Irongate opened

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

Protectors dubbed criminals

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

Governance failure

How agencies meant to regulate mining conspired in the loot

Caution: pastures ahead

Rajasthan HC issues orders against encroachments in Ranthambore

Many takers of a park

Jumbo conflict

Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives. …

Disowned 100,000

Taungyas have lived in Uttar Pradesh for decades but law does not recognise them. FRA gives hope

Settling settlements

Astray?

From the Gir National Park in Gujarat to the Sunderbans in West Bengal, lions and tigers are ranging far beyond territories administered by the …

Taungyas get legal recognition

Land titles distributed to 651 families in six Uttar Pradesh villages

Package POSCO

The Odisha government is trying to acquire land on a shoddily drawn compensation package

Meaning of 'forest' set to change in India

How should a 'forest' be defined in India? The Union ministry of environment and forests is currently preoccupied with this question. Placing …

Agitation over forestland

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The rift valley

With no income options, Ghangharia residents want forestland for hotels

Violence at POSCO site

Clashes erupt as government resumes construction of coastal road at Jagatsinghpur in Odisha

South Asia

Halfway through

Tribal affairs ministy attempts to give forest dwellers their due welfare benefits, through a compromise

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