India’s burgeoning economic growth in the last two decades, especially in the infrastructure sector, has heavily impacted its forests and protected areas. Not only has there been a diversion of large tracts of forest...
A Study on the socio-environmental changes in the Indian part of the Sundarbans Delta Deemed as a “World Heritage”, by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Sundarbans is one of...
A Study on the change in livelihood options in Indian part of the Sundarbans Delta The Indian Sundarban region consisting of 4,200 square kilometres (sq km) of reserved forests along with 5,400 sq km...
In December 2020, when my friend, a forest department staff- Keshava and I were on a bird walk, around one of Asia's largest solar parks in Pavagada, we saw a dog-like creature with a...
Environmental Clearances for a variety of developmental projects are critical in preserving our natural resources including forests, minerals, biodiversity, water sources, etc. It is a process that involves obtaining a nod from the government...
It’s 5 decades since the UN General Assembly designated June 5th as World Environment Day, marking the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in 1972. And the first World Environment...