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A stretch of Mumbai's coastal road being constructed near the Haji Ali Durgah in 2024. Representative image by Qiw007 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The environmental costs of replacing mangroves with a road

Aisiri Amin 21 Jan 2026

[Commentary] Can CAMPA compensate for the loss of forest land?

Himanshu Upadhyaya, Vaishnavi Paliya 6 Jan 2025

Green credit scheme rolls out with oil and coal leading the way

Simrin Sirur 17 Dec 2024

An Indian wolf in a grassland in Gujarat. Green Credit Rules permit tree planting on degraded lands, including open forests and scrublands. Image by Vadyarupal via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-2.0).

[Commentary] Green Credit Rules: Death by trees?

Pia Sethi 15 Jul 2024

[Explainer] What is the Sixth Schedule? Why is Ladakh demanding to be brought under it?

Kundan Pandey 17 May 2024

India’s new compensatory afforestation rules dilute rights of forest dwellers

Mayank Aggarwal 23 Aug 2018