Bengaluru’s metro rail project has a dark side to it

Its seamless movement rests on unresolved battles that environmentalists, land losers and city residents have waged on the streets and in courts since 2007.

Usha Rao

· May 28, 2022 · 09:00 am

As Yamuna’s largest dam nears completion, the debate around the 50-year-old project rages on

The project, which was controversially revived in 2014 based on old clearances, lacks environmental impact assessment and local consultation.

Varsha Singh

· Jan 27, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In Odisha, a village protesting against a steel plant has isolated itself, fearing police action

Dhinkia is opposing the proposed JSW Utkal Steel Project, claiming it will threaten the livelihood of the people.

Manish Kumar

· Jan 08, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In Odisha, funds meant for mining-affected communities are being diverted to urban areas

Those living in mining areas have been seeking assistance for basic amenities for decades.

Manish Kumar

· May 09, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In photos: How Bhutan’s flourishing hydropower is damaging homes across the country

Rural communities have found cracks developing in their homes with the continuous blasting for construction.

Dawa Gyelmo

· Dec 11, 2020 · 07:30 pm

In an Odisha village, locals oppose a steel plant that threatens over 1,000 hectares of forest land

Residents of Jagatsinghpur district had a similar brush with a South Korean company in 2017.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 07, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Who’s the Smart City for? As India develops its decrepit urban centres, the poor have to suffer

Patna offers a tragic example.

Sujeet Kumar, The Conversation

· Jan 06, 2019 · 07:30 pm

‘We will not budge’: Mass protests against its pet projects put Kerala’s ruling CPI(M) in a bind

But Pinarayi Vijayan says his government will not ‘succumb to pressure from anti-development activists’.

TA Ameerudheen

· Nov 10, 2017 · 06:30 am

How Telangana is breaking the law to build a power project

The Bhadradri Thermal Power Plant is being constructed despite the absence of environmental clearances and a stay from the National Green Tribunal, activists say.

Ayesha Minhaz

· Dec 28, 2015 · 09:15 am

As Narmada dam rises, states continue to lie about rehabilitating affected people, says new report

Civil society expert team finds gap between official promises and the situation on the ground.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 13, 2015 · 02:30 pm