Jay Mazoomdaar is an investigative reporter focused on offshore finance, equitable growth, natural resources management and biodiversity conservation. Over two decades, his work has been recognised by the International Press Institute, the Ramnath Goenka Foundation, the Commonwealth Press Union, the Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust, the Asian College of Journalism etc....Read More
Jay Mazoomdaar is an investigative reporter focused on offshore finance, equitable growth, natural resources management and biodiversity conservation. Over two decades, his work has been recognised by the International Press Institute, the Ramnath Goenka Foundation, the Commonwealth Press Union, the Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust, the Asian College of Journalism etc.
Expertise and Experience
Mazoomdaar’s major investigations include the extirpation of tigers in Sariska, global offshore probes such as Panama Papers, Robert Vadra’s land deals in Rajasthan, India’s dubious forest cover data, Vyapam deaths in Madhya Pradesh, mega projects flouting clearance conditions, Nitin Gadkari’s link to e-rickshaws, India shifting stand on ivory ban to fly in African cheetahs, the loss of indigenous cow breeds, the hydel rush in Arunachal Pradesh, land mafias inside Corbett, the JDY financial inclusion scheme, an iron ore heist in Odisha, highways expansion through the Kanha-Pench landscape etc.
Apr 24, 2018 00:08 IST
In the battle over jungle and tribal land, deep mistrust divides natural...
Tue, Apr 24, 2018
Apr 19, 2018 01:58 IST
Four elephants, including a calf, were cut down by a train in Odisha on Monday. Trains now kill 17...
Thu, Apr 19, 2018
Apr 06, 2018 00:36 IST
Booming Indian antelope populations threaten crops in many areas. Farmers are reluctant to strike...
Fri, Apr 06, 2018
Apr 02, 2018 00:43 IST
Kaziranga lost over 500 rhinos in the last two decades of the twentieth century. The situation...
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
Mar 10, 2018 00:00 IST
The rapid marginalisation of the Left in West Bengal after the first major electoral rejection in...
Sat, Mar 10, 2018
Feb 15, 2018 00:40 IST
Despite deforestation and human encroachment, the country’s forest cover has remained stable...
Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Feb 09, 2018 00:42 IST
Today is stakeholders’ last chance to send feedback to the draft National Mineral Policy 2018....
Fri, Feb 09, 2018
Feb 08, 2018 03:35 IST
The Indian Express has learnt that Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, will...
Thu, Feb 08, 2018
Jan 06, 2018 04:44 IST
Justice B A Khan was arbitrating in at least four other cases when the Supreme Court ruled against...
Sat, Jan 06, 2018
Dec 29, 2017 05:20 IST
Conceived as the country’s largest hydel project, Subansiri lower dam construction began in 2005...
Fri, Dec 29, 2017
Dec 22, 2017 05:59 IST
The accumulating debris has caused partial blockages at three locations, forming natural dams on 6...
Fri, Dec 22, 2017
Nov 12, 2017 05:02 IST
Ripu Sudan Kundra alias Raj Kundra and his parents used a layered offshore trust-company structure...
Sun, Nov 12, 2017
Nov 10, 2017 06:24 IST
Doctor couple Narinder Pal and Mala Arora are listed as shareholders of WorldCare Limited...
Fri, Nov 10, 2017
Nov 10, 2017 05:35 IST
On January 30, 2011, INS Vindhyagiri, entering the Mumbai dockyard, was involved in a collision...
Fri, Nov 10, 2017
Nov 09, 2017 05:20 IST
Appleby’s Mauritius office went ahead with the assignment even though its own compliance...
Thu, Nov 09, 2017
Nov 09, 2017 01:30 IST
Records show that Appleby’s compliance team and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which agreed in...
Thu, Nov 09, 2017
Nov 08, 2017 05:00 IST
Besides being co-settlor of Global Trade and Amber Trade trusts, Khaitan also owned Grand Delmore...
Wed, Nov 08, 2017
Nov 08, 2017 01:24 IST
On December 28, 2012, VHHL sold the VMRL shares for an “unrealised profit” of $2141.15 million...
Wed, Nov 08, 2017
Nov 08, 2017 01:10 IST
Under the MoU, Huawei would not take any legal action if Loop paid its entire dues — $8,28,456...
Wed, Nov 08, 2017
Nov 07, 2017 01:20 IST
Asked to provide the certificate, Appleby top brass decided against it. One email said Rory Gorman,...
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
Nov 07, 2017 01:10 IST
The loan, Appleby records state, was “indirectly backed by 46 million fully paid up equity...
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
Nov 06, 2017 04:35 IST
The Paradise Papers is the fourth collaborative investigation into offshore and banking assets done...
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
Nov 06, 2017 04:20 IST
A trove of 13.4 million corporate records, primarily from Bermuda firm Appleby, as well as from...
Mon, Nov 06, 2017
Nov 06, 2017 01:57 IST
Jalva Media Ltd was set up in Bermuda in July 2000, Jalva-India tied up with IBM for content...
Mon, Nov 06, 2017
Oct 31, 2017 05:40 IST
In 2012, then Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan overruled the views of the expert members of...
Tue, Oct 31, 2017