Environmental Protest
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Why public consultations should be built into policy and law making on environmental issues
Governments must ensure that the voices of those who stand to be affected the most do not go unheard.
Shachi Nelli
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In Mizoram, youngsters are protesting against a highway project that is ‘causing ecological damage’
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation is accused of flouting several environmental regulations in its projects in the state.
Nabarun Guha
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Climate activists throw soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s painting ‘Sunflowers’ in London
The activists belong to Just Stop Oil group which wants the British government to stop setting up new oil and gas projects.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Yogendra Yadav says BJP won’t get majority, Prashant Kishor predicts 300+. What’s their reasoning?
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Counterview: Why ‘Brahmin conference’ should not have been cancelled at Delhi University
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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Writer Neel Mukherjee reflects on Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Glass Palace’ as a new edition is released
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Why displaced slum residents in Delhi want to vote NOTA
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Threatened by coal mining, Hasdeo Arand forest is receiving a groundswell of support on the internet
In April, the felling of hundreds of trees in the Chhattisgarh forest sparked outrage and protests.
Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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‘No more dams’: A protest message painted on an Itanagar wall is making some artists see red
After years of muted voices, concerns over hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh are once again beginning to be raised.
Ranju Dodum
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In Auroville, a contentious development plan has stoked anger and dissension
A swath of forestland created by human effort over half a century ago will give way to a proposed 75-metre-wide circular road.
Sarosh Bana
Video
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Another battle looms as environmentalists fight to protect the Nilgiris
Activists are against the Tamil Nadu government’s proposal to construct a hydroelectric project in Kundah taluk.
Nina Varghese
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Has the Thoothukudi Sterlite plant been able to generate the medical oxygen supply it promised?
Villagers are apprehensive that the company was working to get the plant opened again, using oxygen production as a starting point.
M Kalyanaraman
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In Madhya Pradesh’s Buxwaha forest, a diamond mine could claim two lakh trees
The project is facing stiff resistance, including social media campaigns.
Manish Chandra Mishra
The Reel
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Not far from millions of Kumbh Mela pilgrims, two Hindu monks are on a hunger strike to save Ganga
The monks are protesting sand mining and the construction of dams and barrages on the river and its tributaries.
Varsha Singh
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‘Adani will gain’: Why TN residents are protesting plan to reduce Pulicat sanctuary buffer zone
A spokesperson for the conglomerate denied that anything was amiss.
Meena Menon
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Why is Aaditya Thackeray protesting Aarey tree cutting when his Shiv Sena holds power in Mumbai?
Shiv Sena runs the municipal corporation and is also part of the state government.
Vijayta Lalwani
The Field
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Badminton: How Lakshya Sen reduced his workload to rebuild his game, piece by piece for Paris 2024
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Belgium as it happened: IND men’s and women’s teams lose
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Boxing, Olympic Qualifiers: Five Indian boxers get first-round byes in Bangkok
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Football: Kerala Blasters appoint Mikael Stahre as new coach on two-year contract
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Archery, World Cup Yecheon: Prathamesh Fuge reaches compound men’s semis; recurve teams exit