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Chhattisgarh CM stays mining activities in Bailadila
This decision has come days after locals launched an indefinite protest against mining on the hill that is religiously significant for them
Odisha tribal department writes to collectors on FRA rejected claim review
The letter gives detailed instructions to district collectors about how to take up appeals and reviews of all rejected Individual Forest Right …
The Royal Bengal could become a 'tiger of the snow': study
Climate change making Bengal tigers move to higher altitudes in India, Nepal and Bhutan, it says
SC to hear PIL on trapped miners in Meghalaya tomorrow
The petition seeks the deployment of the Armed Forces and high capacity pumps to save the miners. It also seeks the formulation of a standard …
Gadchiroli villages to move SC against Maharashtra forest body
Villagers are challenging the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd’s 2016 decision under which, it felled 385 hectares of old-…
How two-year-old Una flogging incident is killing Gir lions today
Most of the dead Gir lions were suffering from canine distemper, which spreads from dogs to bovines and water bodies before reaching big cats
Climate change in India: Either adapt or perish in Rajasthan
As desert receives more rains, big farmers experiment with cash crops and small and marginal farmers abandon farming
Tribal farmers to harvest second bamboo crop after earning right to sell
Here’s the success story of people in 16 villages of Rajasthan who put up a fight against the district administration to be able to sell …
Hunger strike for FRA implementation continues in Chhattisgarh; state yet to respond
Government has given land under the Individual Forest Rights titles, which is way less than what people originally occupied
80% groundwater in Punjab's Malwa unfit for drinking
Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder
Uttarakhand activists question forest clearance to Devsari hydro power project
Devsari Hydro project was given clearance by diverting forest land, which was already allocated for an existing hydro project in the area
जलवायु परिवर्तन: विनाश के लिए जिम्मेदार अदृश्य हाथ
एंथनी मैक माइकल नई किताब में बता रहे हैं कि कैसे मौसम में आए बदलाव ने प्राचीन सभ्यताओं का विनाश कर दिया।
Rajasthan government announces farm loan waivers, but doubts remain
A section of the protestors point loopholes in the state’s letter and claim their demands have not been accepted
Forest dwellers in Himachal’s Kangra district soon to get rights under FRA
The district’s forest dwellers have filed 81 individual and 43 community rights claims so far
Can’t do without support: Wildlife Institute chief writes to environment ministry
The Union finance ministry on September 30, 2020 recommended that MoEF&CC ‘disengage’ from five autonomous institutions, including&…
COVID-19: Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda writes to chief ministers over livelihood of tribals
It is imperative to initiate proactive measures for the well-being of tribes, the minister writes
India’s tribal village infrastructure in a shambles
75% without access to healthcare, 51% without PDS, 52% without piped water
Government withdraws proposed changes to Indian Forest Act
Minister Prakash Javadekar said draft created misconception among people
How millennials react to climate change
Youths are rejecting cushy jobs perceived as harmful for the environment
NGT suspends forest clearance for Arunachal hydropower project
Cancellation of forest clearances is not commonplace, making this decision a rare one
Odisha ST/SC department raises alarm over FRA implementation
Only 4.76 per cent of the claims for forest land in Odisha have been disposed
States paid Rs 36.8 cr as interest to panchayats, still don’t transfer funds
Parliamentary standing committee flags off persistent delay in transfer of funds to panchayats but government’s reply have not been convincing
Villagers allege illegal tree felling in Melghat; forest dept denies claims
Village Gram Sabha sent a letter to principal secretary, Maharashtra forest department, on Jan 27, seeking action
Clean cooking fuel, urban mobility find place in Union Budget 2021-22
Rs 18,000 crore to support public bus transport services; experts believe move could bring down pollution