Govt seeks to acquire forest land for coal mining in Korba
India’s central government is looking to acquire forest land for mining coal in the Korba…
Climate Policy
The 2020 Climate Policy news round up
While 2020 brought an upswing in political momentum for climate action, immediate plans still lack…
UN Climate Ambition Summit: No shortage of intent, little in terms of plans
The highly-aniticipated UN Climate Ambition Summit reflected growing political momentum but delivered little in terms…
Is it time for India to update its climate game?
India is outpacing the developed world when it comes to achieving its climate commitments but…
Green recovery a must to cover climate action gap: UN report
Governments should pull out all stops to implement a green recovery as this was the…
Climate Transparency Report 2020 indicts G20 nations for falling short on climate
COVID-19 economic recovery packages from the world’s largest economies rely heavily on support and subsidies…
No more climate denial in the White House
All eyes are on US President-elect Joe Biden as he fights fires on several fronts….
Goans protest to save wildlife sanctuaries from infra projects
Goans have been vociferously protesting against three Centre-funded infrastructure projects – the double-tracking of a…
Centre plans to acquire land in protected forest area for mining
India’s coal ministry plans to acquire 1,760 hectares of land for mining in Surguja, Chhattisgarh….
Will the new climate-forest interface come at the cost of India’s natural forests?
As climate change forces the commodification of carbon, the risks of minimising forests to simply…