Nilgiris Elephant Corridor: SC upholds Madras HC order affirming animals’ right of passage

Apex court also sets up committee to look into complaints on the issue

Decarbonising faster can save India 200,000 deaths from particulate matters: Report

In the business-as-usual scenario, nearly 830,000 premature deaths can take place by 2050 due to exposure to PM10 particles, the report said

Inter-ministerial committee formed in September to look into FRA implementation

The committee has to meet regularly to come up with suggestions on the way forward regarding the implementation problems of FRA

Tigers and tribals: Conservation project displaced 18,493 families in 48 yrs

The displacements happened from critical tiger habitats, according to RTI response accessed by DTE

US govt halts funding for relocation projects in protected areas

The move comes in response to alleged human rights violations by WWF; likely to deal a blow to relocation project in Karnataka’s Nagarhole …

Rise in atrocities against forest-dwellers during COVID-19 crisis, flags report

Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs should create a COVID-19 response cell to monitor issues and provide support, it said

‘Protect & conserve model’ displaced 13,450 families from 26 protected areas in 2 decades

The number of protected areas increased to 870 in 2020 from 67 in 1988, the study stated

How many Indians are pastoralists? No official data, but report says 13 mln

A figure of 35 million is often quoted, but without a source, claims report  

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, …

CAG flags community centre under FRA actually MP govt tourist lodge in Pench

CAG slams action as being tantamount to misuse of powers by forest department and against spirit of Forest (Conservation) Act

Peripheral ring road project: Karnataka HC bars action on virtual hearing

HC issues notices to state authority; asks whether virtual hearings were sufficient and valid under procedure established under EIA, 2006 

CPCB confirms COVID-19 lockdowns helped clean up Delhi air

PM2.5 levels dropped by 50% during the lockdown in the national capital, a new CPCB study said

Opencast expansion at Chhattisgarh mine violates NGT order

The EAC recommended that the coal mine be expanded to 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 1 MTPA through opencast method

World hasn’t met a single Aichi biodiversity target: Leaked UN Report

While there has been progress, it is insufficient, according to the document

Nearly 213 ha in protected areas diverted between April and July

Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife approved 21 projects for diversion, deferred 7 for later

Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019

Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas 

World lost 68% vertebrates in 1970-2016: WWF

Freshwater wildlife down 84%; Latin America, the Caribbean particularly hit

Report flags violations in creation of India’s first critical wildlife habitats

CWH notification was first initiated in 54 of Maharashtra’s 55 protected areas, where rights of forest dwellers can be recognised under …

खास रिपोर्ट: कोयले का काला कारोबार-अंतिम

कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन के बावजूद जून 2020 में कोयले की खानों की नील…

RTI reveals 13 of 14 operational coal mines allotted to PSUs being run by pvt contractors

Of the total 35 coal mines allotted to PSUs between 2015 and 2020, 21 have been given to mines developer and operator contractors

खास रिपोर्ट: कोयले का काला कारोबार-दो

कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन के बावजूद जून 2020 में कोयले की खानों की नील…

खास रिपोर्ट: कोयले का काला कारोबार-एक

कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन के बावजूद जून 2020 में कोयले की खानों की नील…

Adivasis account for 13% of total convicts, 10% of total under-trials, shows data

This number did reduce by a small margin, compared to data from 2001, but the disproportionate percentage of Adivasis in prison is just the tip …

Compensatory afforestation: 70% data with ministry incorrect, writes top forest officer

Inspector General of Forests AK Mohanty sent letter to all states, alleging discrepancies

A sharp bite: Dog meat ban evokes some sharp reactions in Nagaland

On July 3, Nagaland Chief Secretary Temjen Toy tweeted that the state government has decided to ban import and trading of dogs and the sale of …