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.
Feb 27, 2023 04:05 IST
The Environment Ministry, in an unprecedented move, has withheld all discussions on the forest...
Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Feb 07, 2023 04:21 IST
The Rs 15-crore WESCE plan for Bharatpur is part of the ambitious RFBDP for which Agence Française...
Tue, Feb 07, 2023
Feb 03, 2023 02:11 IST
Since the KTV storage and transit facility on Ennore Expressway was developed in a coastal...
Fri, Feb 03, 2023
Jan 26, 2023 04:04 IST
The Committee's findings are part of the report it submitted to the Supreme Court Tuesday on...
Fri, Jan 27, 2023
Jan 24, 2023 07:00 IST
Recent noise notwithstanding, Kerala’s elephant problem is smaller than several other states....
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Jan 19, 2023 07:12 IST
This is one of the three cases initiated by the NGT taking suo motu cognisance of The Indian...
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Jan 18, 2023 04:19 IST
On February 4, 2022, The Indian Express had reported on six mega projects where, between 2004 and...
Wed, Jan 18, 2023
Jan 14, 2023 04:05 IST
While slow subsidence up to 9 cm within the town was recorded over a period of 7 months since April...
Sat, Jan 14, 2023
Jan 09, 2023 04:10 IST
Joshimath sinking: “The tunnel built by NTPC does not pass under Joshimath town. This tunnel is...
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
Dec 08, 2022 19:08 IST
Amended Wild Life Bill leaves scope for the transfer of captive elephants and retains the...
Sat, Dec 10, 2022
Dec 05, 2022 04:13 IST
An unpaved segment of the old Kandi road that once connected Haridwar and Ramnagar, the...
Mon, Dec 05, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 06:45 IST
The book is candid about the risks of over-dependence on judiciary even as it notes that the role...
Sat, Dec 03, 2022
Nov 23, 2022 08:24 IST
That proposal, to allow a regular form of controlled trade in ivory from Namibia, Botswana, South...
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
Nov 20, 2022 04:18 IST
Under cheetah deal, Namibia sought India’s support to lift...
Sun, Nov 20, 2022
Oct 13, 2022 04:22 IST
It will be put to vote again in November, and if India supports this, it will mark a radical shift...
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
Oct 06, 2022 04:10 IST
His exclusion has raised questions since it was Jhala who prepared the technical ground for the...
Fri, Oct 07, 2022
Sep 28, 2022 01:32 IST
In February this year, the NGT took “suo motu notice” of a report in The Indian Express on six...
Wed, Sep 28, 2022
Sep 27, 2022 19:25 IST
It depends on the chief wildlife warden, who frames the necessary rules under the Wildlife Act. But...
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Sep 16, 2022 11:09 IST
BJP govt is not the first to recognise the value of charismatic wild species in building political...
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Sep 15, 2022 20:28 IST
The cheetah, which is being re-introduced to India from Africa, is not to be confused with the...
Sun, Sep 18, 2022
Sep 15, 2022 19:10 IST
The stage is set for the return of the cheetah to India. The imports from Africa will be released...
Sat, Sep 17, 2022
Aug 27, 2022 04:00 IST
Chhattisgarh has sought to take back land that it says was given to its Forest Department 'by...
Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Aug 25, 2022 05:04 IST
The move has now run into a hurdle — even as paperwork is underway for transferring more land in...
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
Aug 09, 2022 04:55 IST
Minister for Tourism and Infrastructure Development in the Karnataka government from 2008 to 2011,...
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Jul 28, 2022 04:00 IST
The jury is still out on the project's merit but Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, where the...
Thu, Jul 28, 2022