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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...
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River Ganga, communities, cultures & livelihood: will Indians preserve its life-sustaining legacy?
The author’s simple point, addressed to the power elite is to stop destroying the identity of indigenous communities; a destruction of the Himalayas will bring unprecedented crisis to Gangetic plains in India and so, we must not do anything that escalates the crisis we already facing.
250+ activists from across India call for immediate release of Jammu and Kashmir’s environmental defenders
Support democratic and peaceful movements for safeguarding ecology in J&K and the entire Himalayan region says the detailed statement issued today
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Expressing solidarity with recently detained Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) environmental activists,...
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Indian Coal Giants Pushed for Lax Pollution Rules While Ramping Up Operations
Senior Journalist Akshay Deshmane exposes how giant Indian coal companies influenced the Narendra Modi led Indian government to weaken pollution regulations and expand the sector
SC: The right to be free from adverse effects of Climate Change is a fundamental right
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