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 07, 2015 04:40 IST
The projects which are being tracked by the PMG on investment, are in three different parts of...
Tue, Apr 07, 2015
Apr 05, 2015 03:22 IST
MoEF gives corporates chance to adopt endangered...
Sun, Apr 05, 2015
Mar 23, 2015 01:43 IST
The institute had already reduced scale of its first mitigation plan for a 37-km stretch of NH-7...
Mon, Mar 23, 2015
Mar 16, 2015 02:57 IST
As part of the drive, the two-page list of Dos and Don’ts is being circulated among section...
Mon, Mar 16, 2015
Mar 12, 2015 00:34 IST
Mukul Rohatgi told court that “an affidavit is ready” and he had instructions to state that six...
Thu, Mar 12, 2015Mar 11, 2015 02:30 IST
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs said that laws do not operate in a vacuum and the FRA and FCA cannot...
Wed, Mar 11, 2015
Feb 26, 2015 01:04 IST
In May 2013, the ministry issued an order that after the first project in a river basin, all...
Thu, Feb 26, 2015
Feb 25, 2015 04:50 IST
The MoEF office memorandum also stopped auction of the Marki-Mangli II block in...
Wed, Feb 25, 2015
Feb 24, 2015 00:00 IST
On December 12, 2012, a three-member committee had noted that the “FRA did not mandate or...
Tue, Feb 24, 2015
Feb 21, 2015 05:14 IST
The tribunal has asked the ministry to file a reply within a...
Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Feb 08, 2015 01:00 IST
Widening highways and new townships threaten the big cat’s lifeline of interconnected forest...
Sun, Feb 08, 2015
Jan 16, 2015 03:51 IST
The MoEF’s latest submission before the NGT does not reflect any modification in the project...
Fri, Jan 16, 2015
Dec 20, 2014 04:44 IST
Section 11 of the Wildlife Protection Act, the Chief Wildlife Warden of a state is empowered to...
Sat, Dec 20, 2014
Dec 11, 2014 03:30 IST
The Indian Express found that none of the three companies exists at their registered addresses as...
Thu, Dec 11, 2014Dec 09, 2014 00:48 IST
Following letter from Tribal Ministry, NDA govt shelves plans to ‘rationalise’ provisions of...
Tue, Dec 09, 2014
Dec 01, 2014 00:16 IST
Set up to review 6 green laws, it wants environmental map to determine project...
Mon, Dec 01, 2014Nov 29, 2014 01:35 IST
Globally, the potential value of biological diversity and genetic resources is pegged at around $1...
Sat, Nov 29, 2014
Nov 28, 2014 04:28 IST
Vadra’s firms were selling land in 2012 at 3 to 7 times the price they bought it for in 2009-10,...
Fri, Nov 28, 2014Nov 17, 2014 02:21 IST
Still to notify what firms need to pay, pressure from industry lobbies holds back...
Mon, Nov 17, 2014Nov 11, 2014 00:41 IST
Health Minister Nadda had sought AIIMS CVO’s ouster on same...
Tue, Nov 11, 2014
Nov 03, 2014 02:28 IST
In August, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan ordered the removal of Chaturvedi as CVO after BJP MP J P...
Mon, Nov 03, 2014
Nov 01, 2014 00:58 IST
Rajasthan minister says he will check, take up matter with Chief...
Sat, Nov 01, 2014
Oct 30, 2014 03:38 IST
Mining in Dighota flies in the face of state assurance to green...
Thu, Oct 30, 2014
Oct 27, 2014 21:34 IST
According to the forest department, there are 84 mines within one kilometre of Sariska tiger...
Mon, Oct 27, 2014
Oct 27, 2014 04:27 IST
According to the forest department, there are 84 mines within one kilometre of Sariska tiger...
Mon, Oct 27, 2014