In Punjab, citizen protests have forced the government to scrap a river-polluting project

The land will instead be used to set up a biodiversity park.

Vivek Gupta

· Aug 03, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Citizens should have a say in civic budgets for infrastructure to truly meet their needs

Mumbai’s cash-rich municipal corporation can draw from local and global examples to involve its residents in shaping the future of the city.

Rahul Kadri

· May 25, 2022 · 11:30 am

Would have been happier if demands were met, says Bilkis on being featured on Time magazine’s list

The Shaheen Bagh protestor also said that PM Modi was like his son and congratulated him for being included in the list.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 25, 2020 · 11:58 am

Mumbai’s ‘Save Aarey’ protesters angry about being misrepresented – they oppose car shed, not metro

Some campaigners who have raised their voices against the cutting of 2,700 trees for a car shed allege a concerted effort to intimidate them.

Aarefa Johari

· Sep 20, 2019 · 09:00 am

Saving Aarey: Why a city with a weak protest culture is demonstrating to protect Mumbai’s green lung

State authorities want to cut 2,700 trees in Aarey forest to build a metro car shed but citizens are having none of it.

Aarefa Johari

· Sep 15, 2019 · 09:00 am

Activist whose home was raided in Goa urges judiciary to take note of ‘monumental harassment’

Senior professor Anand Teltumbde said his home was raided in his absence as though he was a ‘dreaded terrorist or a criminal’.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 29, 2018 · 04:36 pm

Video: How this Mumbai citizen tracks down and saves trees marked for axing

The notices issued by the municipal corporation in newspapers for the cutting of trees would escape the scrutiny of most readers.

Shone Satheesh

· Jan 13, 2018 · 08:45 am

Video: A group of brave acid attack survivors are rebuilding their lives by running a cafe in Agra

The cafe is run by survivors who do everything from cooking and cleaning to accounting and designing dresses.

Barcroft TV

· Nov 23, 2017 · 04:18 pm

In Goa, 54 village councils vow to stop coal trucks passing through their streets

As the government presses ahead with projects to transport more coal from Marmugao port to factories in Karnataka, Goans fear the impact of pollution.

Pamela D’Mello

· Nov 20, 2017 · 09:00 am

‘Guerrilla archivists’ are rescuing data on climate change under the Trump administration

Throughout history, in hostile political climates, people smuggled, copied or collected materials that they fear could be lost.

Morgan Currie and Britt S. Paris, The Conversation

· Feb 25, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Steel flyover protests: Is Bengaluru seeing the kind of citizens’ mobilisation Delhi saw in 2011?

A campaign led by citizens and citizens groups is helping build popular support against a project the Karnataka government seems determined to push through.

Shree DN

· Nov 03, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Assaults, false cases: Mumbai RTI activist's murder highlights dangers faced by civic crusaders

Bhupendra Vira, who battled illegal constructions, was shot dead in his home last week.

Aarefa Johari

· Oct 19, 2016 · 10:30 am