Environmental Protest
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In Mizoram, youngsters are protesting against a highway project that is ‘causing ecological damage’
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation is accused of flouting several environmental regulations in its projects in the state.
Nabarun Guha
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Climate activists throw soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s painting ‘Sunflowers’ in London
The activists belong to Just Stop Oil group which wants the British government to stop setting up new oil and gas projects.
Scroll Staff
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Threatened by coal mining, Hasdeo Arand forest is receiving a groundswell of support on the internet
In April, the felling of hundreds of trees in the Chhattisgarh forest sparked outrage and protests.
Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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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Noida: Namaz disrupted inside housing complex after Hindu residents raise objections
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‘No more dams’: A protest message painted on an Itanagar wall is making some artists see red
After years of muted voices, concerns over hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh are once again beginning to be raised.
Ranju Dodum
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In Auroville, a contentious development plan has stoked anger and dissension
A swath of forestland created by human effort over half a century ago will give way to a proposed 75-metre-wide circular road.
Sarosh Bana
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Another battle looms as environmentalists fight to protect the Nilgiris
Activists are against the Tamil Nadu government’s proposal to construct a hydroelectric project in Kundah taluk.
Nina Varghese
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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Has the Thoothukudi Sterlite plant been able to generate the medical oxygen supply it promised?
Villagers are apprehensive that the company was working to get the plant opened again, using oxygen production as a starting point.
M Kalyanaraman
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In Madhya Pradesh’s Buxwaha forest, a diamond mine could claim two lakh trees
The project is facing stiff resistance, including social media campaigns.
Manish Chandra Mishra
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Not far from millions of Kumbh Mela pilgrims, two Hindu monks are on a hunger strike to save Ganga
The monks are protesting sand mining and the construction of dams and barrages on the river and its tributaries.
Varsha Singh
The Reel
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‘Adani will gain’: Why TN residents are protesting plan to reduce Pulicat sanctuary buffer zone
A spokesperson for the conglomerate denied that anything was amiss.
Meena Menon
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Why is Aaditya Thackeray protesting Aarey tree cutting when his Shiv Sena holds power in Mumbai?
Shiv Sena runs the municipal corporation and is also part of the state government.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Chennai: 10 students detained for trying to stage protests against reopening of Sterlite plant
The National Green Tribunal had set aside the Tamil Nadu government’s shutting down the copper plant last week.
Scroll Staff
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