The unfolding story

Is bamboo a tree or a grass?

A journey called change

Their struggle for survival and progress has shaped the understanding of environmentalism both at the national and global levels and influenced …

Greens of Meghalaya

Science and Environment - Briefs

Every drop counts: How a cooperative turned 250 acres of Dharmapuri green

Cooperative forest in Tamil Nadu’s drought-prone area an example of the power of water conservation

Kalahandi MP denied bamboo passage

He is not allowed to cart away bamboo poles purchased from village conferred community rights under Forest Rights Act   

Letters

Half-way to autonomy

Decisions by Maharashtra’s top forest official can empower gram sabhas prepare plans to revive their forests, but a policy is awaited

Assam on a platter

The big idea for change: bamboo as grass

Mendha Lekha's struggle for bamboo rights

Letters

Bamboo liberation day

According to former environment minister Jairam Ramesh, minor forest produce is a ownership right vested by Parliament under Forest Rights Act

Letters

Stop passing the buck

On foot and pedal

The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of …

Bamboo a minor forest produce: Ramesh

Forest departments had been refusing the control over bamboo by forest dwellers

Letters

Bamboo rising

Five years after it was implemented, the Forest Rights Act finally takes root. Communities across the country rush to claim rights over forests …

Two Andhra villages get bamboo rights

The gram panchayat can earn up to Rs 1 crore a year, says Jairam Ramesh

Another village, this time in Odisha, gets official permit to sell bamboo

Though Jamguda was conferred community forest right two years ago, it was not allowed to cart bamboo out or sell it in the market

Letters

Bamboo rights: Maharashtra gives priority to paper mill over Forest Rights Act

Chief Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan says agreement with Ballarpur Industries predates the Act