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Nihar Gokhale
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As North Indian states face another crisis, the law meant to check air pollution has been forgotten
Almost zero cases have been filed under the 40-year-old Air Act in North Indian states in recent years, even though they face worsening pollution every winter.
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India’s environment ministry is in a hurry to clear 191 projects amid coronavirus crisis
Activists said current conditions make it difficult for affected populations to submit objections.
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Homeless in Delhi: This election, former nomads are asking for a tiny piece of land
The Gadia Lohars have faced repeated evictions in India’s national capital.
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Trending
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The mass radicalisation that India does not acknowledge
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How BJP leaders responded to the Arnab Goswami WhatsApp leaks plus nine more weekend reads
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Opinion: What Nidhi Razdan phishing case and Arnab Goswami chats tell us about Indian media today
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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Across India, Dalits are still fighting to claim lands promised to them
In several states, land titles given to Dalits as part of redistribution programmes are useless because the original higher caste owners never ceded control.
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Bitter irony: Bhils whose ancestors invented sev are displaced by Ratlam namkeen industrial park
The families received no compensation because the plots they farmed are part of a village commons, whose title is held by the district administration.
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In Rajasthan, Forest Rights Act was wantonly flouted to reject Adivasis’ claims to their land
They were told to furnish non-existent records, their claims were illegally decided by forest guards, they were not informed of rejections or allowed to appeal.
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‘He was in favour of a secular state’: Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter on her father’s legacy
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Watch: Stephen Fry reminds us that nuclear missiles can wipe civilisation off the face of the earth
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Caught on camera: Aerial view of a herd of elk recorded during a survey in Colorado, United States
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Eco India: Meet the tea-growers bringing in sustainable practices to Assam's lush tea gardens
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Watch: Protesters calling for Alexei Navalny’s release fill up Moscow’s Pushkin Square
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Clearance to controversial coal terminal in Goa is based on outdated rules from the 1990s
A petition has been filed in the High Court, challenging the environmental clearance to the project.
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Goa allows dirty coal handling facility to restart so it can study how bad the pollution actually is
Months after it banned JSW group’s operations for flouting air quality laws, state pollution board has given it a fresh permit.
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India’s banks could lose Rs 4,300 crores on bad loans to Kingfisher Airlines
The State Bank of India alone is expected to go over Rs 900 crore in the red from loans to Vijay Mallya's grounded airline.
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The Reel
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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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‘Madam Chief Minister’ review: A woman rises to power and falls while trying to hold on to it
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‘The White Tiger’ review: A driver murders his way up the food chain
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Fishermen, grandmas, priests, politicians and activists reject plans to make Goa a coal hub
A green hearing was extended by an unprecedented five days to hear hundreds of Goans voicing their objection to plans to import more coal through the state.
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‘Our goal, no coal’: Droves of Goans stay up half the night at green hearing to oppose JSW port plan
The state aims to increase coal imports at Mormugao Port and transport it through the state to steel factories in Karnataka.
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There's pressure on environmental agencies to allow more coal to pass through Goa
Officials claim the port authorities have frequently invoked the Prime Minister's Office to get environmental clearances.
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The Field
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The waiting game: With a cloud of uncertainty over Olympics, Neeraj Chopra hopes for a silver lining
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Watch: Every wicket taken by Mohammed Siraj, India’s chart-topper in 2020-’21 Border Gavaskar Trophy
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There is not a Virender Sehwag in that current team; India are very, very patient: Graeme Swann
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FA Cup round-up: Manchester City survive huge scare against Cheltenham, holders Arsenal knocked out
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ISL, Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC preview: Up against Baxter's struggling side, can BFC turn it around?