The us house of representatives has passed a controversial bill that will increase forest thinning on eight million hectares of federal lands. The step has been taken on the pretext of better

Government washes its hands off the Van Taungiyas of UP

In a strange twist to the raging lumber dispute between the us and Canada, both nations have interpreted a recent World Trade Organisation (wto) ruling on the issue as a vindication of their

US adopts a tough stand on softwood imports from Canada, imposing a 27 per cent duty on the imports

Supreme Court order may benefit Andaman natives

Whenever the Supreme Court pulls the trigger, why does it miss the target? Because governments like those of the seven Northeast states work hard to defeat every good intention. The apex court imposed an interim ban on felling in forests on December 1

Governments clinically interpret the ban to make space for the forest bureaucracy, alienating people from their own habitats

Read between the lines: the Supreme Court order has a development model hidden for the Northeast

As the debate continues, the Northeast must stamp the decision: log out of forest bureaucracy and log in to local based prosperity

Andaman officials cite livelihood issue to justify logging

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