GST breather for Sal plates, Sabai ropes
Tax on these two minor forest products, a source of livelihood for millions of tribals, has been reduced from 18 per cent to 5 per cent
A nationwide wave
Farmers are under heavy debt, but loan waivers only treat the symptom, not the disease afflicting India's farm sector
NGT orders probe into Essar’s ‘illegal’ constructions in Gujarat's eco-sensitive zone
The commitee has been tasked to ascertain exact area which is being used by Essar Bulk Terminal (Salaya) Ltd (EBT)
Project Lion: Proposal identifies 6 relocation sites apart from Kuno-Palpur
The proposal seeks to create free ranging lion populations within Gujarat and in India to counter lack of genetic diversity within Asiatic lions
Polavaram project: Andhra high court stays eviction, demolition in affected areas
At least 15 villages in two districts of the state have been demolished since 2016
Wind power in India: Report blames COVID-19 pandemic for slowest growth in decade
India added just 1.1 gigawatt of onshore wind projects in 2020
Delhi Declaration might downplay international finance institutions’ role in mitigating desertification
A key paragraph has been proposed for deletion in the draft declaration
Draft amendment to Forest Act: Javadekar denies, but different pictures at states
Forest department of Telangana has held consultations to amend its forest Act
India unlikely to meet carbon sink commitment
The current rate of afforestation is lower than what is needed to achieve the target
Israel moots proposal to regulate trade in mammoth ivory
Tel Aviv wants to prevent elephant tusks being sold as mammoth ones globally
सलवा जुडूम के समय में पलायन करने वाले परिवार वापस लौटे
पुलिस के साथ-साथ नक्सलियों के डर से राज्य छोड़ कर लोग अब वापस लौट रहे हैं।
Odisha food commission stresses on FRA to beat hunger
Panel chief writes to all collectors to implement Forest Rights Act properly
Compensatory afforestation: FAC considers forest with tree cover up to 40% degraded
All mining areas to be inspected by green ministry, irrespective of size
Anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu turns violent, at least 11 killed in police firing
At least 30 others were injured when police opened fire to quell the protest
NGT orders joint inspection of Tughlakabad container depot after chemical leak
The green court has also ordered assessment of the impacts of the leak
'Blown away by passion of India's millennial activists'
Geoff Dembicki is a Canadian freelance journalist and author of the book Are We Screwed? Where he talks about how the youth possesses a sense of …
Debate: Should forest guards in India be armed with firearms?
Will giving guns to forest guards make them secure in their job? Or will it lead to tragic consequences for forest dwellers? Down To Earth puts …
वन्य जीव कानून में खामियां, शामिल नहीं हैं कई जीवों की प्रजातियां
भारत के वन्यजीव कानून में नई वैज्ञानिक खोजों और जानकारियों को सम्मिलित नहीं किया गया है, जिससे वन्यजीव प्रबंधन के क्षेत्र में भ्रम की ...
चमोली आपदा: चिपको आंदोलन की पीढ़ी बेबस होकर गांवों से करना चाहती है पलायन
चमोली त्रासदी के बाद चिपको आंदोलन की पीढ़ी इन दिनों पहाड़ जैसे दुखों का सामना कर रही है। उसे लग रहा है कि हिमालयी ...
Economic Survey 2021 backs setting up of Social Stock Exchange in India
It will be set up under the regulatory ambit of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
वनवासियों को बेदखली का डर, मंत्रालय ने कहा अस्वीकृतियों के आंकड़े अंतिम नहीं
आदिवासी शिक्षित नहीं हैं और न ही इनकी आर्थिक स्थिति ठीक है। जानकारी के अभाव में ग्राम सभा स्तर पर ही उनके बहुत से ...
Now tribal affairs ministry FRA claim settlement number under cloud
Is there something fishy behind giving wrong data for over a decade and then disowning it?
Now thermal power plants recovering waste heat need no green clearance
The MoEF&CC relaxed the EIA norms to benefit industries employing Waste Heat Recovery Boilers without any auxiliary fuel
Gujarat's Narmada district takes a step forward in forest governance
Five years after 20 villages in the district got their Community Forest Rights titles, their Gram Sabhas have developed a draft of their …
Conservationists have a problem with tiger relocation to Satkosia
The reserve’s officials have not been held accountable for the collapse of the tiger population in the park, which has led to translocation;…