The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act or simply the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was considered a landmark piece of legislation passed in India in 2006. It meant to correct the historical injustice against forest dwellers done since the colonial era and in independent India. Sadly, 13 year on, the FRA has been […]
The Last Time We Experienced This Much Carbon dioxide Was Never
On Saturday (May 11), the levels of carbon dioxide in our planet reached 415 parts per million (ppm), as measured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. That is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than anytime in human history. And in the last 800,000 years. As climate expert Peter Gleick aptly […]
India gets ready to Celebrate World Environment Day
5 June is celebrated as World Environment Day and the nation that is hosting a gala of activities this year as the global host chosen by United Nations is India. This year being dedicated to forests, India is all ready with a number of events highlighting the immediate needs for the environment as well as motivating more people to get involved.