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Polluter profits? Corporate lobbying behind GoI coal power plants emission rules relaxation
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)’s notification on July 11, 2025, relaxing the 2015 mandate for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) systems in coal-based thermal power plants...
Forest Conservation Act: GoI suggests fundamental changes Act, despite widespread objections
The changes recommended by the MoEFCC nullify many environmental clearances required for non-forest activities by private organisations; gov't extends deadline to Nov 1
UN resolution calls right to clean, healthy and sustainable environment a Human Right
UN HRC also establishes Special Rapporteur to examine impact of Climate Change on Human Rights
Climate change policies will never work until Adivasis are included: AIUFWP Roma Malik
Experts call for inclusion of Adivasi groups in national policies to effectively address climate change
Under the shadow of coal mining
Jharkhand Adivasis struggling to survive amidst rampant coal dumping, forcible land acquisition and displacement; environmental concerns and people’s health ignored with impunity
A misguided attempt to revive Coal
How India can divert attention to other cleaner and sustainable energy sources to reduce dependence on the fossil fuel
Assam rocked by earthquake, people left vulnerable amidst Covid-19
Quake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale had its epicenter in Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district
Why is Kerala concerned about the Centre’s ESZ notification?
While environmentalists celebrate the new transition zones between cities and state wildlife sanctuaries, local residents worry about continuing their livelihoods
Centre’s new policies violate the National Mineral Policy 2019: Goa Foundation
The group asked the state to act against the new policies that allow the Centre to sell off minerals, ignoring India’s federal structure, and usurp a state’s power to grant mining leases
Punished the Glacier
A satirical piece in wake of the Uttarakhand tragedy, examining how blame is assigned, even in cases of natural disasters
Around 170 still missing in the tragedy in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli
14 people were killed, after a glacier break at Joshimath triggered massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers
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Thousands of discrepancies in UP Voters Lists of 2022, widespread fraud alleges Akhilesh Yadav, former UP chief minister
On Monday, August 18, Samajwadi Party (SP) national president and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav alleged widespread, evidence driven, voter discrepancies in voters lists of the state, also stating that his party had approached the ECI about these in 2022, soon after the state assembly polls but which had been simply ignored by the poll body. He was joined later in the day by SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav who questioned the motives of the government and ECI while further detailing these gross irregularities and illegalities in Adityanath-ruled UP
Communal Organisations
Indian tricolour & the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
RSS-BJP rulers have called upon Indians to unfurl Tricolour, our national flag on the eve of 79th Independence Day of India. In RSS-BJP ruled states this is now a “must” for madrasas and some Mosques.
Rule of Law
Caste and community creations of human beings, God is always neutral: Madras HC
If a temple is permitted to be visited by the general public, it assumes the character of a public temple, irrespective of the caste or community of the devotees, they must be permitted to offer their prayers to God, every Hindu irrespective of the caste or sect to which he belongs to, shall be entitled to enter any Hindu temple and offer worship therein – Madras High Court
Minorities
New Magnificent Churches Built Under Islamic Rule In Its Early Centuries
There is a general impression among both the Muslims and the Christians that Islam does not permit construction of churches or house of worship for other faith communities.
India
99.8% of 65 lakh voter deletions go unchallenged on 13th day of objection period
After 65 lakh names were deleted from the SIR draft roll, the ECI received 74,525 new voter applications—an average of 306 electors per assembly constituency in 13 days, only 0.2% of deletions drew objections with 99.8% unchallenged and zero claims & objection from political parties
India
Palghar, Maharashtra: One woman voter in six locations, DEO, ERP and BLO common!!
Interestingly, a perusal of the rolls by the CHRI, after AltNews flagged the multiple presence of Sushama Gupta in Palghar, shockingly revealed that the District Election Officer(DEO), Govind Bobde, the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Shekhar Ghadge and the Booth Level Officer(BLO),Ms. Pallavi Sawant are named against all these entries in all locations