Natural Resources
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Kashmir's iconic Dal lake is dying a slow death – and authorities are fighting over it
Srinagar residents blame a corrupt, inept bureaucracy and botched plans to relocate people who live on the lake.
Safwat Zargar
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Missing in the panel set up to frame India's new mineral policy: Adivasis, ecologists, civil society
The KR Rao committee was set up on the directions of the Supreme Court to check illegal mining.
M Rajshekhar
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Who owns Manipur's natural resources? News of oil exploration revives old debate in the state
Attempts to explore oil in the state have been futile so far.
Arunabh Saikia
Trending
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Explained: Who is Amritpal Singh and why is Punjab Police chasing him?
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A 152-year-old bazaar in Kolkata holds the history of Bengali mishti’s evolution
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‘Human rights violated in India’: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief tells G20 delegates
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World Happiness Report: India ranked at 126th place below Sri Lanka, Pakistan
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View from ‘Dawn’: Pakistan government’s treatment of Imran Khan reeks of desperation
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'Small Fields' plan to extract oil and gas has stirred protests in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery basin
Barely two months after the jallikattu protests, there is another stir in the southern state.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Watch: The world is actually running out of sand, and there's not much we can do about it
From the department of things we take for granted.
Scroll Staff
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Varanasi villagers ask Coca-Cola bottling plant to pack up after growing water scarcity
Environmentalists said the beverage manufacturer exploits the same groundwater source to meet its production requirements, placing itself in direct competition with the local community's needs.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Smooth mashup of Grammy winner ‘Unholy’ with hit Hindi songs ‘Ram Chahe Leela’, ‘Ramta Jogi’
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Watch: Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan to play a police officer in TV serial, posts video from the shoot
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Watch: Crowd joins Indian busker on London street singing ‘Maa’ from the movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’
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Watch: Opposition MPs hang banner from first floor of Parliament demanding JPC to investigate Adani
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Watch: Japanese PM Fumio Kishida tries golgappa and other Indian delicacies with PM Modi in Delhi
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As India grows, so does the sand mafia ‒ from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
Many have speculated that DK Ravi's death was related to his decision to take on people involved in illegal sand mining.
Mridula Chari
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Why linking rivers will not solve India's water crisis
Many projects are already stuck because of disputes between states, and these will only increase, say experts.
Nayantara Narayanan