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Unchecked urbanisation, waste dumping: Study warns of ‘invited disaster’ as khadi floods threaten half of Surat

An action research report, “Invited Disaster: Khadi Floods in Surat City”, published by two civil rights groups, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti and the People's Union for Civil Liberties, Surat, states...

LG Polymers India has Absolute Liability: NGT on Vizag Gas Leak

The Tribunal also directed the state chief secretary to take appropriate action against the people responsible for the failure of law in permitting the company to operate without statutory clearances.

Cyclone Nisarga to hit western coast: Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat in its path

Weaker than Cyclone Amphan, it is expected to make landfall in Maharashtra by June 3

Help the Sundarbans recover from the impact of Cyclone Amphan

The Paschim Radhanagar Sundarban Jana Sramajibi Manch is working with allied organizations towards the relief and rehabilitation of those affected by the cyclone in Sundarbans

The Adivasi cannot live without the forest: Dayamani Barla

As dilution of land and labour rights continues unabated, journalist and tribal rights activist Dayamani Barla explains why sustainable development is the way forward

Raging inferno Jharia treads on hot coals as Centre opens up mining for private sector

The district in Jharkhand has India’s largest coal reserves and is infamous for its underground fires

Vapi Industries Association wants Gujarat Pollution Board to relax environmental clearance norms

Environmentalists slam demand, say shameful that insincere industries can pressure the government

All Assam Students’ Union protests coal mining in Dehing Patkai forest

The Dehing Patkai forest is also known as the Amazon of the East

The humanitarian crisis that Cyclone Amphan leaves behind

Government predicts there has been a loss of Rs. 1 lakh crore in West Bengal due to the cyclone

In Images: A cyclone’s fury

Amid lockdown and fear of the spread of the...

Blows of the sword to a corpse: Mamata Banerjee on Cyclone Amphan

The cyclone is now moving towards Jharkhand and Assam which are on high alert

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