Is a tiger reserve in Rajasthan’s Kumbhalgarh a bad idea?
On July 5, 2021, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, BJP member and Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari wrote to the Centre, seeking that the Kumbhalgarh and Todgarh Raoli Sanctuaries…
Articles by Rosamma Thomas
Rosamma Thomas is a freelance journalist based in Pune, India.
Leatherback turtles under threat as government considers ‘development’ in Little Andaman
A 58-page, undated “vision document” for the “sustainable development” of the Little Andaman Island in the Bay of Bengal was produced by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog,…
Will the latest sloth bear corridor in Mount Abu serve its purpose?
On November 11, 2020, the Union Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change notified the limits of an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, bordering…
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