Environment

Whose ‘ENVIRONMENT’ is it, anyway?

The editorial of the latest issue of the prestigious ‘Economic and Political Weekly’ (Vol. 61, Issue No. 22, 30 May, 2026) has a very incisive lead. It is entitled...

Thousands of Mining-Affected Families in Jharkhand’s Jharia Await Resettlement

The Jharia Master Plan completed its 12-year tenure in August 2021, during which roughly 2,700 families were relocated from vulnerable areas.

A path towards combined protection of the environment and workers’ livelihoods

Workers need compensation and reparation for the unemployment caused by environment regulations

Pollution Control Norms for Coal-Fired Power Plants Relaxed Despite Modi’s Commitment to Environment

In a notification issued on September 5, MOEFCC extends deadlines set upon thermal power plants to reduce emission of sulphurous oxides.

Bengal: ‘Sagar Mela Project, Blue Revolution Leading to Victimisation of Fisherfolk’

At an all- India convention in Sunderbans, the fishing community said privatisation of ports, entry of foreign trawlers and big capital had hit their livelihood badly.

Opposition to the Vizhinjam Port Project must be seen in the wider context of protecting coastal ecology and communities

A proper evaluation of the mammoth project is also necessary given the increase in cyclones and other climate change related disasters that have been increasingly striking the region

Protest in ‘Struggle To Save Aarey ‘ in Mumbai

On 21st August, A protest demonstration was staged at Picnichen...

SC forbids Mumbai Metro from cutting trees in Aarey colony

Matter to be heard on August 30 as counsel for the Maharashtra government sought time to collate documents

Himachal Pradesh’s vulnerability to Floods and Landslides increasing

There is an urgent need for more ecologically protective policies instead of mindless development projects that eventually end up threatening people’s lives

India’s tree lovers get together for a nation-wide tree festival

The  August Tree Festival will be held from 15th...

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