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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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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Watch: The trailer of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part 2 is out
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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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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Video
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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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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Watch: The trailer of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part 2 is out
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‘Elemental’ trailer: Fire teams up with water in animated film about elements of nature
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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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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IPL 2023: MI's Rohit Sharma and Mark Boucher on Impact Player rule, plans for the season and more
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Shuttle Zone: How to get started with badminton? And how to prepare for matches? Here’s a guide
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Spain Masters Super 300: Aakarshi Kashyap upsets world No 15, Srikanth wins thriller, Sindhu through
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IPL 2023 fixtures list: Here’s the full schedule of 70 matches in the league stage
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to Cameron Green, five players to watch out for in new season