Ishan Kukreti

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Ishan is a freelance environment journalist and a scholar at the School of Public Policy, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

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Environment

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

Agriculture

`It is easy to die'

Forests

Himalaya’s magical grove

Apart from being a religious place, Hariyali Devi’s forests harbour several herbs

Agriculture

India's demand for teak wood endangers Ecuador's rainforests

Ecudaor lost about 0.4 million hectares tree cover between 2001 and 2015

Forests

NGT suspends forest clearance for Arunachal hydropower project

Cancellation of forest clearances is not commonplace, making this decision a rare one

Environment

Himalaya unwrapped

The science, culture and politics that shaped the world's youngest mountain range

Mining

How will India address illegal sand mining without any data?

New laws to regulate sand mining have not had much impact

Forests

Odisha ST/SC department raises alarm over FRA implementation

Only 4.76 per cent of the claims for forest land in Odisha have been disposed

Economy

GST of 18% on tendu leaves: how it will impact tribals

Many tribals in central India depend of tendu leaf collection for subsistence

Wildlife & Biodiversity

3,500 captive elephants are used to entertain tourists in India: Study

Report focuses on situation of captive elephants across Asia, including India

Food

Protein levels are rapidly declining in all foods in India

We are also consuming less protein-rich foods. What are the gulfs in our diet?

River|Dam

पहाड़ से खिलवाड़, घरों में दरार

पार्बती-II परियोजना में पर्यावरणीय नियमों की अनदेखी ने भ�…

Environment

NGT orders joint inspection of Tughlakabad container depot after chemical leak

The green court has also ordered assessment of the impacts of the leak

Agriculture|Farming

मांस का फांस

आजकल बूचड़खाने विभिन्न आस्थाओं और कानून की वजह से विवाद…

Water

No respite for Pali yet, NGT reserves order on illegal textile industries

Some 17 textile industries operate in Pali district, violating the green court's order

Environment

El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru

More floods to be expected, says the national weather service

Forests

Kalahandi Gram Sabhas write to NCST, invoke atrocities act against Jharkhand DFO

DFO illegally seized consignment of kendu leaves being transported from Odisha to West Bengal, federation of Gram Sabhas alleges

Wildlife & biodiversity|Wildlife

वन्य जीव कानून में खामियां, शामिल नहीं हैं कई जीवों की प्रजातियां

भारत के वन्यजीव कानून में नई वैज्ञानिक खोजों और जानकारि…

Natural Disasters

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

Wildlife & Biodiversity

MoEF&CC chooses minerals over biodiversity, clears rail track in Western Ghats despite red flags

The Hospet-Vasco Da Gama project has the potential to “damage the integrity of the last remaining wilderness of the Western Ghats” …

Wildlife & Biodiversity

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 …

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Poaching, habitat loss push Africa’s elephants to the brink

IUCN declares African forest and savanna elephants as ‘critically endangered’ and ‘endangered’ based on latest population …

Water

World Water Day: Fish from common ponds help fund weddings in this Maharashtra village

The small village got ownership and management rights of the three village ponds in 2011, 70 years after its independence

Wildlife & Biodiversity

World water day: How a village in Maharastra turned a dying lake into a birding paradise

Seven years ago, Paraswada lake in Gondia was nothing more than a stinking swamp filled with weed species that were killing its biodiversity

Waste

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

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