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Say No to ‘Toxic Governance’: Arrest air pollution, not activists and protesters: NACEJ
The Delhi NCR Pollution crisis needs firm, well-implemented policy shifts and institutional action against prime causes of pollution, not citizens: Restore Fundamental Right to Breathe, says a nationwide alliance dedicated to the battle for a cleaner environment and against climate change.
Development project threatens the livelihood of port village in Karnataka
A fact-finding report reveals that the construction of a port in Kasarkod poses dire threats to the livelihoods of local residents and the ecosystem.
March to border, relay fast on climate change and demands for Ladhakh to continue as climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike after 21...
Ladakh, India’s highest plateau at 9,800 feet is an ecologically fragile region and has seen protests for months against industrial development, demands for statehood and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution; when talks with the union home ministry failed, the hunger strike was launched
Unabated Conversion Of Agricultural Land In Kashmir Threatens Food Security
“Dismantling of land-related laws in Jammu and Kashmir is promoting unregulated sale and conversion of agricultural lands, leading to shortfall in foodgrains”
Over 90 former civil servants have strongly opposed “Green Credit Rules” making corporate access to forests easy
The Union environment ministry issued a notification last month saying corporations and other private entities can take up plantations on forest land
Global Risks 2024: misinformation and climate risks some of the biggest challenges of the coming decade
The report by the World Economic Forum highlights four key forces that are shaping what is considered to be global risks to human life. India has ranked highest on the list of societies that could be adversely affected by the rise of misinformation, a key risk identified by the report
Vibrant Gujarat? Official document admits failure to tackle industrial, urban pollution
Even as the Gujarat government is all set to launch another edition of its high-profile Vibrant Gujarat world business meet (January 10-12), a top state document has gone out of the way to admit one of the severest issues which the state badly needs to urgently tackle: “pollution control, especially industrial and urban pollution”.
Chhattisgarh: Why we must save the Hasdeo Aranya Forest
Located in Chhattisgarh, the Hasdeo Aranya forests are rich...
Over a Million Migratory Birds Flock to Kashmir Wetlands
Most migratory birds come to Kashmir wetlands from Siberia, Northern Europe and Central Asia
Police crackdown and arrest of human rights defenders protesting against corporate mining in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra condemned
Front Line Defenders strongly condemns the reportedly brutal crackdown and arrest...
Uttarakhand: Saluts to the rat-hole miners, a wake up call to stop exploiting the Himalayas
Our heros are rat hole miners. Three big cheers and salaams to rat hole miners Feroz and Munna Quraishi, Rashid ,Irshad ,Naseem ,Monu ,Naseer Ankur ,Jatin, Saurabh, Waqeel Hasan and Devender & Gabbar Singh Negi; the 51-yr old foreman who showed real leadership qualities, kept morales high; and was the last to step out
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India
Vande Mataram: How the recent discussions in Parliament around the national song initiated by the ruling regime stem from motives that are questionable
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