Why a Niti Aayog study on the economic costs of ‘judicial activism’ must be viewed with scepticism

The report fails to make its evaluations in an unbiased and rigorous manner.

Annanya Mahajan

· Aug 08, 2022 · 06:30 am

Development and mangrove conservation can go hand in hand. A new Gujarat study offers proof

Involving local communities can help preserve and restore the crucial ecosystems.

TV Padma

· Aug 02, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Maharashtra government lifts stay on metro shed construction in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony

Devendra Fadnavis said that the site was finalised when the Congress-NCP combine was in power and that the BJP-Shiv Sena government only availed a loan for it.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 22, 2022 · 11:47 am

Hydropower projects are leading to the loss of endangered chilgoza trees in Himachal Pradesh

Locals in Kinnaur are protesting approvals given to new projects, which they fear will destroy the chilgoza pine, an important cash crop in the region.

Vivek Gupta

· Jun 19, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Indian government is yet again considering a dam that has been rejected for 50 years

The Kishau dam, if built on the border of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, will displace 5,498 people and submerge 2,950 hectares of land.

Kapil Kajal

· May 06, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Kosi-Mechi interlinking: Who is really going to benefit from Bihar’s ambitious water project?

While the project has been given the green light, important prior assessments related to land, water, sediments and compensation remain.

Avli Verma

· Apr 18, 2022 · 07:30 am

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