🧵The #Forest (#Conservation) Aamendment Act comes into force on Dec 1. There is nothing ‘conservation’ in the amended Act, it is blatantly, unapologetically a law that facilitates diversion of #forest lands & into private hands 1/n
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*Anne Wright, born Nora Anne Layard (1929-2023): A Tribute*
Anne Wright's passing marks the end of perhaps the most remarkable era of wildlife conservation in India. In a field that back in the day was a male bastion, she was a trailblazing female conservationist who would go +
Aditya (Dicky) Singh exemplified the magic of Ranthambhore and its tigers.
For those of you who never really knew @adityadickysin of Ranthambhore Bagh, here is this wonderful human being in his own words.
📷: Nirmalya Chakraborty
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When the opportunity to debate the Forest (Conservation) Bill 2023 arose in the Rajya Sabha, the opposition leaders chose to boycott the proceeding, neglecting their parliamentary responsibility and showing a priority for political dominance rather than public welfare. Mere expression of dissent on Twitter becomes meaningless when they possess the actual power to halt harmful government actions. Regrettably, this will likely be remembered as the bleakest day in the Indian environmental law, leaving the people of India feeling profoundly betrayed by the opposition MPs. Their infatuation with personal ego and arrogance overrides their duty as parliamentarians.
#Forest #Parliament #MonsoonSession2023
The Constitution of India protects the right to marry a person of one's choice, and this right should apply to #samesex couples. Holding hope that the #SupremeCourt will uphold this fundamental right 🤞🏼🏳️🌈💙
@arorakavita@ankitakhanna
sorry to be a wet blanket on #50YearsOfProjectTiger but in this landmark year #Indiais set topull the rug under the #tiger:proposed amendments in #Forest#Conservation Act will remove safeguards from vast tracts of #forests & under its purview. It proposes to include only 1/n
What can we learn from the surprising turnaround at Barnes & Noble? (my latest)
This company almost died, but now it's growing again, and will open 30 new stores in 2023.
Other industries—music, newspapers, movies, etc.—should learn from their example. https://t.co/HtVDZGlgFr