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In total, 121 wildlife corridors have been identified across Chhattisgarh for the Strategic Plan for Conservation of Corridors. It is the first state to identify corridors for all kinds of wildlife. Photo from Chhattisgarh Forest department.

Forest department identifies wildlife corridors in Chhattisgarh for conservation

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 18 May 2021
Cow shelter

Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay Yojana gets centre’s accolade but lukewarm response on ground

Alok Prakash Putul 19 Apr 2021
Cremation is the process of reducing dead bodies to basic chemical compounds in the form of gases and bone fragments. This is accomplished through burning—high temperatures, vaporization and oxidation. Photo by Donvikro/Wikimedia Commons.

Gond community to drop ancient cremation ritual to save trees

Anup Dutta 23 Mar 2021
A group of woman going to market to sell forest produces.

PESA: The wait for reforms on the ground continues even after 25 years

Kundan Pandey 4 Mar 2021

Efforts on to protect Chattisgarh’s state bird from extinction

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 26 Feb 2021

Ignored and invisible: The burden of mining on women

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Jan 2021

Coal industry gets a single-window clearance system but the affected people are ignored

Mayank Aggarwal 18 Jan 2021

Where is the DMF money meant for people living in mining areas going?

Mayank Aggarwal 14 Jan 2021

Will Chhattisgarh declare Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary a tiger reserve ?

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 12 Jan 2021
Villager looking at mining devastated areas in Goa, India. Photo by Frederick Noronha/Wikimedia Commons.

People living near mining activities at increased risk of diseases, says study

Mayank Aggarwal, Sahana Ghosh 14 Dec 2020
Local community members at Bentapada village in Athgarh district make seed balls. Photo by Special Arrangement.

Odisha, Chhattisgarh try new ways to reduce human-elephant conflict

Manish Kumar 10 Nov 2020
SHG members tending to the Herbal garden

A traditional healer combines ancient wisdom and training for healing and livelihood

Azera Parveen Rahman 19 Oct 2020

Bodh fish, the ‘shark of Bastar,’ threatened by a proposed hydropower project

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 9 Oct 2020

Deforestation pushes elephants from Chhattisgarh to Madhya Pradesh, increasing conflict

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 Sep 2020
Ragi saplings

The paradox of Chhattisgarh’s summer paddy: high-yielding but water-intensive

Manish Chandra Mishra 23 Sep 2020

[Photos] The rich Hasdeo Arand on the road to become a ravaged Korba?

Vaishnavi Suresh 11 Aug 2020

Chhattisgarh’s tribal women keep vigil on their forests

Manish Chandra Mishra 14 Apr 2020

Can a new elephant reserve address human-elephant interaction in Chhattisgarh?

Asha Verma 24 Oct 2019

Agriculture is taking the hardest hit of climate change in Chhattisgarh

Asha Verma 23 Apr 2019

A long road to clean energy for rural women in Chhattisgarh

Asha Verma 11 Jan 2019