Wildlife NGO group gets flak for seeking curbs on forest rights of indigenous people

Application moved in Supreme Court by three wildlife NGOs seeks to reverse rights granted under Forest Rights Act, allege tribal rights activists …

Bihar’s ambulance service staff go on strike

They have not been paid salaries for six months; private companies operating services under PPP model blame government

18 tribal villages in Maharashtra get tendu rights, finally

Sulking contractors refuse to put in auction bids; state tribal development corporation to the rescue

Microfinance institutions escape charge of abetting suicide of clients

Police have closed a third of the micro loans-related suicide cases in Andhra Pradesh

Medicines may be responsible for decline in wildlife population

Scientists urge for studies to estimate the environmental risks posed by pharmaceutical pollution

Mangroves on public land in Maharashtra will be reserved forests

Officials justify the move saying high court order of 2005 has done little to stop destruction of mangroves; but conservationists are critical

Radio collars for elephants in forests along rail tracks

Environment ministry wants to tag jumbos to track their movements and avert rail accidents

Western Ghats get World Heritage Site tag

It is recognised as one of the world’s eight hottest hot spots of biological diversity

Vulture numbers rise in Girnar hills

Maximum concentration of birds found on route of proposed ropeway which will destroy birds, says environmentalist

A hard rain’s falling

Sayantan Bera tells the story of a man and a state, paralysed inside the remote islands of Sundarbans

Demwe hydroelectric project put on hold

Wildlife board worried over the impact of public-private project on wildlife habitats

Alcohol brands now targeting women and youth, says report

Expresses concern over alcohol brands being advertised in violation of rules

Nagpur has 200 bird species, reveals bird-spotting exercise

60 to 65 of the species were found in MIHAN-SEZ area earmarked for industrial development

‘Restore land to tribals; allow them to be self-reliant’

K K Usha Raju took charge as president of Attappady block in Kerala seven months ago. She is 31 years old and belongs to Muduga tribal community. …

Odisha diaries: the struggle for community control over land, forests and natural resources

No matter how much compensation is promised, companies will need ‘a social licence’ to conduct business on the land of the people

Maharashtra groundwater bill gets presidential nod

Setting up regulatory authority, notification of overexploited areas and developing watershed development plans to get top priority

AAP gives a new turn to civil society movement

The country is waiting to see if Aam Aadmi Party can bring participatory government to the fore

Scientists discover shape-shifting frog in Ecuador cloud forest

Mutable rainfrog changes texture from smooth to shiny

Oceans report card: Global ocean health scores 67 out of 100

Seas surrounding Indian peninsula score 61, lower than global average

Fifth of the world's reptiles threatened by extinction: study

Indian crocodile, king cobra among species in great danger of disappearing forever

Diesel price hike: no scope for roll back

'Not raising diesel prices would harm economy much more'

Bhushan Steel’s Odisha unit in the dock for illegal expansion

Stock market research firms turn blind eye to the unit’s environmental violations

BJP attempts to garner anti-dam votes in Assam

Manifesto promises fail to impress. Steps proposed by BJP to address concerns arising from large dams will not solve anything, say activists

What delayed launch of phase IV of AIDS control programme?

Activists say Supreme Court decision criminalising gay sex under Section 377 of IPC may be a reason

Victims of development

Schemes launched by the government in Attappady have reduced the area’s tribals to wage labourers and has disempowered them