A Central government expert panel has recommended @AdityaBirlaGrp’s diamond mining project in Madhya Pradesh be kept in abeyance till the Ken and Betwa rivers in water-starved Bundelkhand are finalized. My latest report for @newsclickin
https://t.co/4nccQUe0XF
In a podcast with @epw_in, Manju Menon @iep_india & @kanchikohli discuss environmental regulations in India & findings from their paper, 'Narratives of Natural Resource Corruption and Environmental Regulatory Reforms in India' https://t.co/CRIRCzgfEZ
Our state of forest reports have to reflect the complexity & diversity of Indian forests. It must stop short-sighted quantification of lands with tree cover, & inclusion of lands which have no forests: @kanchikohli in an interview with @notketakidesai
https://t.co/6V5oxeFe8C
The India State of Forest report claims that our forest cover has increased. Interviewed @kanchikohli about its flawed methodology and therefore inaccurate findings: https://t.co/jd4qL8fK8m
The truth behind the latest FSI forest report !
Forest report is curated to present a skewed picture of India’s tree cover - Times of India https://t.co/sIp45KTcMx
“The ministry’s tentative approach to amend the jurisdiction of the FCA reflects the vexed history of how forest lands have come to be governed through centralized statutes & judicial decisions”:@kanchikohli speaks to @jayashreenandi https://t.co/B2lqnxYpGl
The amendment bills should be seen as part of a larger scheme of redesigning environmental regulation:@kanchikohli tells @jayashreenandi@htTweets
https://t.co/hiEQatyX42
"The proposed amendments continue to marginalise biodiversity management committees (BMCs); it allows for state biodiversity boards to represent BMCs to determine terms of benefit sharing": @kanchikohli speaks to @jayashreenandi@htTweets
https://t.co/9yK3Le7Xmu
For the biggest mining and infrastructure projects in India, one cannot be sure whether the EIAs measure their impact truthfully. EIAs are prepared by entities with a direct interest in ensuring these projects come up.
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“Eventually, this decision, despite all the caveats, will allow for fragmentation of habitats & put undue pressure on regulators to approve forest diversion to protect the investments already carried out,”: @kanchikohli speaks to @jayashreenandi
https://t.co/7quEHt5ZJY
@CPR_India @kanchikohli @jayashreenandi Where was this place that FAC permitted mining in, outside its remit? Which company benefitted? HT sound like the permit has been taken down from govt website?