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

· Jan 26, 2023 · 07:59 pm

‘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

· Jan 22, 2023 · 06:45 pm

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

· Jan 08, 2023 · 02:51 pm

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

· Jan 07, 2023 · 02:06 pm

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

· Jan 05, 2023 · 08:00 pm

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

· Nov 15, 2022 · 06:30 am

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

· Oct 13, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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

· Aug 28, 2022 · 07:30 pm

‘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

· Aug 05, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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

· Jul 27, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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

· Jul 23, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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

· Feb 28, 2022 · 09:30 pm