Ecological Threat
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Lakshadweep administration issues tenders for building 370 villas on three islands despite criticism
A multi-crore project aims to build Maldives-like beach and water villas on Kadmat, Minicoy and Suheli islands.
Scroll Staff
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‘No link between Uttarakhand glacier disaster and Char Dham road-widening project,’ Centre tells SC
The head of the Supreme Court-appointed committee monitoring the highway project, drew a connection between the two.
Scroll Staff
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Char Dham project: Follow 2018 circular, can’t widen roads over 5.5 metres, SC tells Centre
Thirteen out of 18 members of a high-powered committee formed by the Supreme Court in 2019 are in favour of a 10-metre-wide road.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Char Dham Pariyojana: SC committee chief flags violations of forest and wildlife laws, says report
Ravi Chopra said the project has caused ‘incalculable damage to the Himalayan ecology’ by felling trees, cutting hills and dumping excavated materials.
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Mauritius: Indian captain of ship that caused oil spill last month arrested
Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, 58, was charged with ‘endangering safe navigation’.
Scroll Staff
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In Telangana, free power policy for farmers will exact a steep environmental cost
Unless the state changes course quickly, its policies will hurt the medium, small and marginal farmer, who make up 85% of its agricultural sector.
Rajesh Serupally
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Goa’s ill-planned roads are splintering waterways, affecting villages and worsening floods
Several projects followed dodgy environmental impact assessments, claim critics.
Pamela D’Mello
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In Gujarat’s Kutch, a horticulture boom is decimating the biodiversity hotspot’s bird population
Among the avian species at risk, mainly due to increasing use of pesticides, is the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard.
Azera Parveen Rahman
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On fragile ground: Uttarakhand risks agricultural disaster as soil is eroded at an alarming rate
New mapping shows nearly half the state’s total area is losing more soil than the annual tolerance limit of 11.2 tonnes per hectare.
Sahana Ghosh
The Reel
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Australia rolls out plan to cull predator starfish that have been eating away the Great Barrier Reef
The coral reef supports 64,000 jobs, and is a massive environmental and economic asset, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.
Scroll Staff
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In pictures: How a power plant devastated the pristine beauty of a creek near Chennai
Ennore Creek mirrors scenes from the dystopian ‘Mad Max’ – a once-thriving region laid waste.
Jayati Narain and TejInder Singh
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Africa’s most toxic lakes are a paradise for fearless flamingos
Most are found in super-alkaline lakes throughout Africa’s Great Rift Valley, which host immense blooms of microscopic blue-green algae.
Paul Rose, The Conversation
The Field
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Two years on, Indian men’s team hope to defend crown jewel
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day