Goa: Piyush Goyal calls for ‘mass movement’ against those who oppose development

The Union minister said the action of NGOs and people who impede development was the ‘worst form of obstructing justice’ for the poor.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 20, 2019 · 05:53 pm

Disaster or development? Why locals are up in arms against the Sikkim rail project

The ambitious 45 km-long route will upend over 800 houses and have severe environmental consequences, say activists.

Gurvinder Singh

· Sep 07, 2019 · 09:30 pm

13 railway projects cutting through India’s wildlife reserves don’t need forest approvals anymore

The environment ministry said approval processes do not apply if the project is on railway land or on land under non-forest use before 1980.

Nikhil M Ghanekar, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 30, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Bye, bye birdie: As plans for Pune metro speed up, a bird sanctuary risks becoming collateral damage

From garbage to road construction, Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary has faced several threats, with the latest being an elevated metro line.

Aditi Tandon

· Apr 24, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Thermal and chemical pollution haven’t damaged coastal ecology near Kalpakkam – so far

But things may change for the worse with the addition of more nuclear power generating units to the Kalpakkam nuclear facility.

Sahana Ghosh

· Apr 16, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Study shows the impact of unplanned development on river basins and catchment areas

A team of ecologists from Bengaluru studied the Kali river basin to determine interlinkages between water biodiversity, hydrology, ecology and the land cover.

TV Padma

· Feb 28, 2019 · 09:30 pm

India’s swimming camels are endangered by destruction of mangroves in Kutch

Kharai camels are dependent on mangroves for their food for eight months of the year.

Azera Parveen Rahman

· Jan 14, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Community-led projects in Meghalaya are helping the rare mahseer thrive

The fish sanctuaries of the state show that conservation works best when it comes from the people.

Parineeta Dandekar

· Dec 11, 2018 · 09:30 pm

What China’s vision of a ‘community of shared future’ means for the countries of the Mekong river

Beijing has cemented its influence over the transboundary river through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperative, which drives dam and development projects.

Sam Geall

· Nov 12, 2018 · 09:30 pm

In the Western Ghats, wind farming is making lizards change colour, says new study

Wind turbines in the biodiversity hotspot are creating a ‘predation-free environment’.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Nov 09, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Green revolution or a public nuisance? The growing dockless bike trend has divided opinion

Critics have complained about the number of vehicles vandalised or dumped in public spaces.

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Nov 08, 2018 · 11:30 pm

The poor bear the real cost of Pakistan’s mega projects because of the Raj-era Land Acquisition Act

In Pakistan, infrastructure projects echo familiar stories of the state’s broken promises.

Kanza Rizvi, Dawn.com

· Oct 29, 2018 · 09:30 pm