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.
Nov 22, 2015 03:18 IST
Five smugglers and poachers admitted that their gang killed at least 15 elephants in Tamil Nadu’s...
Sun, Nov 22, 2015
Nov 12, 2015 00:00 IST
The “sport” will require marksmen to sneak up on nilgais, aim for the rump and shoot a marker...
Thu, Nov 12, 2015
Nov 04, 2015 02:08 IST
According to an advisory issued by the environment ministry on October 28, developers will spend 2...
Wed, Nov 04, 2015
Nov 04, 2015 00:52 IST
A legal battle over four-laning the Seoni-Nagpur stretch of NH7 through the Kanha-Pench tiger...
Wed, Nov 04, 2015
Oct 29, 2015 03:15 IST
On October 17, sources said, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje instructed Rajasthan wildlife officials...
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
Oct 14, 2015 03:23 IST
Leonardo DiCaprio will be in Delhi, India this month to profile Sunita Narain of CSE for an...
Wed, Oct 14, 2015
Sep 27, 2015 01:19 IST
To streamline working of its employees, Centre plans 22 studies across ministries and institutions...
Sun, Sep 27, 2015
Sep 11, 2015 01:54 IST
The idea was first discussed between Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Prime...
Fri, Sep 11, 2015
Sep 07, 2015 18:52 IST
The census put the total leopard population of the country at 12,000-14,-000. It did not, however,...
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
Aug 30, 2015 01:30 IST
Ashok Lavasa's order also said the “subject matter of the meeting should be clearly mentioned”...
Sun, Aug 30, 2015
Aug 24, 2015 02:41 IST
A joint venture between the Railways and the Karnataka government, the original project involved...
Mon, Aug 24, 2015
Aug 13, 2015 02:32 IST
Earlier this month the Centre For Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) had claimed that the ministry...
Thu, Aug 13, 2015
Aug 13, 2015 02:01 IST
On April 28, the then MoTA secretary wrote to the states expressing hope that the process would be...
Thu, Aug 13, 2015
Aug 12, 2015 16:25 IST
Go back a decade and you will find 411 tiger deaths recorded between 2001 and 2005. That is about...
Wed, Aug 12, 2015
Aug 05, 2015 04:49 IST
This February, govt has agreed to a Rs 122-crore plan for building a few 50-metre underpasses on...
Wed, Aug 05, 2015
Aug 03, 2015 00:00 IST
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar talks about speedier green clearance and the balance with...
Mon, Aug 03, 2015
Jul 29, 2015 03:41 IST
Environment ministry clears 229 projects in a month, up from 217 in a...
Wed, Jul 29, 2015
Jul 17, 2015 00:00 IST
After removing B K Roy, govt makes him chief of cryptology...
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
Jul 07, 2015 04:28 IST
The Indian Express travelled across Madhya Pradesh to meet the families of the...
Wed, Jul 08, 2015
Jul 06, 2015 04:23 IST
The Indian Express went knocking at the doors of the grieving families to hear their stories —...
Wed, Jul 08, 2015
May 01, 2015 04:52 IST
IIM-Ahmedabad received $164,840 and $150,000 in 2008 and 2012 from the...
Fri, May 01, 2015
Apr 27, 2015 01:31 IST
In the last six years, this district has been jolted as many times by quakes of magnitude 4 to 5.1....
Mon, Apr 27, 2015
Apr 23, 2015 04:16 IST
The decision, conveyed to the defence ministry on February 24, affects at least 35...
Thu, Apr 23, 2015
Apr 13, 2015 03:34 IST
This move was originally prioritised as an action point at a meeting chaired by Nripendra Misra,...
Mon, Apr 13, 2015
Apr 08, 2015 02:07 IST
According to the 2014 report, red sanders smuggling involves four layers of...
Wed, Apr 08, 2015