Farms in cities

A case for urban agriculture in India

Tribals beaten out of forestland

Forest departments claim they are encroachers

The fortnight in brief

Himachal villages are first to claim forests rights, J&K's Russian poplars to be felled, Delhi's increasing appetite for power …

As for the future

Is there hope?

Andhra pradesh

TAC betrays tribals at some tribal leaders' instance

Koel-Karo: Jharkhand

Leaders renege, but tribal collectivism holds forth

Singhbhum: Jharkhand

Jungle andolan amidst state repression

Trespassers allowed

Unregulated tourism around the Corbett Tiger Reserve has restricted animal movement  

It’s my land, not yours

How it is acquired

Empower communities to restore forests: Study

Crucial forest-restoration areas in low-income countries — home to 12 per cent of their total population — can have an impact on …

Mithi is a river, not real estate

Jagdish Gandhi wears many hats. A historian writing a book on Mumbai’s colonial past, he was among those responsible for restoring the …

Watery grave

Encroachment is killing Guwahati's only river and wetlands that can save the city from perennial floods

The battle over forests

Are the recent eviction drives misdirected? (Read full article)

Nuclear utility grabs land

Public sector NPCIL encroaches upon mango plantations near its Ratnagiri plant

Forest rights and wrongs in Sonbhadra

Forcible eviction of tribals in Sonbhadra exposes forest rights faultlines

India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO

Half of people employed in forestry in the world are in India  

Irongate opened

Shah Commission report shows how authorities, mine owners stripped Goa of iron

Koyna sanctuary plundered

Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by ceaseless loot of land, with government help

Protectors dubbed criminals

Tribals in Madhya Pradesh celebrate festival to reclaim forests; officials say they are encroaching land

Have India's tribal leaders failed their people?

India has the largest tribal population in the world. But they are also the most marginalised section of society. What is it in India's political …

Governance failure

How agencies meant to regulate mining conspired in the loot

Caution: pastures ahead

Shifting ground

After cracking the whip on mining offenders, CEC is now going easy on them

Rajasthan HC issues orders against encroachments in Ranthambore

Many takers of a park