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Senior staff writer @MongabayIndia. Have a confidential news tip? simrin@mongabay.com or DM for Signal. Previously with @ThePrintIndia
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Petition accuses Wildlife Board Committee of rubber-stamping diversions with ‘no application of mind’

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By Simrin Sirur Verified
| Mongabay India
A Delhi High Court petition alleges the NBWL Standing Committee approved 97% of 2,186 project proposals between 2014–2026, diverting at least 95,724 hectares of forest land with little ecological scrutiny. Petitioners say the National Board for Wildlife has met only once between 2012 and 2025, leaving the Standing Committee to operate largely without oversight. The petition flags conflicts of interest and procedural irregularities which it argues violates the Wildlife Protection Act.
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Rising temperature could be sparking more Himalayan forest fires

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By Simrin Sirur Verified
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Forest fires in the Himalayas typically occur between November and June, during the drier months. However, out-of-season and higher elevation fires have sparked concerns about their effective management in a changing climate. A new study from the Western Himalayas provides more clues into the underlying factors driving forest fires in the region.
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Arunachal Pradesh: Dam project could destroy habitat of white bellied heron, other endemic species

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By Simrin Sirur Verified
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The environment minister’s Forest Advisory Committee has granted “in principle” approval to a hydropower project in a region of Arunachal Pradesh that is inhabited by the white bellied heron, a critically endangered bird whose species number was estimated to be less than 60, globally, in 2015.
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