Environmental Damage
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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
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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
Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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What can we learn about Bengali women’s complex relationship with food from bratas?
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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How Pakistan’s massive power outage has reaffirmed fears of a Sri Lanka-style economic collapse
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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
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Despite red flags, mega project on ecologically-sensitive Great Nicobar island gets green signal
Concerns over ecology, rights of the indigenous communities and the tectonic volatility and disaster vulnerability of the island have been disregarded.
Pankaj Sekhsaria
Video
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Eco India, Ep 212: More than a third of all carbon emissions are caused by construction. How to fix?
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‘Be like a man’: Journalist Anuradha Sharma on how women journalists in India are expected to work
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Watch: Model Kristen McMenamy falls, takes off heels to walk barefoot on Paris Fashion Week runway
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Watch: 2023 Jimmy Kimmel chats with 2003 Jimmy Kimmel for talk show anniversary
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Watch: How colleges across the country screened the controversial BBC documentary
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In maps: The extent of destruction being unleashed on the forests of Great Nicobar Island
A Rs 78,000-crore infrastructure and tourism project will result in the felling of 8.52 lakh trees.
T Ramachandran
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Tree plantation drives in the Himalayan desert can worsen the effects of climate change
Some ecologists warn that the ‘mindless’ creation of forests in areas where they would not naturally grow can damage fragile and unique ecosystems.
Athar Parvaiz, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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‘Where did Rs 399 crore go?’: As heavy rain sparks alarm, Kashmir’s flood management plans draw ire
After floods in 2014, crores were sanctioned to dredge the Jhelum River, but a 2021 CAG report found major lapses. Now, more money has been allocated.
Auqib Javeed
The Reel
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Explosives smuggled from India are facilitating blast fishing in Sri Lanka
The practice is indiscriminately killing or injuring all marine creatures in the vicinity and damaging marine habitats such as coral reefs.
Malaka Rodrigo
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Indian government is about to irreparably damage the Great Nicobar Island with its mega project
If cleared, the project spreads over 1,044 square kilometres will ruin the pristine rainforests in the region.
Mayank Aggarwal
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A river in Uttarakhand is being hollowed out for concrete
The plight of Gaula River is echoed all over Asia as communities lose lives and property to the unsustainable mining of riverbeds.
Monika Mondal
The Field
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma’s India vs Grace Scrivens’ England in inaugural title clash
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Women’s Premier League: Mithali Raj named mentor for Ahmedabad’s franchise Gujarat Giants
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Hockey World Cup, IND vs RSA as it happened: Harmanpreet and Co finish 9th after 5-2 win vs RSA
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Aryna Sabalenka wins the Australian Open title for her first Major: ‘Incredible resilience’
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Sophie Devine column: NZ have had plenty of cricket before the T20 World Cup, we feel prepared