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Many state reports documenting “unclassed forests” are incomplete

Simrin Sirur 23 May 2024

[Interview] “This is in honour of adivasis fighting for their land, water, forest,” says Goldman Prize winner Alok Shukla

Simrin Sirur 30 Apr 2024

[Commentary] Unravelling forest conservation

C. R. Bijoy 17 Apr 2024

Supreme Court restores 1996 definition of forests in recent interim order

Simrin Sirur 27 Feb 2024

With no primary data on impacts, government approves an oil extraction technique 500 m outside forests

Simrin Sirur 28 Sep 2023

Controversial forest amendment bill passed in Lok Sabha, but key questions remain unanswered

Simrin Sirur 27 Jul 2023

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in the town of Darjeeling, is the largest high-altitude zoo in India. The new Bill exempts 100 kilometres of forest along the international border from any legal protection. Photo by Syed Sajidul Islam

Legal protection of certain forest land to be removed as government pushes security projects

Kundan Pandey 6 Apr 2023