In the Name of ProgressLakshadweep Govt Goes Ahead With Ecotourism Projects Despite ‘Grave’ Ecological Concerns
Encroaching RightsKhori Gaon Residents Left Homeless as Govt Rehabilitation Plan Excludes Most PeopleThe demolition drive began in Faridabad this week — rendering more than one lakh people homeless without government rehabilitation.
Unwelcome ChangeLakshadweep’s New Land Reforms Threaten Its Fragile Ecosystems, Citizen RightsThe reforms will make the union territory open to uncontested building, mining, quarrying and other operations that threaten its coral reef systems.
Questionable GainsIndia’s Forests Expanded This Decade, Yet Indigenous Communities Are Still Being Forced Out: ReportEven as forest cover increased, forested land was lost to destructive, pollutive industry and development.
