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From job card holders to migrants: Former MGNREGS workers in West Bengal lament loss of identity and dignity

India, March 22 -- Workers now falling back into trap of migration with no fixed jobs, income In the fertile fields of Murshidabad district in West Bengal, a quiet transformation is taking place. Men... Read More


World Forest Day 2024: Rajasthan communities at risk of losing land

India, March 21 -- Village residents oppose declaring traditional pastoral land as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood A recent state government notification has sparked fear among ... Read More


Forests' lingering question

India, March 21 -- Nearly three decades have passed since the Supreme Court ruling in 1996, which mandated the use of dictionary definition to delineate forests. Still, India grapples with the challen... Read More


Absence of MGNREGS work take a toll on festivities, medical care and nutrition intake in rural West Bengal

India, March 19 -- Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment West Bengal's rural communities are grappling with a harsh reality - the absence of work under the... Read More


After halt in MGNREGS work, 'ghost colonies' emerge across West Bengal as villages empty in search of employment

India, March 18 -- Lack of work opportunities see rural residents permanently migrate with families Jalangi in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, was once a thriving hamlet of around 70 households. T... Read More


Fourth global mass coral bleaching? Great Barrier Reef severely affected, corals seen dying

India, March 8 -- High ocean temperatures due to climate change, El Nino feared to trigger fourth global mass coral bleaching A widespread coral bleaching event has engulfed the Great Barrier Reef (G... Read More


Karnataka appellate tribunal cancels transfer of 3,111 acres of forest land to politicians

India, March 8 -- The land spread across 99 villages was granted between 2016 and 2018 The Karnataka Appellate Tribunal (KAT) has cancelled the illegal allocation of over 15 acres of Kan land - prese... Read More


Over 1,000 people, including monks, arrested for opposing Dege hydropower dam project in Tibet

India, March 7 -- Experts claim monasteries have been put under lockdown; dam will be environmentally detrimental Over 1,000 citizens and monks of Tibet have been arrested for protesting against a hy... Read More


At peak value of 2degC above average sea surface temperature, 2023-24 El Nino among strongest on record

India, March 5 -- Climate phenomenon to keep temperatures above normal and influence regional rainfall The 2023-24 El Nino phenomenon, experienced globally, is one of the five strongest on record, th... Read More


Green Credit Rules will negatively impact forest ecology, say experts

India, Feb. 27 -- Former forest official alleges Centre wants to facilitate 'ease of business' The recently published Green Credit Rules are "disastrous" and "detrimental" to ecological aspects of fo... Read More