Are monetary penalties effective enough to save forests?

The Union Environment Ministry has issued guidelines to deal with forest clearance violations by revising penalties. Will these guidelines …

New ministry guidelines may increase the cost of diverting forests

The guidelines add new categories of costs that the project proponent is required to pay 

New forest policy for mining in limbo as Centre yet to act on important recommendations

Two institutions prepared the road map for the future of mining in forest areas, but the Ministry remains undecided

Forest value to be revised

50 per cent of net present value of forests should go to communities, says report

Bling bling for tigers

Diversion route

Forest department shocker to Mumbai suburban residents: pay more to regularise homes on forestland

Residents question hike when Supreme Court is yet to decide dispute over status of their land 

Value of deforestation?

Rethink growth with forest capital

Chaos in the iron age

After iron ore plunder in Bellary and Goa comes a Supreme Court order that adds confusion to chaos

No freeloaders