Freeing bamboo from the state
A recent notification making bamboo a minor forest produce can only be the first step
In the name of the tiger
The current conservation model has led to increased human-wildlife conflicts
Watchdog needed to monitor government agencies
An independent environmental commission has to monitor government agencies
Policy for the environment kept under wraps
Secrecy, economics marks the new way forward
One step forward, two steps back
New rules dilute the biodiversity act
A partial success
But escape clauses weaken radical decisions taken at the recent convention on biodiversity
Defending the indefensible
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