Environmental Damage
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Joshimath continues to sink as the government plows ahead with giant projects
The Himalayan town is an exception with most residents wanting to stay on instead of migrating out. Rendering their homes inhabitable cannot be ‘development’.
Shruti Jain
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A decade after the devastating Kedarnath floods, is the fragile region any safer?
The August 4 landslide that hit the pilgrimage route is a fresh reminder of the area’s vulnerability.
Sandhya Agrawal & Aniket Singh Chauhan
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Mount Everest: As mass mountaineering peaks, it is time to reckon with its environmental impacts
May 29 will mark 70 years since Mount Everest was first ascended but the dangers of modern-day commercialisation and pollution may put an end climbing itself.
Yana Wengel, The Conversation, Adele Doran, The Conversation & Michal Apollo, The Conversation
Trending
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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Counterview: What Arundhati Roy and the secular intelligentsia get wrong about Modi’s India
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India and its intelligence services should change the way they operate, says Justin Trudeau
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A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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How the world’s chocolate habit has taken a massive toll on the cocoa-growing forests of West Africa
The land area devoted to cocoa is enormous – at seven million hectares of plantations – across the world’s major producing countries: Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Wilma Hart, The Conversation
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Crores for construction, crores for disaster relief: India’s expensive Himalayan hydropower projects
Public funds are flowing into building dams, which can stretch into decades, and to pay for the series of climate-linked disasters in the mountains.
Chandra Prabha & Ashish Fernandes
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Why gold mining is one of the most destructive and unnecessary industries
In a given year, gold mines emit more greenhouse gases than all passenger flights between European nations combined.
Stephen Lezak, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Riders stranded upside down after amusement park ride malfunctions in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: A capella group sings mashup of a song from ‘Roja’ in three different languages
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Watch: Congress workers protest inside mosquito nets against rising dengue cases in Kolkata
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Watch: Many injured at roadside talent show ‘Happy Street’ in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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In Assam, new oil pipelines threaten protected forests and endangered species
Nearly 3,000 trees are to be felled during the construction of oil and gas pipelines in North East India.
Gurvinder Singh
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SC panel holds ex-Uttarakhand minister responsible for illegal construction in Corbett Tiger Reserve
Over 6,000 trees were illegally cut by the state government in the Corbett Tiger Reserve for the project when Harak Singh Rawat was the forest minister.
Scroll Staff
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‘Pristine habitat’: 87 ex-bureaucrats ask President Droupadi Murmu to halt Great Nicobar project
The project involves the construction of a Rs 35,000-crore trans-shipment port, an international airport, a power plant, a township and tourism infrastructure.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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When Dev Anand was mistaken for a taxi driver
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Start the week with a film: KG George’s ‘Irakal’ is a singular study of a psycho
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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Joshimath crisis: Multi-disciplinary expert team to recommend measures, says PMO
Two petitions have also been filed in the Supreme Court and the Delhi HC on the cracks that have developed in several homes of the town due to land subsidence.
Scroll Staff
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Uttarakhand government orders evacuation of 600 families from Joshimath
All construction activities in the town have been halted due to the sinking of the land surface.
Scroll Staff
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Uttarakhand: Joshimath residents protest as homes develop cracks, evacuation underway
According to the Chamoli Disaster Management Department, 561 homes in the town have developed cracks due to sinking of earth’s surface.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Sept 26: Neha Thakur wins silver in sailing; hockey team wins 16-1
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Watch, Asian Games: Men’s 10m air rifle team wins India’s first gold medal in Hangzhou
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India at Asian Games, Sept 26 schedule: Shooting, boxing, hockey continues
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Watch, Asian Games: Indian rowers add to tally with two bronze medals
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Watch, highlights: Indian women’s cricket team win the Asian Games gold after win over Sri Lanka