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Indian government makes another attempt to amend the Indian Forest Act 1927

Mayank Aggarwal 16 Apr 2021
The forest near Jashipur in the buffer area of STR on fire. Photo by Pragati Prava.

Communities or forest department? Similipal fires rake up debate on ownership of National Park

Pragati Prava 15 Mar 2021

An elephant corridor raises conflict in the Nilgiris

K.A. Shaji 2 Feb 2021

Rajasthan’s latest draft forest policy proposes strict control over mining

Mayank Aggarwal 8 Jan 2021

Removing forest dwellers from areas to protect biodiversity costs more than involving them: report

Mayank Aggarwal 3 Dec 2020

Is joint community ownership the way forward for mineral governance in India?

Mayank Aggarwal 17 Sep 2020

Forest officers demand better social security and firearms

Mayank Aggarwal 8 Sep 2020

Uttarakhand’s draft ecotourism policy could threaten biodiversity

Mayank Aggarwal 21 Aug 2020

Chhattisgarh government’s flip-flop on forest rights

Saurabh Sharma 20 Aug 2020

Community conservation strengthens biodiversity in Similipal Tiger Reserve

Pragati Prava 19 Jun 2020

No increase in forestry budgets of states due to ecological fiscal transfers, says study

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 3 Jun 2020

Land banks to help economy post lockdown could threaten poor communities

Mayank Aggarwal 21 May 2020

Relocation of tribal people living around Similipal Tiger Reserve forceful, claim locals

Pragati Prava 30 Mar 2020

Indian businesses to consider their human rights impact under proposed plan

Mayank Aggarwal 19 Mar 2020

POSCO repeat: Resistance brewing against JSW’s steel project in Odisha

Mayank Aggarwal 4 Mar 2020

[Explainer] What is a forest?

Aditi Tandon, S. Gopikrishna Warrier 27 Feb 2020

India urgently needs to streamline multi-billion rupees worth NTFP market

Mayank Aggarwal and Sahana Ghosh 19 Feb 2020

Faith and healing in the sacred groves of Madhya Pradesh

Sahana Ghosh 31 Jan 2020

The futility of the teak forest in Kandhamal

Basudev Mahapatra 28 Jan 2020

Tribal population of Jammu and Kashmir cries foul about non-implementation of Forest Rights Act

Athar Parvaiz 16 Jan 2020