Misplaced pride
Endangered in Sariska
Death of a translocated tiger highlights the task force was not heeded
Happily uprooted
A well-calculated compensation plan eases relocation pain of forest dwellers from the core area of Melghat Tiger Reserve
MoEF changes stand on relocation of Dhari Devi temple for Alaknanda dam
Supreme Court rebuffs ministry for opposing relocation of the temple at a higher level, something its own committee had approved
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Displaced for nothing
First Asiatic lion, then cheetah: officials struggle to decide which animal to introduce, and when, in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary. But they evict …
DANGER zone
If no action is taken soon, a major ecological disaster is waiting to strike Panipat
Age of dissent
Six villages in Madhya Pradesh reject Centre’s proposal to declare their forest a wildlife sanctuary
Environment ministry revokes stop work notice on Dhari Devi temple relocation
Supreme Court rebukes ministry for arbit stop work notice
Misguided rules
Environment ministry framed guidelines which violate Forest Rights Act
In the name of the tiger
The current conservation model has led to increased human-wildlife conflicts
Tiger reserved
Tiger tourism booms without proper regulation; new guidelines attempt to contain damage
Srinagar hydroelectric project: walls of desilting basin collapse
Houses and fields inundated in several villages; residents had been complaining of water leakage from power channel canal for past one week
Saharias face exile, again
Displaced from Kuno wildlife sanctuary earlier, the tribe is being evicted again for a dam
Baigas in exile
Once called lords of the jungle, the Chhattisgarh tribals are being evicted without adequate relief
No consensus on FRA review
Top forest officials and National Forest Rights Act Committee engage in a war of words
Jairam Ramesh withdraws guidelines violating FRA
Fresh guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat to be prepared in consultation with Tribal Affairs ministry
Daunting journey
Carbon particles from biomass burning and vehicles could be discolouring the Taj Mahal. Down To Earth returns to the monument, a symbol of …
Desperate to relocate
Chetty communities living in the core area of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve have been demanding that they be shifted out of the forest for three decades.…
Dhari Devi idol goes missing
Activists claim idol deliberately removed to favour infrastructure firm GVK and help expansion of Shrinagar hydel project
Stink in the leather belt
Calcutta Leather Complex has shifted from the heart of the city to the outskirts on Supreme Court order, but it fails to treat toxic effluent and …
Letters
Pollution threatens Taj Mahal
Despite crores being spent on its upkeep, air and water pollution continue to threaten the Taj Mahal
Lives of others
Wildlife is more of an academic concern except when the charismatic tiger is wiped out from a protected forest or our favourite fish vanishes …