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.
Jan 11, 2025 07:30 IST
Dispersal is natural for the tiger, a solitary territorial animal that must eke out its own space...
Sat, Jan 11, 2025
Jan 09, 2025 18:42 IST
A disturbed male elephant ran amok and injured 24 people on Wednesday during a festival in Kerala....
Tue, Jan 14, 2025
Jan 03, 2025 18:12 IST
The success of tranquillisation in the wild depends on 3Ds — distance, dose and drugs — and...
Sat, Jan 04, 2025
Jan 03, 2025 07:20 IST
While the Army ROP has clicked a photograph of the tiger, the forest department has concluded that...
Fri, Jan 03, 2025
Dec 23, 2024 15:46 IST
Between 2003 and 2023, more than 24,000 sq km of dense forests — half the size of Punjab — have...
Wed, Dec 25, 2024
Dec 22, 2024 03:34 IST
Tree patches smaller than 1 hectare are not considered forests and are accounted for separately as...
Sun, Dec 22, 2024
Dec 12, 2024 07:40 IST
Infanticide has been a recurrent theme in human history and...
Thu, Dec 12, 2024
Oct 17, 2024 04:10 IST
The proposed transfer of the elephant to a residential neighbourhood comes six years after a Delhi...
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
Oct 05, 2024 01:00 IST
Data from a shelved elephant census report show a sharp decline in their populations in large parts...
Sat, Oct 05, 2024
Oct 03, 2024 04:20 IST
Final report with Northeast numbers to be expected by June 2025: Environment...
Thu, Oct 03, 2024
Oct 01, 2024 04:15 IST
The study analysed whole genome sequences from captive and wild elephant blood samples collected...
Tue, Oct 01, 2024
Sep 27, 2024 02:51 IST
Experts estimate that on an average, a hospital generates 100g of plastic waste every day per bed...
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Sep 26, 2024 04:20 IST
Company got fresh waste-disposal contract despite flouting previous deal’s...
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Sep 07, 2024 03:09 IST
The administration’s move in the tribal-dominated district has triggered concerns about...
Sat, Sep 07, 2024
Sep 05, 2024 04:30 IST
In a statement, the state government said it had removed Rahul as Rajaji director on September 3,...
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
Sep 04, 2024 06:50 IST
Records available since the 1990s show that major killing sprees began in or around March when...
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
Sep 02, 2024 04:20 IST
According to the latest US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, an all-time high of 5,152...
Mon, Sep 02, 2024
Sep 02, 2024 04:20 IST
Indians stand the least chance of getting relief among the top 15 asylum seekers by nationality,...
Tue, Sep 03, 2024
Sep 01, 2024 04:00 IST
Circumstances of big cat’s death — including position of carcass with only head in water —...
Tue, Sep 03, 2024
Aug 30, 2024 04:20 IST
In January 2022, the Uttarakhand High Court directed the state government to take action against...
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Aug 29, 2024 04:30 IST
Records show that Dhami conveyed his decision to appoint Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF) Rahul,...
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Aug 23, 2024 04:05 IST
NDA floated selection panels outside UPSC, did rethink after DoPT...
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
Aug 22, 2024 04:10 IST
‘Generic’ became ‘single post’ despite DoPT order on deputation and...
Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Aug 22, 2024 04:10 IST
Records reviewed by The Indian Express show that in February 2017, a report by the sectoral Group...
Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 05:26 IST
One of the largest recruitment agencies of the government, the SSC conducts the annual Combined...
Tue, Aug 13, 2024