After South East Asia, India’s thirst for palm oil may wreak environmental damage at home

Environmental concerns have taken a backseat as India plans to ramp up its domestic palm oil production.

Kundan Pandey

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Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 26, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Indian government can now clear one more kind of mining project without consulting the public

The Centre is bent on diluting the public hearing process that is so central to assessing the environmental impact of industrial projects.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 23, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Indian government allows industries violating coastal laws to get away by simply paying compensation

Environmental experts note that the implementation of a new government order will make it easier for the violators to get their illegal projects regularised.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 03, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In Rajasthan, widows of stone miners who died of silicosis have no choice but to return to mining

In many cases, the women end up in a vicious cycle of loans for treatment of ailments or simply to survive.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Feb 06, 2021 · 07:30 pm

India’s mining reforms ignore the livelihood and rehabilitation of those affected by the industry

The reforms focus on increasing mineral production while remaining silent on the damaging effects of mining over the last few decades.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 29, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In Jammu and Kashmir, a hydropower project will claim more than 2 lakh trees

The project envisages construction of a 116-metre dam and needs diversion of 4,350 hectares of land, which includes about 680 hectares of forest.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 28, 2021 · 07:30 pm

India has drafted an Arctic policy with the aim of understanding climate change and monsoon patterns

The frigid Arctic, which keeps losing ice due to global warming, is one of the batteries feeding the variations in Indian monsoons, over 7,000 kilometres away.

Sahana Ghosh

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Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 26, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In India, the protocol to deal with feral and stray dogs in tiger reserves lacks teeth

In protected areas, dogs are a threat to both ungulates, which they hunt, and carnivores since they carry infectious diseases like rabies and parvovirus.

Sahana Ghosh

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Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 11, 2021 · 09:30 pm

While the leopard population is growing in India, its habitat is fast vanishing

Compared to other carnivores, the leopard has been able to survive better in an increasingly human-dominated landscape.

Manish Chandra Mishra

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Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 02, 2021 · 01:30 pm

India is planning a ‘green city’ powered by renewable energy in every state

A concept note suggests picking either the capital city or a renowned tourist area and combining all existing schemes that promote the adoption of green energy.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Dec 30, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Environment ministry panel defers clearance to a Madhya Pradesh dam part of Ken-Betwa interlinking

The expert committee has sought fresh data to study the anticipated impact on the environment and finalise if a new public hearing is required.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Nov 30, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Green tribunal orders removal of an oil storage facility on Chennai’s ecologically sensitive coast

The tribunal in its order noted that the authorities, including the Union environment ministry, were not justified in clearing such a project.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Nov 07, 2020 · 07:30 pm