Development And Environment
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BR Ambedkar’s vision could hold solutions to India’s agrarian distress and unemployment
Climate change may not have been on his radar, but the interdisciplinary social scientist was a pioneering ecological thinker and activist.
Deepali Srivastava
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Sandeshkhali: How adapting to ecological distress led to landgrabs, abuse and economic oppression
Shrimp farming, an emerging alternative to agriculture in the region due to high salinity, became the preserve of those with capital and power.
Ambar Kumar Ghosh & Sayanangshu Modak
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Joshimath: Local economy takes a beating as tourists dwindle, residents move out
Business has slowed down and the ban on construction due to land subsidence has had a ripple effect. Many are still waiting for compensation and resettlement.
Kuldeep Singh
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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Along the mighty Indus, stories of a changing river and evolving relationships
Dams and barrages with hydropower and irrigation projects are affecting the natural flow of the river, which remains central to the lives of people.
Alefia T Hussain
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‘Huge setback’: Nepal approves policy allowing hydropower projects inside protected areas
The changes are not just legally flawed, but also risk undermining the conservation gains as the Himalayan nation grapples with climate change, say experts.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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How the government covered up the severity of Teesta floods by blaming them on a ‘cloudburst’
The disaster was far more serious: a glacial lake in Sikkim had burst, and its surging waters had washed away dams in the Teesta basin.
Himanshu Upadhyaya
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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‘Ticking time bombs’: Sikkim floods a reminder of why locals opposed dams in the Himalayas for years
The damage caused by the glacial lake outburst flood was compounded by the presence of a string of dams in the Teesta river basin in the Himalayan state.
Vaishnavi Rathore
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In Darjeeling district, residents oppose hydel projects over small rivers and streams
The rivers have religious significance but the dams threaten to alter their course and put lives and livelihoods at risk, say inhabitants.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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Supreme Court modifies its order on eco-sensitive zones around national parks, sanctuaries
A judgement from last year prohibiting all development activities within such areas is impossible to implement, a three-judge bench said.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Maharashtra: After arrest of 111 protestors, Thackeray faction to launch stir against Barsu refinery
Locals claim that the project would cause large-scale environmental pollution and displace 17 villages.
Scroll Staff
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SC imposes Rs 10 lakh fine on Mumbai Metro for seeking to cut more trees at Aarey Colony
The rail corporation wanted to fell 177 trees but the court had given permission for only 84 of them.
Scroll Staff
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Bombay HC halts felling of 177 trees at Aarey forest
The court was hearing a plea challenging a civic body order allowing the felling of 177 trees even as the Supreme Court had allowed cutting of only 84 trees.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go