GST breather for Sal plates, Sabai ropes
Tax on these two minor forest products, a source of livelihood for millions of tribals, has been reduced from 18 per cent to 5 per cent
A nationwide wave
Farmers are under heavy debt, but loan waivers only treat the symptom, not the disease afflicting India's farm sector
NGT orders probe into Essar’s ‘illegal’ constructions in Gujarat's eco-sensitive zone
The commitee has been tasked to ascertain exact area which is being used by Essar Bulk Terminal (Salaya) Ltd (EBT)
Project Lion: Proposal identifies 6 relocation sites apart from Kuno-Palpur
The proposal seeks to create free ranging lion populations within Gujarat and in India to counter lack of genetic diversity within Asiatic lions
Polavaram project: Andhra high court stays eviction, demolition in affected areas
At least 15 villages in two districts of the state have been demolished since 2016
Wind power in India: Report blames COVID-19 pandemic for slowest growth in decade
India added just 1.1 gigawatt of onshore wind projects in 2020
Anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu turns violent, at least 11 killed in police firing
At least 30 others were injured when police opened fire to quell the protest
सलवा जुडूम के समय में पलायन करने वाले परिवार वापस लौटे
पुलिस के साथ-साथ नक्सलियों के डर से राज्य छोड़ कर लोग अब वापस लौट रहे हैं।
Odisha food commission stresses on FRA to beat hunger
Panel chief writes to all collectors to implement Forest Rights Act properly
NGT orders joint inspection of Tughlakabad container depot after chemical leak
The green court has also ordered assessment of the impacts of the leak
Delhi Declaration might downplay international finance institutions’ role in mitigating desertification
A key paragraph has been proposed for deletion in the draft declaration
Draft amendment to Forest Act: Javadekar denies, but different pictures at states
Forest department of Telangana has held consultations to amend its forest Act
India unlikely to meet carbon sink commitment
The current rate of afforestation is lower than what is needed to achieve the target
Israel moots proposal to regulate trade in mammoth ivory
Tel Aviv wants to prevent elephant tusks being sold as mammoth ones globally
Compensatory afforestation: FAC considers forest with tree cover up to 40% degraded
All mining areas to be inspected by green ministry, irrespective of size
'Blown away by passion of India's millennial activists'
Geoff Dembicki is a Canadian freelance journalist and author of the book Are We Screwed? Where he talks about how the youth possesses a sense of …
वन्य जीव कानून में खामियां, शामिल नहीं हैं कई जीवों की प्रजातियां
भारत के वन्यजीव कानून में नई वैज्ञानिक खोजों और जानकारियों को सम्मिलित नहीं किया गया है, जिससे वन्यजीव प्रबंधन के क्षेत्र में भ्रम की ...
Debate: Should forest guards in India be armed with firearms?
Will giving guns to forest guards make them secure in their job? Or will it lead to tragic consequences for forest dwellers? Down To Earth puts …
चमोली आपदा: चिपको आंदोलन की पीढ़ी बेबस होकर गांवों से करना चाहती है पलायन
चमोली त्रासदी के बाद चिपको आंदोलन की पीढ़ी इन दिनों पहाड़ जैसे दुखों का सामना कर रही है। उसे लग रहा है कि हिमालयी ...
Economic Survey 2021 backs setting up of Social Stock Exchange in India
It will be set up under the regulatory ambit of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
40,000 trees cut near Odisha’s Talabira village to make way for coal mine
Local residents, in charge of forest for half a century, not taken into confidence before tree felling
छत्तीसगढ़ में वन अधिकार दावे वाली जमीन से बॉक्साइट खनन पर हाईकोर्ट ने लगाई रोक
आदिवासियों के वन अधिकार वाली जगह पर बॉक्साइट खनन किया जा रहा है, जिस पर अदालत ने रोक लगा दी है
Final National Forest Policy to be out soon
Most comments in the draft policy concern with the dilution of the Forest Rights Act and opening up forest land for private players
What’s causing untimely forest fires in Kashmir? Prolonged dry spell
During this time of the year, the state generally receives around 40 per cent of its rainfall during this time, but that has not been the case …
Aliens in Toda paradise
The pastoral Toda community in the upper Nilgiris is losing its Shola grasslands to invasive species