All stories by Nitin Sethi
This river linking project may cut India's tiger habitats
Rediff.com21 Sep 2016100 square kilometre of Panna Tiger Reserve could go under water, writes Nitin Sethi.
Why Lamka won't bury its dead
Rediff.com12 Sep 2016The church bells don't toll in Churachandpur any more. The hill district in Manipur has been in mourning for more than a year.
Draft promises changes in forest and wildlife laws but nothing official about it, yet
Rediff.com19 Aug 2016The proposed changes, as per the draft, could continue some of the existing conflict between wildlife protection regulations with the implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, which gives rights to tribals in all kinds of traditional forest lands -- including the wildlife zones, such as national parks. The new proposed law, just as the original one from 1972, does not explicitly recognise these rights in all wildlife areas.
Congress flips again, will oppose forest Bill in RS
Rediff.com24 Jul 2016CAF Bill's fate to be decided on Monday
Real estate could be exempted from central environmental rules
Rediff.com13 Jul 2016Urban ministry changes rule before public consultation by environment ministry
Forget Rs 200 crore, Adanis can only be fined Rs 1 lakh now
Rediff.com7 Jul 2016In its final order, the environment ministry had concluded that the upfront payment of Rs 200 crore as Environment Restoration Fund for violations and damage done was not permitted under the Environment Protection Act. Consequent to this order, the penalty that could be imposed on any confirmation of violation in the future is a maximum of Rs 1 lakh.
Prakash Javadekar can walk the tightrope
Rediff.com6 Jul 2016Prakash Javadekar set a scorching pace of changes in the environment ministry during his two-year tenure. He has the talent to calm ruffled feathers in the education sector, while proceeding with the government's agenda in this space.
Govt cancels Rs 200-crore green fine on Adani
Rediff.com2 Jul 2016Adani Ports & SEZ was ordered to pay for damage to environment during the UPA govt
Brexit could mar Paris Agreement success
Rediff.com26 Jun 2016EU operates as one block at the climate change negotiations and takes a single greenhouse gas emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement
How dangerous is plastic packaging?
Rediff.com7 Jun 2016After recognising its adverse health effects, the govt has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient.
BJP vs civil society: Who won the battle?
Rediff.com26 May 2016When it came to dealing with the media and academia, it has been a roller coaster ride for the National Democratic Alliance, observes Nitin Sethi.
Duty-free shops outside food safety ambit: FSSAI
Rediff.com11 May 2016Business of retail, food and beverages at duty-free shops in India was estimated to have a potential of $3.5 billion by 2021.
Why it's a wild summer in Uttarakhand
Rediff.com4 May 2016The reasons behind a spate of forest fires in the hills this year, though, could be multi-fold.
Big concerns about the Aadhaar card
Rediff.com1 Apr 2016The idea that every citizen in this country is to be numbered is the primary thing in the project.
'Aadhar Act has very good privacy provisions'
Rediff.com23 Mar 2016'We have to go through the process of obtaining informed consent.'
Why is the government reacting in fits and starts to Paris agreement
Rediff.com16 Mar 2016The Niti Aayog has finalised the first draft of a new national energy policy.
Green Tribunal: When needed to bite, it growled
Rediff.com11 Mar 2016The green tribunal has diminished itself in growling when it needed to bite at the Art of Living show
How two ministers made tribals lose control over forests
Rediff.com7 Jan 2016Nitin Gadkari and Prakash Javdekar lobbied Jual Oram to change process, that may now open a Pandora's box.
When a typo saved Climate Change summit from the brink of collapse
Rediff.com14 Dec 2015And the US won the evening