Taungyas get legal recognition
Land titles distributed to 651 families in six Uttar Pradesh villages
POSCO: take land but give life
In the name of the tiger
The current conservation model has led to increased human-wildlife conflicts
Government considering pumping funds into Maheshwar dam
LIC expresses interest in funding project even as increased capital costs make power from the project too expensive
Hunger games – it’s the real India show
Vedanta and lessons in conservation
News 360
Has Modi succumbed US’ pressure on patents?
Prime minister’s statement, agreeing to implement recommendations of India-US joint working group on intellectual property, would make …
Maharashtra groundwater bill gets presidential nod
Setting up regulatory authority, notification of overexploited areas and developing watershed development plans to get top priority
Child malnutrition is down: survey
Prevalence of underweight children down from 76 to 43 per cent for boys, 74 to 42 per cent for girls over past four decades, says …
Li's visit yields little on Brahmaputra
China goes ahead with dam construction, while both countries classify hydrological data in the name of national security
Budget 2015 gives drought-hit Marathwada a miss
Proposed PPP in irrigation may prove disastrous as control of water may pass into private hands
US Congress tells government to oppose large dams
It also seeks compensation and redress to people who suffer violation of human rights, including forced displacement, resulting from loan, grant, …
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
Eco-sensitive zones subverted
States exclude ecologically rich areas around parks from regulation to allow industries
Subansiri dam protests: blockade of Arunachal Pradesh continues
Assam appoints group of ministers to talk to agitating people
UN adopts declaration on rights of indigenous people
Will Narayan Rane’s loss in Maharashtra mean better protection for Western Ghats?
Congress leader who contested Assembly elections from Kudal in Sindhudurg district is known to be a key player in the mining lobby in the entire …
India fishing in troubled Sri Lankan waters
Why the long-standing dispute between India and Sri Lanka over fishers crossing maritime boundaries remains unresolved
India bans animal testing for cosmetics
Standards for alternative tests to be set; amendments to acts and laws required
Letters
'Mainland tribal people also need autonomous councils'
Autonomous councils in the Northeast are the reason why people there did not lose access to land and forests, says Virginius Xaxa, head of …
Novartis loses patent appeal in landmark suit
Supreme Court upholds amended law that bars patents for insignificant improvements to an existing drug—in this case anti-cancer drug …