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A people on the brink: The fight to protect the Shompen of Great Nicobar
India’s tribal communities have long lived at the margins of society, shaped by histories of displacement, fragile livelihoods and limited access to essential services. Among them, the Particularly Vulnerable...
Malicious advertorial in Business Standard irks activists, paper probes accountability
The advertorial by CCFI mentioned names of many environmentalists who had spoken about pesticides and made libelous remarks about them
Draft EIA: K’taka HC extends date for filing objections, restrains Centre from releasing final notification
The court questioned the Centre on why the notification was not published in regional languages
Env group asks Guj gov’t about land acquisition for bullet train project
The Vadodara based group has been following the project developments, and deems it necessary to increase public spending rather than investing in such projects
Unmindful mining will bring permanent pandemic
A closer look at the allocation of the country’s natural resources to crony corporates during the Covid-19 lockdown
Climate activism website, Fridays for Future India, restored!
The website had been allegedly blocked by the GOI and been served a notice by the Delhi Cyber Crime Unit which cited anti-terror law UAPA
Another explosion at Baghjan oil well injures three foreign experts
The explosion reportedly took place while the Baghjan oil well capping operations were underway
Floods wreak havoc on 31 out of 33 districts in Assam
Over 25 lakh people displaced, standing crop destroyed, over 3,000 villages affected
Did Labour Ministry delete its paper on Gov’t ban on asbestos mining and use?
Paper was presented at India-EU Seminar 2011, but asbestos still used for for making Amphan, Covid-19 shelters, says Toxics Watch Alliance
Crushing dissent: Did GOI block websites of three environmental groups?
The three websites were running campaigns against the Centre’s controversial draft EIA 2020
Amphan Relief Fund scam hits WB
Allegations galore with dead people listed as beneficiaries, discrepancies in beneficiary account numbers and misappropriation via transfer of relief funds to politically connected people
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