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Why Modi government’s LPG scheme has failed to take off in Odisha’s forest-dependent villages	21.1.2020	Scroll.in
Around 75% of the residents of one village have received an LPG connection. But only 5% refill it regularly.
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The national policy that governs India’s forests has not been updated since 1988	11.1.2020	Scroll.in
A new National Forest Policy is required to factor in climate change, pollution and forest dwellers’ land rights.
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Trump to overhaul environmental review process, dismiss climate impacts - sources	6.1.2020	Reuters: World News
The Trump administration will unveil new regulations on Wednesday, which would limit the types of projects like highways and pipelines that require environmental review and no longer require federal agencies to weigh their climate impacts, sources familiar with the plan ...
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In Odisha, a coal mining project has undone years of tree-conservation efforts in one fell swoop	3.1.2020	Scroll.in
In Talabira village, a green expanse has been replaced by a checkerboard of tree stubs.
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Lanthungching Village celebrates golden jubilee	3.1.2020	Manipur: E-Pao
Lanthungching Village celebrates golden jubilee
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Candlelight vigil against CAA at MU	29.12.2019	Manipur: E-Pao
Candlelight vigil against CAA at MU
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In a Himachal village, folklore has shaped residents’ relationship with leopards	28.12.2019	Scroll.in - News that matters
Residents have co-existed with wildlife for years. But government attempts at conservation threaten to disrupt this.
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Jharkhand’s attempts to enclose sacred groves stirred fears of land grab and religious imposition	25.12.2019	Scroll.in
The welfare department’s gherabandi scheme sought to build walls around ‘sarnas’. But locals’ response was mixed.
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New Sangai enclosure opened to public	8.12.2019	Manipur: E-Pao
New Sangai enclosure opened to public
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Remembering Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: A Discourse on Tribal Justice & Legacy of Ambedkarism	6.12.2019	Assam Times

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Tribal Couple Ostracised In Kerala; Seeks Government Intervention	23.11.2019	NDTV News - South
An elderly tribal couple, lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his "Mann Ki Baat" for opening a library in a deep forest area in Kerala, have been ostracised by their own community for...
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Devdutt Pattanaik and Amruta Patil pick a minor myth for their graphic novel about forest mystique	23.11.2019	Scroll.in
Kitchens, appetites and the symbolic richness of the forest feature in this collaborative story starring the mythical figure of Katyayani.
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What sedition cases against 10,000 Adivasis in Jharkhand reveals about Indian democracy	20.11.2019	Scroll.in
An interview with Dayamani Barla, a social activist who is contesting the assembly election from Khunti, the district at the centre of the Pathalgadi movement.
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Ambitious $7.5 Million Project To Link Manas, Kanchenjunga Reserves	17.11.2019	NDTV News - Latest
If a bio-diversity project in the Northeast develops the way the United Nations has planned, Assam's Manas Biosphere Reserve will be linked to the Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim and Bengal,...
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2nd Special Gram Sabha meeting of Wangoo GP held	18.10.2019	Manipur: E-Pao
2nd Special Gram Sabha meeting of Wangoo GP held
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Amendments to IFA 1927 are regressive, says KKM	10.10.2019	Manipur: E-Pao
Amendments to IFA 1927 are regressive, says KKM
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Aarey “forest” has fired-up Mumbai poll scene	9.10.2019	Citizen Matters
A metro car depot which will wipe out 2,646 trees at Aarey milk colony in Mumbai is an important electoral issue in the upcoming state elections.
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RK Ranjan stresses on GI tagging of Manipur's rare species	4.10.2019	Manipur: E-Pao
RK Ranjan stresses on GI tagging of Manipur's rare species
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Not just Lalbagh, your small neighbourhood park too can protect Bengaluru’s biodiversity	3.10.2019	Citizen Matters
A recent study finds that Bengaluru's neighbourhood parks establish a long continuum of greenery, facilitating the movement of birds, butterflies and insects. Hence the focus should be on setting up many small parks rather than a few large ones, says the study
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Elephants in Kodagu have adapted their behaviour to cope with the daily run-ins with humans	29.9.2019	Scroll.in - News that matters
Leaving leaving protected areas behind, herds of elephants are moving to estates, where they eat, rest and breed.
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