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

Two decades after Kolar Gold Fields lost their glitter, residents continue to live in despair

Once called mini England, the town was the first in India to be electrified in 1902.

Kapil Kajal

· Sep 27, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In Kerala, development projects cleared amid lockdown threaten the state’s ecological balance

Among these is a new international airport near Sabarimala temple and sand mining in Thottappally estuary.

KA Shaji

· Jul 19, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In Central and Western India, rails, roads and power lines are cutting through forest tracts

A recent study highlights how linear infrastructure is causing forest fragmentation.

Neha Jain

· Jul 07, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Indian ministries want to limit public consultations that are necessary before approving projects

After the coal ministry, the Ministry of Mines wants exemptions.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Jun 30, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Do India’s rivers have a Constitutional right to flow?

Several Indian courts have ruled that rivers have rights equivalent to that of a person.

Shrishtee Bajpai

· Jun 28, 2020 · 07:30 pm