Centre fund for rural development mismanaged

The god of ecological things

Serkapadi palli sabha says no to mining in any part of Niyamgiri hills

It is one of the 12 villages identified by Odisha government for holding India's first environment referendum

Public walk out of hearing for Mithi Virdi nuclear power project

Residents say public hearing was illegal and organised without a proper rehabilitation plan for the project-affected

11 hectares of Lavasa project land to be restored to tribals

Order to return land to two tribals of Mugaon village brightens hope of 15 other tribal people fighting to get back their land

Gujarat High Court halts work at Mundra SEZ

Bench questions commencement of work without environmental clearance

Bilaspur coal washery expansion opposed

Public hearing that gave its consent stage-managed, say residents

Court orders fresh public hearing for Lanco power plant in Wardha

Declines to grant stay on environmental clearance

As Jaisalmer villagers fight for sacred grove, a larger question looms

Allocation of village land for the development of solar and wind parks at the cost of pasture land is detrimental for villages

Mahan coal block dispute before green tribunal

After two-year-long protests, demanding settlement of forest rights prior to mining, residents of Waidhan forest range approach National Green …

Tribals protest brutality, destruction of plantations by forest officials

Villager dies following brutal beating; police claims heart attack is the cause

IAS officer was punished for taking on SP leaders involved in sand mining

Greater Noida village refutes Uttar Pradesh government's claim that Durga Shakti Nagpal's actions created communal tension

Healthcare services for adivasis in a shambles

Pregnant, anaemic, adivasi women do not even get iron tablets

Hazaribagh villages up against Reliance Power

Maha-panchayat resolves not to allow its coal mining project in Jharkhand

OPG flouts environmental laws again

Begins construction without taking forest and CRZ clearance

Maharashtra forest department gets flak for its August 15 diktat

Department has asked gram sabhas to pass resolution on Independence Day, accepting forest village status, which will mean relinquishing rights …

Maharashtra forest department gets flak for its August 15 diktat

Department has asked gram sabhas to pass resolution on Independence Day, accepting forest village status, which will mean relinquishing rights …

Khadi Industries gets flak for wanting to promote ivory production

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau says proposal to include ivory production and trade under prime minister's employment scheme violates wildlife law

Concern over the government’s moves to dilute the requirement for Gram Sabha consent in violation of the Forest Right’s Act (FRA)

Utkal Asbestos sues Bihar government over Nitish remark

Case filed after chief minister takes a stand against asbestos companies

Other side of the fence

Conservation hits close home for forest officer

On a fast track: How MGNREGA is allaying job distress in UP’s Jalaun

Jalaun district administration spent 70% of labour budget between April and July, says official

Don’t take away Gram Sabha’s powers under FRA: activists petition Modi

‘Central government's attempts to do away with consent of Gram Sabhas for diverting forests unconstitutional’

Ministers mount pressure to dilute Forest Rights Act

Tribal affairs minister asked to withdraw objections to Maharashtra’s Village Forest Rules that allow forest department take control over …

Sri Lankan army opens fire on people protesting against MNC for contaminating their water; three killed

12 villages in Gampha district were demanding closure of Hayleys' subsidiary, Dipped Products