संभावना अधिक होती है
झारखंड में खनन के लिए रिकॉर्ड से हटा दी 3 वाइल्ड लाइफ सेंचुरी
ये तीन वाइल्ड लाइफ सेंचुरी पश्चिमी सिंहभूम जिले में स्थित हैं, जिन्हें 40 साल पहले रिकॉर्ड में शामिल किया गया था
Trying to bring as many countries to CMS as I can: Executive Secretary
Amy Fraenkel speaks on the functioning of Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals
CSR: Is India Inc spending responsibly?
Companies can bring meaningful changes in society through the huge Rs 13,624 crore corporate social responsibility funds
Union Budget 2020-21: Fisheries experts raise concerns over ‘blue economy’
Reduced allocation for fisheries, categorisation of fish farmers and development of ports threatening traditional fisherfolk
आरे मामला: क्या बदल सकती है वन भूमि की परिभाषा?
विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि सुप्रीम कोर्ट में 18 अक्टूबर की तारीख बेहद महत्वपूर्ण हो सकती है, क्योंकि कोर्ट वन भूमि के वर्गीकरण के ...
Conservation of nature post-privatisation
The book Nature Conservation in the New Economy sheds light on how not to stray away from the idea of justice when dealing with a rapidly …
धरती को बंजर होने से रोकने के लिए खर्च हुए 46 हजार करोड़
यूएनसीसीडी के सदस्य देशों ने 2 साल में 6.4 बिलियन डॉलर तो खर्च कर दिए, लेकिन परिणाम उत्साहजनक नहीं मिले हैं
Desertification in India: Mining erodes soil, water table dips in Jharkhand
Water table in Barkitand village of Giridih district has fallen from 8 metre below the ground level in 2013 to about 10 m in 2017
Sonbhadra women, others seek to participate in Supreme Court FRA hearing
Two ST women demand “equal and independent” rights to women over forest land