Kerala scheme shows how to create work opportunities while caring for the environment

The urban employment guarantee scheme is not without its problems, but it offers a template to help the poor earn and build greener, sustainable cities.

Seema Mundoli

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Harini Nagendra

· Jan 08, 2022 · 08:00 am

In Himachal Pradesh, climate change and unplanned development are causing disasters

At least 246 people have died in natural catastrophes such as landslides, cloudbursts and flash floods in the state this monsoon.

Kapil Kajal

· Sep 10, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In Rajasthan, villagers are standing up to green energy companies to protect sacred groves and birds

It is estimated that around 83,000 birds die due to high-tension wires in Jaisalmer region every year.

Madhav Sharma

· Aug 15, 2021 · 09:30 pm

India’s environment ministry created new offices – but failed to hire staff for them

The result is a big mess, in the words of one official.

Ishan Kukreti

· Jun 25, 2021 · 06:30 am

Civil society scores a win as an SC-appointed panel red-flags projects in Goa’s forests

The Central Empowered Committee recommended the cancellation of double-tracking of a railway line from Castle Rock in Karnataka to Kulem in Goa.

Supriya Vohra

· May 14, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Indian government’s development plans for the Andamans may endanger the world’s largest sea turtles

The government wants to open Little Andaman and ‘release the area for deployment of strategic assets’.

Rosamma Thomas

· Apr 13, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Saved by a whisker: Plans to mine a Telangana tiger reserve for uranium have been shelved

The Amrabad Tiger Reserve is rich in biodiversity and is part of extensive Nallamalla forests that are home to Adivasi groups.

M Somasekhar

· Apr 11, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Indian government wants to strip even the Andaman Islands of their environmental protection

Through a series of de-notifications and amendments in rules, the Centre is prepping the islands for mega projects.

Meenakshi Kapoor, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 09, 2021 · 07:30 pm

A railway project is putting animals at risk in a tiger reserve in Jharkhand

The upcoming third track meant to increase the railways’ coal-carrying capacity could end up killing more wildlife.

Gurvinder Singh

· Mar 16, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Uttarakhand floods highlight the need to factor in the environment while planning development

The fact that it was the location of the hydropower project that added to the human toll in Chamoli got mixed up with the debate over what caused the landslide.

Jagdish Krishnaswamy

· Mar 13, 2021 · 06:30 am

The construction of India’s third-longest tunnel in Kerala may destabilise the Western Ghats

The project is being undertaken without any studies to assess financial feasibility or environmental and sociological impact.

KA Shaji

· Jan 06, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Aarey: As Maharashtra moves metro car shed from green zone, BJP warns of cost escalation

But Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said there will be no increase in the cost, adding that the state government already owned land in Kanjurmarg area.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 12, 2020 · 11:32 am