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.
Oct 22, 2005 02:05 IST
How does a 20-page draft Bill on a crucial subject like tribal rights over forest land get reduced...
Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Sep 25, 2005 00:00 IST
WHAT if an epidemic or natural disaster were to strike Assam’s famed Kaziranga National Park?...
Sun, Sep 25, 2005
Sep 23, 2005 02:03 IST
Six months after PM Manmohan Singh asked Vasundhara Raje to spruce up conservation efforts to...
Fri, Sep 23, 2005
Sep 21, 2005 00:00 IST
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) might have ruffled diplomatic feathers by rejecting...
Wed, Sep 21, 2005
Sep 10, 2005 02:29 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s list of thrust areas for policy implementation in 2005 set an...
Sat, Sep 10, 2005
Sep 07, 2005 02:12 IST
Despite the red alert sounded by the Ministry of Environment and Forests across the country, the...
Wed, Sep 07, 2005
Aug 30, 2005 03:25 IST
Under pressure to put a realistic figure on the number of tigers in the country, the Project Tiger...
Tue, Aug 30, 2005
Aug 22, 2005 02:39 IST
The human cost of the conflict might have forced the Indo-Pak ceasefire along the LoC but the...
Mon, Aug 22, 2005
Aug 06, 2005 01:54 IST
Nine days after Nagarhole National Park forest officials were beaten up by angry villagers after...
Sat, Aug 06, 2005
Aug 02, 2005 02:37 IST
The forest staff of Assam’s tiger-rich Sonai-Rupai Sanctuary intercepted a police van last...
Tue, Aug 02, 2005
Jul 30, 2005 02:02 IST
The ‘‘final draft’’ of the report of the Tiger Task Force, constituted by...
Sat, Jul 30, 2005
Jul 13, 2005 02:35 IST
Three days after The Indian Express reported the resignation of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of...
Wed, Jul 13, 2005
Jul 09, 2005 00:00 IST
After being asked by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation chairperson Sonia Gandhi to get all research papers...
Sat, Jul 09, 2005
Jul 01, 2005 02:22 IST
Sansar Chand, who ranks high on the list of most wanted poachers and is a key suspect in the...
Fri, Jul 01, 2005
Jun 17, 2005 01:53 IST
A desperate tigress on the prowl with four big cubs; a waiter mauled at his doorstep, now fighting...
Fri, Jun 17, 2005
Jun 11, 2005 02:21 IST
Its bird count falling, Bharatpur’s parched Keoladeo National Park claimed its latest victim...
Sat, Jun 11, 2005
May 22, 2005 02:11 IST
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Ranthambhore on Monday, there’s a little equation...
Sun, May 22, 2005
May 05, 2005 00:00 IST
Check closely from where all the support for the Tribal Bill is coming. Tribal rights activists and...
Thu, May 05, 2005
May 04, 2005 00:00 IST
The draft Tribal Bill is awaiting Cabinet approval before it is tabled in Parliament. The Prime...
Wed, May 04, 2005
Apr 29, 2005 02:08 IST
A day after the Law Ministry cleared the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill for...
Fri, Apr 29, 2005
Apr 15, 2005 01:08 IST
The forest officials are back at their posts. Deserted forest rest houses deep inside the core area...
Fri, Apr 15, 2005
Apr 12, 2005 02:24 IST
At Valmiki Tiger Reserve, too many people are on the move. Five companies of Sashastra Sena Bal...
Tue, Apr 12, 2005
Mar 31, 2005 01:34 IST
Prodded by The Sunday Express report on depleting tiger numbers in Madhya Pradesh’s...
Thu, Mar 31, 2005
Mar 21, 2005 01:52 IST
No Tiger Reserve is run better and none has employees who will go to such lengths to uphold its...
Mon, Mar 21, 2005
Mar 17, 2005 02:48 IST
A gang of suspected poachers have confessed to killing at least 10 tigers in Sariska during...
Thu, Mar 17, 2005