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Nityanand Jayaraman

New draft rules will marginalise fisherfolk, hand over India’s coasts to tourists, real estate firms

The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018 uses affordable housing as an excuse to allow for denser construction closer to the high tide line.

Nityanand Jayaraman
· Jan 02, 2019 · 06:30 pm
Sterlite factory hearings at National Green Tribunal have left activists upset

The court would not let them argue against Vedanta’s challenge to the factory’s closure and refused to even provide a copy of the enquiry committee’s report.

Nityanand Jayaraman
· Dec 14, 2018 · 07:30 am
Why shutting down Sterlite’s polluting copper factory in Thoothukudi is only a small victory

The Tamil Nadu government’s order may not survive a legal challenge unless it’s strengthened by citing the company’s gross illegalities.

Nityanand Jayaraman
· May 29, 2018 · 08:00 am

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