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Nityanand Jayaraman
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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
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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
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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
Trending
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: From broken ankle to historic title, Preeti eyes redemption
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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For Chennai to truly be a Creative City, music must leave the auditorium and fill the streets
The Unesco recognition for the city’s music tradition is an opportunity to cultivate a culture of listening to diverse voices.
Nityanand Jayaraman
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India’s new wetland rules threaten to destroy 65% of its water bodies rather than protect them
Notified in September, the rules will facilitate the development of wetlands as real estate, industrial sites and garbage dumps.
Nityanand Jayaraman
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Jallikattu debate: There are good reasons to criticise the sport but animal cruelty is the flimsiest
It's essential to recognise the agrarian cultural context within which the sport is organised.
Nityanand Jayaraman
Video
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Watch: This low-budget version of Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ music video recreated by Thai fans is a hit
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Watch: Man gets married in hospital after falling sick with dengue just before wedding
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Watch: Stray dog gets stuck in drain below road, firefighters drill through the surface to rescue it
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan fans from India and abroad participate in the ‘Lutt Putt Gaya’ dance challenge
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Glimpses of how the trapped workers lived inside, waiting to be rescued
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Why engineering interventions won’t prevent another flood in Chennai
A reorientation of values in which common areas like canals, rivers and grasslands are valued more than ports, power plants, highways may help avert disaster.
Nityanand Jayaraman
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There is no power shortage in the country – but the entire sector is in a mess
The power sector urgently needs better financial management and more investment in transmission and distribution infrastructure, not capacity addition
Nityanand Jayaraman & Mukul Kumar
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Why is India so keen on importing US nuclear reactors that even the US doesn't seem to want?
The deals have more to do with the financial well-being of US equipment suppliers than with the aspirations of India's electricity consumers.
Nityanand Jayaraman
The Reel
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Watch: Trailer of ‘Mad Max’ spinoff ‘Furiosa’ is out
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‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
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Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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Unilever mercury poisoning case: Can corporations really be human?
The belated settlement with former workers of its Kodaikanal thermometer factory proves that the phrase 'responsible corporations' is an oxymoron.
Nityanand Jayaraman
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Former atomic energy regulator explains why India needs to pause its nuclear power plans
Dr A Gopalakrishnan, the former chief of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, spelt out the problems in a speech to the State Level Convention on Nuclear Energy in Chennai on January 30
Nityanand Jayaraman
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As floodwaters recede, the mistakes of Chennai look set to be repeated in Cheyyur
A proposed power plant in the coastal taluk of Tamil Nadu could destroy the natural ecosystem and have disastrous consequences.
Nityanand Jayaraman
The Field
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal, Sagar reach finals after dominating wins
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Watch, Cricket: Uganda men’s team celebrates after qualifying for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru FC fight back to hold debutants Punjab FC to a draw
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India suffer narrow defeat to Germany in second group game
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Pro Kabaddi League: Thousand years old, going on 10 – the sport comes of age in its latest season