Quotes/ Mentions in Media

1. Why the push by India’s tiger conservation body to relocate forest-dwellers is contentious | Scroll.in | 30 January 2025
2. Ministry eases afforestation process for coal blocks | Hindustan Times | 08 January 2025
3. India’s latest forest cover report hints at countrywide degradation | Mongabay.com | 07 January 2025
4. India’s forest cover increases but declines in biodiversity-rich areas | Scroll.in | 03 January 2025
5. Forest Cover Claims Mask Deeper Crisis: ISFR 2023 Reveals Large-Scale Forest Degradation | The Wire | 02 January 2025
6. On shaky ground | DowntoEarth Print Edition | 01 January 2025
7. MoEFCC pushes for night safaris in zoos, backed by global tech expertise | Mint | 29 December ’24
8. What are the Concerns Around the India State of Forest Report 2023 | One World South Asia | 27 December ’24
9. Forest Survey reveals India’s shift towards plantations, a threat to natural ecosystems | Mongabay India | 27 December ’24
10. How dense is India’s forest cover, really? To critics, new data hides more than tells | India Today | 26 December ’24
11. PM to lay foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river project today | Hindustan Times Print Edition | 25 December ’24
12. Arunachal Pradesh lost 6,539 sq km forest in last 10 years: Report | Northeast Times | 24 December ’24
13. India loses over 46,000 sq km of forest land in a decade, Arunachal Pradesh worst affected | Vartha Bharati | 24 December ’24
14. Hry sees twofold increase in forests fires in a year | The Times of India | 23 December ’24
15. Forest fires increased 1,339% in Himachal Pradesh, 2,822% in J&K: SOFR 2023 | Down To Earth | 23 December ’24
16. India plans to import 20 more Cheetahs, 2 African elephants by March | Mint | 23 December ’24
17. Experts claim latest govt data on India’s forests ‘inflated’ | The Economic Times | 23 December ’24
18. Over 46,000 sq km forest became non-forest land in 10 years, Arunachal lost most green cover: Report | Deccan Herald | 23 December ’24
19. Latest govt data on India’s forests ‘inflated’, say experts | Deccan Herald | 23 December ’24
20. ‘जंगलों के क्षेत्रफल के साथ उनकी गुणवत्ता देखना बहुत ज़रूरी है’ | Carbon Copy Hindi | 22 December ’24
21. Haryana lost 14sqkm of forests in 2 years, Gurgaon saw a marginal increase | The Times of India | 21 December ’24 
22. To speed up clearance, India’s polluting industries no longer need dual approvals | Scroll.in | 17 December ’24
23. Nicobar report not public due to strategic info: Centre | Hindustan Times | 06 December ’24
24. Streamline approvals for exploratory drilling, states told | Hindustan Times | 10 December ’24
25. Green credit plantations get big push by Centre, to cover thousands of ha | Hindustan Times | 06 December ’24
26. There’s no will to save the Great Indian Bustard. ‘The government wants it gone’ | The Print | 29 November ’24
27. Supreme Court’s 40-year quest to clean Delhi’s toxic air and why it falls short | The Hindu | 25 November ’24
28. Haryana lost both forest & tree cover in 2023″ Report | The Times of India | 24 November ’24
29. Indian experts hail breakthrough in bid to save huge native bird | BBC.com | 08 November ’24
30. India commits to protect 30% land, marine area in upgraded biodiversity plan | Mint | 03 November ’24
31. Bandhavgarh deaths: Experts probe nature of toxins consumed by elephants | Hindustan Times | 03 November ’24 | Print Version-A + Print Version-B
32. India has new national policy in the works- for its wild animals | Mint | 31 October ’24
33. Why India ranks among the bottom five countries in new global nature conservation index | The Telegraph India | 30 October ’24
34. The Great Indian Bustard is on a precipice | Current Conservation | 29 October 2025
35. Six states traversed by Western Ghats not ready to propose ESAs | Hindustan Times | 16 October ’24 | Print Version
36. NGT tells Adani company to address claims that it is illegally building power plant on forest land | Scroll.in | 27 August ’24
37. Notified Aravali forest portion sold for mining | The Times of India | 15 September ’24
38. Soon, tyre companies to pay for flouting waste management guidelines | Business Standard | 06 September ’24 | Print Version
39. Police battalions in Assam’s forests may be regularised | Hindustan Times | 28 August ’24 | [Print Version]
40. Non-ferrous metal products to have 5% recycled content from FY28 | Business Standard | 22 August ’24 | [Print Version]
41. Deadline to declare and register exotic animals to expire Aug 28, says environment ministry | Hindustan Times | 21 August ’24 | [Print Version]
42. Adani’s Mirzapur coal-power project could impact threatened wildlife | Adani Watch | 20 August ’24
43. ‘As Soon as Possible’: Govt Panel on Move to Notify Fragile Western Ghats as ‘Ecologically Sensitive Area’ | Exclusive | News 18 | 03 August ’24
44. Proposed luxury hotels in and around Kaziranga threaten wildlife conservation, livelihood | Mongabay India | 31 July ’24 
45. Credit Risk (Green Credit Programme | DownToEarth Print Edition | 16-31 July ’24
46. ERF sees no payouts since 2019, fund reaches Rs 1,062 cr: MoS tells RS | 30 July ’24 | [Print Version]
47. Centre expands area limits by over 4x to boost critical minerals mining | Business Standard | 17 July ’24
48. স্লথ বিয়ার না থার্মাল পাওয়ার? সংঘাত বাস্তবের মির্জ়াপুরেও | Ei Somoy (Bengali) | 16 July ’24  | Print Version
49. Adani power plant will destroy more forests than projected, experts say | Scroll.in | 12 July ’24
50. Wildlife Board will now take 1st call on clearance to projects in protected area: MoEFCC | Hindustan Times | 11 July ’24 | [Print Version]
51. Experts flag large-scale clearing of vegetation in Mirzapur forest | Hindustan Times | 03 July 2024 | [Print Version]
52. ‘Just want to convert Nicobar into Singapore’ — why the island project is a ‘monumental folly’ | The Print | 10 July ’24
53. Experts flag large-scale clearing of vegetation in Mirzapur forest | Hindustan Times | 03 July 2024 | [Print Version]
54. Halt encroachments in Mirzapur sloth bear reserve, government told | The New Indian Express | 01 July ’24 | [Print Version]
55. Centre to weigh in after Maha seeks to use pvt forest land for residential project | Hindustan Times | 28 June ’24  | [Print Version]
56. Many state reports documenting “unclassed forests” are incomplete | Mongabay India | 23 May ’24
57. Urgent need to halt deforestation, check further land degradation by 2030: UN forum on forests | Hindustan Times | 13 May ’24
58. Can green credits benefit India’s forests? | The Hindu parley podcast | 26 April ’24 | Print Version
59. New rules spell giant troubles for jumbos | Mongabay India | 23 April ’24
60. India heads to the polls as ruling party promises more of the same, lacks specifics on climate policies | Carbon Pulse | 19 April ’24
61. Climate litigation has entered the room. But could great Indian bustards be inched out? | Mongabay India | 19 April ’24
62. The Great Indian Bustard and climate action verdict | The Hindu | 18 April ’24 [Print Version]
63. Environment, climate change gain prominence in manifestos but experts question follow-through | The Times of India | 17 April ’24
64. What is a citizen’s ‘right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change’, underlined by Supreme Court? | The Indian Express | 09 April ’24 [Print Version]
65. Experts hail SC ruling on climate change but warn against impacts of renewable energy projects | Economic Times | 09 April ’24
66. Animal Rights Groups Write to Centre to Strengthen Captive Elephant Transfer and Transport Rules | The Wire | 05 April ’24
67. Walls come down to make way for elephants | Mongabay India | 03 April ’24
68. Wildlife clearance for projects only after green nod, says panel | Hindustan Times | 21 March ’24 [Print Version]
69. The Costs of Reliance’s Wildlife Ambitions | Himal South Asia and Pulitzer Centre | 20 March ’24
70. Govt set to finalise norms for greenwashing, seeks feedback | Hindustan Times | 19 March ’24
71. Political disconnect: Why environmental issues are not winning votes in India | Economic Times | 18 March ’24 
72. Experts criticize govt’s rules for transportation of captive elephant | The New Indian Express | 16 March ’24 
73. Captive elephant transfer rules notified | Hindustan Times | 16 March ’24 [Print Version]
74. New central rule makes it must for people to register their exotic pets | Hindustan Times | 07 March ’24 [Print Version]
75. Panel clears widening of road in core of Kaziranga | Hindustan Times | 07 March ’24 [Print Version]
76. पवित्र वन भूमि ओरण को डीम्ड फॉरेस्ट में बदलने के फैसले का ग्रामीणों ने शुरू किया विरोध | DownToEarth Hindi | 06 March ’24
77. Villagers oppose declaring ‘orans’ as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood | DownToEarth | 06 March ’24
78. Greens uneasy over Green Credit rules | The New Indian Express | 02 March ’24
79. India’s Green Credit Scheme could spell disaster for ecosystems, experts warn | Carbon Pulse | 28 February ’24
80. Green Credit rules may damage forests, say experts | The New Indian Express | 28 February ’24
81. Govt permits planting of trees on degraded land parcels for credits | Business Standard | 28 February ’24 | [Print Version]
82. Plantations to be taken up on wastelands for green credits | Hindustan Times | 28 February ’24 [Print Version]
83. Plantations to be taken up on open, scrub forests to generate green credits | Hindustan Times | 27 February ’24
84. Centre allows plantation for green credits on open forests, scrubland | Deccan Herald | 27 February ’24 | also in The Print, 27 February ’24
85. Green Credit Rules will negatively impact forest ecology, say experts | Down To Earth | 27 February ’24
86. Uphold definition of forests as per 1996 judgement: SC tells states, UTs | Business Standard | 21 February ’24
87. SC ruling throws cover back on unprotected Aravali tract | The Times of India | 21 February ’24 [Print Version]
88. Go by dictionary definition of forest as per ’96 judgment: SC | Hindustan Times | 20 February ’24 [Print Version]
89. Govt-certified auditors can assess environment projects: Ministry | Hindustan Times | 15 February ’24 [Print Version]
90. Reserve forest: Govt allows delay in notification of compensatory land | Business Standard | 09 February ’24 [Print Version]
91. Centre permitted 43 projects in eco-sensitive zones in the last 5 years | Hindustan Times | 09 February ’24 
92. India’s Eco-Sensitive Zones: A Delicate Balance Between Development and Conservation, BNN News, 08 February ’24
93. Bill to decriminalise small offences cleared, Hindustan Times, 07 February ’24 [Print version]
94. How Modi Govt Gave Early Permissions for Rs 19,000-Cr Adani Energy Projects in India’s Oldest Forests | Article 14 | 07 February ’24
95. ‘Farmhouses to banquet halls, rush for post facto nod to Aravali real estate | The Times of India | 26 January ’24 [Print Version] 
96. Amended biological diversity law raises fear of loss for tribals | Business Standard | 23 January ’24
97. Centre lays out guidelines for 4G tower installation in protected areas | Business Standard | 17 January ’24
98. Reserve forest: Govt allows delay in notification of compensatory land | Business Standard | 10 January ’24 [Print Version]
99. After mining curb, post-facto forest clearances next? Hindustan Times | 04 January ’24
100. Hydro projects can get in-principle clearance before impact study: Govt to states | 01 January ’24 [Print Version]
101. University on Aravali forest land gets post-facto nod, first in Haryana after Forest Act amended | The Times of India | 28 December 2023 [Print Version]
102. Delhi asks if certain deemed forests can be used for works | Hindustan Times | 29 December 2023 [Print Version]
103. The wild world at bay | Fountain Ink | 28 December 2023 [View as PDF]
104. Panel Discussion on the nominations for their ‘Indian of the Year’ award under category ‘social change’ and ‘climate warriors | CNN News 18 | 22 December 2023
105. List deemed forest areas identified by expert committees in a year, say new rules | Hindustan Times | 01 December 2023
106. Farm Fires Rise Again: Wilful Defiance of Supreme Court Orders? | CNN News 18 | 16 November 2023
107. Delhi Air Toxic Again After Diwali | CNN News 18 | 13 November 2023 
108. Apna Mulk Apna Aaeen- Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 (Video) | DD Urdu | 15 September 2023
109. Experts irked over revised structure of Central Empowered Committee | Down to Earth | 08 September 2023
110. Supreme Court’s environment monitoring committee now under Centre | Scroll.in | 08 September 2023
111. Central Empowered Committee: Govt to Now Appoint Members of New Environment Monitoring Body | Outlook India | 08 September 2023
112. Environment ministry sets up new panel replacing SC’s Central Empowered Committee | Press Trust of India | 08 September 2023 | Republished in The Times of India, Economic Times, National Herald, The Week, Vartha Bharati
113. Green watchdog committee will now report to Environment Ministry | Ground Report | 08 September 2023
114. Centre’s Notification Constituting New Environment Monitoring Body Draws Criticism | The Wire | 07 September 2023
115. Govt to now nominate all members of top panel on environment issues | Hindustan Times | 07 September 2023 [Print version attached]
116. Vedanta ‘Covertly Lobbied’ Centre to Weaken Environmental Laws | News Click | 01 September 2023
117. Inside Indian Energy and Mining Giant Vedanta’s Campaign to Weaken Key Environmental Regulation | OCCRP | 31 August 2023 
118. State government passes resolution to reject India’s controversial new forest act | Carbon Pulse | 24 August 2023 [PDF download]
119. Amendments to Indian biodiversity laws could open doors to exploitation | Science | 11 August 2023
120. Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023: A New Era or the End for India’s Forests? | The Probe | 11 August 2023
121. Constitutional violations in amended Forest (Conservation and Augmentation) Act, say experts | Down to Earth | 10 August 2023
122. Forest Conservation Act of India: What do the amendments entail? | Ground Tales | 05 August 2023
123. Contentious Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2023 Will Soon Be a Law | The Wire | 04 August 2023
124. Why FCA Amendment bill undermines India’s climate commitments | The Federal | 04 August 2023
125. India’s changes to forest conservation law draw flak from environmentalists | Reuters | 03 August 2023
126. Parliament clears contentious bill that seeks to amend forest act | Hindustan Times | 03 August 2023 | [Print Version]
127. ‘Everyone is aghast.’ India’s move to weaken forest protections outrages conservationists | Science | 01 August 2023
128. Biological Diversity Bill, which facilitates commercial use of traditional resources, passed in Lok Sabha | Mongabay India | 31 July 2023
129. Live News Discussion: वन संरक्षण संशोधन विधेयक 2023 Lok Sabha में पारित – Hum Log (Video) | NDTV India | 30 July 2023
130. Live News Discussion: Forest Bill Cleared: Is This the Law We Need to Fight Climate Change? – We The People (Video) | NDTV 24×7 | 30 July 2023
131. Live News Discussion: Lok Sabha Passes Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 (Video) | CNBC TV 18 | 28 July 2023
132. Controversial forest amendment bill passed in Lok Sabha, but key questions remain unanswered | Mongabay India | 27 July 2023
133. Lok Sabha clears contentious bill that seeks to amend forest act| Hindustan Times | 27 July 2023 | [Print Version]
134. Analysis: India’s Himalayan forests under threat with new bill | The Third Pole | 26 July 2023
135. Remnants of green India under concerted attack | Deccan Herald | 23 July 2023
136. NE states object to exemption to forest clearance in key bill | Hindustan Times | 22 July 2023 | [Print Version]
137. Environmental activists see red over proposed amendments to Forest Act | The New Indian Express | 22 July 2023 | [Print Version]
138. Parliament panel clears contentious forest law tweaks | Hindustan Times | 21 July 2023 | [Print Version]
139. Concrete vs Jungle | India Today Magazine | Edition of 10 July 2023 | [Print Version]
140. कंक्रीट बनाम जंगल | India Today Magazine (Hindi) | Edition of 10 July 2023 | [Print Version]
141. Compensatory afforestation in certain degraded forests cleared | Hindustan Times | 29 June 2023 [Print Version]
142. Proposed changes to wildlife law may hit research: Experts | Hindustan Times | 17 June 2023 [Print Version]
143. A New Govt Bill Threatens India’s Forests [Video] | Article 14 | 08 June 2023
144. How India is regulating the breeding of exotic species | Hindustan Times Premium | 30 May 2023
145. The forest conservation bill could do more harm than good | The Morning Context | 18 May 2023
146. CBI Case Against Environmental Lawyer Has No Evidence to Back Allegations Made but Will Deter Litigation | Article 14 | 17 May 2023
147. Eco-sensitive zones of 0 km notified by 60 national parks: Study | Hindustan Times | 02 May 2023 [Print Version]
148. ‘Impossible to implement’ — SC order relaxing regulation of activities in eco-sensitive zones | The Print | 27 April 2023
149. SC lifts complete ban on ESZ constructions | Hindustan Times | 27 April 2023 [Print Version]
150. The MoEFCC Portal Is No Longer Providing Info on Environmental Impacts, Claims Report | The Wire | 21 April 2023
151. Govt stops portal to track green impact of projects | Hindustan Times | 21 April 2023 [Print Version]
152. In India, the law that is meant to protect forests is being used to open them up for development | Scroll.in | 08 April 2023
153. Coal blocks within dense forests find place in latest auction list | Hindustan Times, 05 April 2023 [Print Version]
154. Legal protection of certain forest land to be removed as government pushes security projects | Mongabay India, 06 April 2023
155. Large stretches of key forests may be exempted in new Act | Hindustan Times, 31 March 2023 [Print Version]
156. Centre introduces amendment to forest conservation law; experts say move will destroy forests | The New Indian Express, 31 March 2023
157. Forest Conservation Bill 2023: too many exemptions, discretion to Centre | Sabrang India, 31 March 2023 , republished by CJP
158. Will Modi govt’s new bill dilute existing protections for forests? All about proposed law | The Print, 30 March 2023; republished by Al Jazeera
159. Jairam Ramesh Protests as Bill to Amend Forest Act Not Sent to Parliamentary Standing Committee | The Wire, 30 March 2023
160. Bill exempts certain land from forest clearance; Experts wary of ‘dilution’ | Hindustan Times, 30 March 2023 [Print Version]
161. Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023: All you need to know about it | News 9, 30 March 2023
162. ‘But the Sarus Crane Was Free’: Here’s Why Arif Deserves Better… | The Quint, 29 March 2023
163. Environment legal body picks holes in Jan Vishwas Bill | The New Indian Express, 09 March 2023 [Print Version]
164. Relief for elephants with temple’s robotic tusker | The Times of India, 28 February 2023 [Print Version]
165. Green Bench, Grey Future: Supreme Court’s green bench clears 118 pending projects | National Herald, 26 February 2023  [Print Version]
166. Wildlife Act amendment misses chance to free captive elephants | The Hindu Frontline, 29th December 2022
167. Delhi’s blanket ban on firecrackers: A case to make it truly effective | The Federal, 20th September 2022
168. Climate action, pollution control needed to keep sulphur dioxide in check | Mongabay India, 14 September 2022
169. How the pandemic has driven a surge in wildlife smuggling through North East India | Scroll.in, 28 August 2022
170. Songs for the earth: Music and environmental protests in India | Mint Lounge, 06 August 2022
171. Experts hail removal of a clause in wildlife bill over elephant trade | Hindustan Times, 05 August 2022
172. Recategorised animals, more Union govt oversight — amendments wildlife protection bill brings | The Print, 04 August 2022
173. Big firms should be fined more for biodiversity law violation: Parliament panel | Deccan Herald, 03 August 2022
174. Time to arrest a ‘green’ threat to India’s tiger habitat [Video] | The Times of India, 31 July 2022
175. Compensation to blame: Amendments to strengthen law on industrial accidents | Business Standard, 28 July 2022
176. Experts Divided as Government Moves to Decriminalise Environmental Offences | The Wire, 06 July 2022
177. Policies and People | Cheetahs in Kuno: Who gains, who loses | Hindustan Times, 24 June 2022
178. Kangaroos in the street and a suitcase of iguanas: India’s exotic pet problem | The Guardian, 07 June 2022
179. Kangaroo sightings put the spotlight on India’s unregulated exotic wildlife trade | Arab News, 19 May 2022
180. Mechanism to deal with human-animal conflict needs legislative backing, says parliamentary panel | Mongabay India, 09 May 2022
181. Amendments in EIA notification: Can the govt really avoid public notice? Business Standard, 25 April 2022
182. MOEFCC’s Amendments-By-Memo Imperil Ecological and Human Health | The Wire Science, 22 April 2022
183. Why Are Kangaroos Turning Up in India? | The New York Times, 21 April 2022 [Republished version in MoneyControl and Deccan Herald]
184. Bengaluru’s bane, poorly designed environment regulatory systems and outdated land-use models | Citizen Matters, 14 March 2022
185. How Proposed Changes to the Biodiversity Act Lie On the Wrong Side of the Law | The Wire Science, 08 March 2022
186. With aim to avoid bird deaths, wildlife board to draft norms for power lines in protected areas | The Print, 10 February 2022
187. India takes the “office order” route to environmental clearance for businesses | Quartz India, 10 February 2022
188. Environment ministry pursues ‘ease of business’, one office order at a time | Mongabay India, 09 February 2022
189. Did The Union Budget, 2022 Take Into Account Environmental Concerns | Youth Ki Awaaz, 08 February 2022
190. Proposed Amendment to Biodiversity Act Is a Trojan Horse for Businesses, Centre | The Wire Science, 21 December 2021
191. Jairam Ramesh writes to Speaker as govt ‘bypasses’ standing committee on Biodiversity Act tweak | The Print, 18 December 2021
192. Overturn decision to expand mining in Hasdeo Arand: Conservationists to Chhattisgarh CM | The Week, 13 December 2021
193. Neglect shrouds Behali Reserve Forest’s biodiversity along Assam-Arunachal border | Mongabay India, 23 July 2021
194. 148 zebra loaches exported per day from Western Ghats to feed global pet trade | Mongabay India, 01 July 2021
195. An Ecologically Illiterate Budget | The Hindu, 09 February 2021 [Print Version]
196. The Bear Keeper of Mirzapur- Eco Warriors: 6 leading activists, conservationists and scientists on what lies ahead | GQ India, September 2020 [Print Version]
197. How porcupines, nilgai and boars make Indian forest communities poorer | The Dialogue, 19 July 2020
198. Draft dilutes rules to grant env clearance for industries | The Times of India, 01 May 2020 
199. Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2019 | Sanctuary Asia Magazine, February 2020 [Print Version]
200.  वन्यजीवों की रक्षा के लिए जनजागरूकता आवश्यक | Navsatta, 15 February 2020 [Print Edition]
201. कटाई के चलते जंगल से विलुप्त हो रहे जीव | Aaj, 15 February 2020 [Print Edition]
202. देबादित्यो को सेंक्चुरी वन्यजीव सेवा पुरस्कार | Hindustan, 23 December 2019 [Print Edition]
203. देबादित्यो को सेंक्चुरी वन्यजीव सेवा पुरस्कार | Amar Ujala, 23 December 2019 [Print Edition]
204. विंध्य बचाओ कार्यकर्ता को सेंक्चुअरी वन्यजीव सेवा पुरस्कार | Dainik Jagran, 22 December 2019 [Print Edition]
205. NGT working with just 6 members instead of at least 21, zonal benches vacant for 2 yrs now | The Print, 04 November 2019
206. 15 Conservationists in India Protecting Endangered Species, Spreading Awareness | Planet Custodian, 22 October 2019
207. Saving wildlife from power lines the focus of a new expert panel in Environment Ministry | Firstpost, 13 September 2019
208. Save wildlife from power lines, says environment ministry’s panel | The Mongabay India, 09 September 2019
209. Declare UP’s Mirzapur forests as a conservation reserve, says study | The Mongabay India, 06 August 2019
210. Sloth bear surprise for experts in Mirzapur forests | The Times of India, 27 July 2019 [Print Version]
211. दुर्लभ प्रजाति के वन्यजीवों की मौजूदगी के मिले प्रमाण | Hindustan, 24 July 2019 [Print Edition]
212. समर्पित संरक्षण रिज़र्व बनाने का प्रस्ताव तैयार | Dainik Jagran, 22 July 2019 [Print Edition]
213. मड़िहान-सुकृत, चुनार रेंज में मिले दुर्लभ वन्यजीव | Dainik Amar Bharati, 22 July 2019 [Print Edition]
214. Batting for wildlife in the Vindhyas | Business Standard, 22 December 2018 [Print Edition]
215. Need for Transparent Pollution Data | Hindustan Times, 21 August 2018 [Print Edition]
216. Experts raise red flag over Centre’s Ganga development plan | Hindustan Times, 22 June 2018 [Print Edition]
217. Govt proposes wide-ranging changes to environmental clearance rules, activists cry foul | Hindustan Times, 21 December 2017
218. Severe air pollution in Delhi, still no criminal cases filed, NCRB data for 2016 shows | Hindustan Times, 05 December 2017
219. रातो रात हटा मुलायम सिंह यादव का नाम | Hindustan, 11 August 2017 [Print Edition]
220. विंध्य के वन पर भू-माफियाओं का क़हर, विलुप्त हो रहे दुर्लभ वन्य प्राणी : बेमतलब सरकार, मतलबी प्रशासन | Chauthi Duniya, 26 July 2017
221. पुलिस ने छीन लिया पैसा चिप | Amar Ujala, 20 June 2017 [Print Edition]
222. सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं को बदमाश समझकर उठाया | Aaj, 20 June 2017 [Print Edition]
223. Welspun’s Mirzapur Power Plant: NGT refuses to review order | DNA, 02 May 2017
224. Ready to rectify lapses in Welspuns power plant in UP: Centre | India Today, 28 April  2017
225. They said it! | India Water Portal, 01 February 2017
226. Five Rare Caracals Seized from Wildlife Traders in Uttar Pradesh | Sanctuary Asia, 09 January 2017
227. मिर्ज़ापुर थर्मल पावर प्लांट की पर्यावरण मंजूरी रद | Amar Ujala, 24 December 2016
228. NGT quashes environmental clearance to Welspun Energy’s UP power plant | Live Mint, 24 December 2016
229. NGT puts brake on Welspun thermal power plant in UP | The Hindu Business Line, 23 December 2016
230. NGT quashes EC to Welspun Energy’s Mirzapur power plant | Business Standard, 23 December 2016
231. NGT sets aside environmental clearance for thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh | The Times of India, 23 December 2016
232. मोदी सरकार को तगड़ा झटका, अदानी का भाड़ी नुक्सान | Patrika, 21 December 2016
233. 1320 मेगावाट बिजली प्लांट पर लगा ग्रहण | Hindustan, 21 December 2016
234. गंगा में बिना बैराज के दौड़ेंगे अडानी के जहाज | Patrika, 19 July 2016
235. Polluters get a breather as green bill loses teeth | Times of India, 04 June 2016
236. Bangladesh to face severe disaster-water withdrawal by India in upstream | The Independent-Bangladesh, 17 May 2016
237. कनहर बांध: जांच समिति की रिपोर्ट से नाराज़ ट्रिब्यूनल | Two Circles, 15 December 2015
238. Neglected And Unprotected | Sanctuary Asia, 26 August 2015
239. कनहर बांध विवाद : एनजीटी के फैसले का क्या असर होगा | Chauthi Duniya, 05 June 2015
240. Abandoned dams; abandoned people | India Water Portal, 19 May 2015
241. DAMNED LIES AND RED TAPE | Hindustan Times, 17 May 2015 [Print Edition]
242. Kanhar: To be or not to be? | Indian Water Portal, 17 May 2015
243. कनहर बाँध: नए निर्माण पर रोक, नए सिरे से पर्यावरण, वन अनुमति ज़रूरी | Daily Chhattisgarh, 14 May 2015 [Print Edition]
244. Kanhar project: NGT lets work on continue, stays new construction | Business Standard, 08 May 2015
245. Kanhar Irrigation Project: A lot invested, can’t stop work now, says NGT | The Indian Express, 08 May 2015
246. कनहर बांध में नए निर्माण पर लगी रोक, हाई लेवल कमेटी करेगी जांच | Nai Duniya, 08 May 2015
247. UP govt undemocratically suppressing people’s voices resisting Kanhar dam: Fact Finding team | Two Circles, 24 April 2015
248. Activists and villagers threatened as UP police continues crackdown on anti-dam protest | The Scroll, 21 April 2015
249. Kanhar Irrigation Project: Fact-finding team ‘forced’ to leave village, says ‘police sponsored mob’ | The Indian Express, 20 April 2015
250. India: police shoot eight indigenous protestors against illegal dam | The Ecologist, 15 April 2015
251. Uttar Pradesh police opens fire on anti-Kanhar dam protestors | Down-To-Earth, 14 April 2015
252. Activist skeptical of Gadkari’s ‘no barrage on Ganga’ decision | Business Standard,  30 March 2015
253. Modi budget sends mixed messages on India’s climate commitment | RTCC, 03 March 2015
254. Kanhar dam case: Green panel pulls up environment ministry | The Times of India, 22 February 2015
255. Environmentalists welcome green court ruling on Yamuna | Business Standard, 15 January 2015
256. पीयूसीएल भी कूदा कनहर बचाओ आंदोलनकारियों के साथ | Dainik Jagran, 30 December 2014
257. Our Green Hero! A Story from Mirzapur… | Development Alternative Newsletter, October 2014
258. WB to discuss Ganga Project with River Activists | Hindustan Times, 21 September 2014 [Print Edition]
259. हरित प्राधिकरण में पहुंचा वेलस्पन एनर्जी का मामला | Hindustan, 29 October 2014 [Print]
260. मिर्ज़ापुर के वन्यजीव हो रहे विलुप्त, भालू सब से ज़्यादा प्रभावित  | Pioneer Hindi, 22 August 2014 [Print Edition]
261. साल भर में घट कर आधे रह गए वन्यजीव | Dainik Jagran, 23 August 2014 [Print Edition]
262. तेंदुआ के बाद अब भालू विलुप्त होने के कगार पर | Hindustan, 22 August 2014 [Print Edition]
263. Did Welspun fudge facts for its coal-fired power plant in Mirzapur? | Down To Earth, 20 November 2013
264. नौकरी के बहाने उल्लू सीधा कर रहा वेल्सपन | Chauthi Dunia, October 2013 [Print Edition]
265. थर्मल पावर प्लांट को नहीं मिली मंजूरी | Jansandesh Times, 13 May 2013 [Print Edition]
266. साउथ केम्पस को कूडा मुक्त बनाने पर मंथन | Unknown Newspaper, 10 April 2012 [Print Edition]
267. कूड़ा मुक्त बनेगा साउथ केम्पस | Dainik Jagran, 10 April 2012 [Print Edition]
268. साउथ केम्पस को होगा कचरा मुक्त | Hindustan, 10 April 2012 [Print Edition]
269. अर्थ आवर पर बी एच यू में बुझाई गई लाइट | Amar Ujala, March 2012 [Print Edition]
270. इको वन के प्रयास से मनाया गया अर्थ आवर | Hindustan, March 2013 [Print Edition]
271. एन एस एस के छात्रों ने की परिसर की सफाई | Dainik Jagran, 04 March 2012 [Print Edition]
272. साउथ केम्पस में चला सफाई अभियान | Amar Ujala, 04 March 2012 [Print Edition]
273. साउथ केम्पस को इको फ़्रेंडली बनाएगा इको वन संगठन | Hindustan, 03 March 2012 [Print Edition]
274. पर्यावरण से मिलती है मन को शांति | Amar Ujala, 03 March 2012 [Print Edition]
275. इको वन ने संभाली विंढम फाल की सफाई | Hindustan, 04 February 2012 [Print Edition]
276. विंढम फाल पहुच कर छात्रों ने की गंदगी दूर | Amar Ujala, 04 February 2012 [Print Edition]
277. बी एच यू के छात्रों ने विश्व नम भूमि दिवस मनाया | Dainik Jagran, 04 February 2012 [Print Edition]
278. जलावनी लकड़ी से वनों को सबसे अधिक खतरा, संकट में अस्तित्व | Hindustan, 06 September 2011 [Print Edition]
279. मड़िहान के जंगलों में दिखे प्रकृति के सफाई नायक | Hindustan, September 2010 [Print Edition]
280. BHU South Campus for Plastic Free Zone | The Times of India, 30 March 2010 [Print Edition]
281. प्लास्टिक मुक्त करेगा ग्रीन मिलिशिया | Hindustan, 25 March 2010 [Print Edition]
282. नमभूमि अभियान के तहत चिपकाए गए पोस्टर | Hindustan, 04 October 2010 [Print Edition]
283. पर्यावरण संरक्षण को पहल | Dainik Jagran, 04 February 2010 [Print Edition]
284. Research attracts future scientists to this college | The Times of India, June 2008 [Print Edition] 
285. रस्म अदायगी बन कर न रह जाए यह दिन | Aaj Samaj, May 2008 [Print Edition]

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