20 alleged sandalwood smugglers killed in firing in Andhra Pradesh
Red sandalwood smuggling has thrived over the past 10 years. But the trade has once again taken a bloody turn, bringing back memories of the …
Red Sanders falls back in IUCN’s ‘endangered’ category
The species was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018
In court
When laws make out laws
Everybody's a loser. Forest guards die for laws that cannot be defended. Poor people get exploited. Veerappan rules the jungle. Sandalwood trees …
Australia grows more sandalwood than India
Politicians, activists condemn killing of alleged sandalwood smugglers in Andhra
Amnesty International and National Human Rights Commission seek explanation from Andhra Pradesh government
Seshachalam killing: Hyderabad High Court orders fresh post-mortem
Killing of 20 people has also led to uproar by human rights activists who have called it a brutal police action
For common sense
Down To Earth articles on shahtoosh and Veerappan provoke comment. We decided to excerpt them. But first, the editor's rejoinder
Seshachalam firing: ST commission seeks report from Andhra Pradesh
A team from the commission will visit the spot to ascertain facts
NHRC orders judicial probe into Seshachalam ‘encounter’
Witnesses depose before human rights commission, challenge the ‘self-defence’ argument of Andhra Pradesh Special Task Force
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Tensions that continue
While launching this newsmagazine, our founder-editor Anil Agarwal had said that in the years ahead, India will have to seize every possible …