Congress manifesto: right to health is next on agenda

Grand old party of India renews some old promises and makes some new ones, but will Congress live up to its promises if it wins a third term?

Rajasthan announces Project Great Indian Bustard

State's population of 100 bustards crucial for recovery of the critically endangered bird in India

The goat gamble

It has been a slow and steady shift over decades. Forced by declining returns from farming in ecologically fragile areas, small farmers have been …

Small sweet success

Farmers in the Western Ghats warm up to wonder fruit kokum after local organisations create a market for it

How government is subverting Forest Rights Act

Does this official data betray a conspiracy? Only 1.6 per cent of the 2.9 million claims approved under the Forest Rights Act recognise community …

World Food Day: investing in food security for a better future

As the number of hungry people is on the rise again globally, we must invest in rural development to drive about a change

जीन ने बनाया दंतविहीन

वैज्ञानिकों और वन विभाग के अनुमान के मुताबिक, उत्तर-पूर�…

Off to another bad start

A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a long-…

India’s green cover has increased, but outside demarcated forests

Latest state of forests report shows increase of green cover by 5,871 sq km; most of the increase is owing to plantations

Indigenous people in India and the web of indifference

On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we bring together the stories of exclusion, oppression, and at times, recognition

Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …

Battle over oil, coal & forests

Forestry, the Mexican way

T S R Subramanian panel proposes new law, institutions to fast track green clearances

High level committee formed by Modi government to review green laws proposes a new Act under which full-time expert bodies will be set up for …

How effective is India's disaster management authority?

Central agency has failed to carry out most of its functions in past 7 years

Forest rights act under scrutiny

Environment ministry does not seem open to criticism

Drowning villages for 8 paise

The Par-Tapi Narmada Link project will earn 8 paise on a rupee

Fresh development plan for naxal-affected districts

Rural schemes to be more flexible; get more funds

Finally, a recovery programme for the neglected bustards

Will MoEF plan save the rare birds endemic to Indian grasslands?

India’s forest cover declines

North-eastern states and tribal districts witness unprecedented forest loss

Forest dwellers denied rights

Government considering amending Forest Rights Act

Wildlife tour operators, resorts to shell out conservation fee

Fund so collected will be spent on conserving forests, managing human-wildlife conflict and generating livelihood for local communities

Rajasthan drafts its own wildlife tourism guidelines

Allows tourism in core tiger habitats and areas in reserves from where villages were uprooted

New eco-tourism guidelines likely to favour tourism industry

MoEF panel recommends opening up to 20 per cent of core tiger habitats in reserves for tourism; earlier guidelines proposed only community-based …

Tourism in Jarawa buffer, officially

Andaman administration to remove legal hurdles to allow small commercial activities