Development And Environment
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Indore is showing how India’s resource-scarce municipal bodies can improve their financial health
Indore’s first green bond has received overwhelming response. Can other cities learn from its success?
Kundan Pandey
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More trees have to be cut down at Aarey Colony due to litigations, Mumbai Metro tells High Court
The authorities said that saplings have now turned into trees as four years have passed since the matter was brought before the court.
Scroll Staff
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Bangladesh’s only coal mine is swallowing farmlands and polluting rivers
The Barapukuria coal mine has hollowed out adjacent villages, leading to incidents of land subsidence and cracked homes.
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
Trending
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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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A #MeToo reckoning in India’s wildlife conservation community
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘My intention is to be as authentic as possible to what Veda Vyasa said’: Translator Bibek Debroy
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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SC allows Mumbai Metro to seek civic authority’s approval to cut 84 trees at Aarey Colony
The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited said that it needs to cut the trees to enable the construction of ramps for the trains at the metro car shed.
Scroll Staff
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Protest slogans with bhajans: In Ratnagiri, a proposed refinery has sparked resounding opposition
During the five-day Ganpati festival in September, many young people who had come home worked with residents to coordinate protests against the plant.
Abhijeet Gurjar
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In its efforts to ensure justice for Adivasis, Narmada Bachao Andolan strengthened Indian democracy
India’s flawed development process does not include the cost of restoring the lives and livelihoods of the displaced communities.
Vikramaditya Thakur
Video
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Watch: Popular Hindi song ‘Bulleya’ turned into a hilarious spoof on corporate work culture
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Watch: Policemen help elderly man collect spilled grains after the sack fell off his motorcycle
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Watch: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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The real price of development: Shifting the debate is the Narmada movement’s greatest contribution
The attacks on Medha Patkar have ignored the displacement of Adivasis and the fact that fertile areas have been submerged for irrigation.
Vikramaditya Thakur
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Urban Naxals opposed Sardar Sarovar Dam by peddling misinformation, alleges Narendra Modi
The prime minister said that an enormous amount of money was wasted due to the delay in completing the project.
Scroll Staff
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Is economic ‘degrowth’ the only path to an environmentally sustainable future?
Growth has not (yet) been constrained by a lack of resources, partly because technological advances enable us to generate more from less.
Eoin McLaughlin, The Conversation, Cristián Ducoing, The Conversation & Les Oxley, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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A railway line being built in the Himalayas may spell disaster for the fragile region
Local villagers have raised concerns over the declining water table, threat of landslides and construction waste leaching into natural springs.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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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
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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
The Field
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Sports world daily: Sinner reaches Miami final; Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian, Belarusian players
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Watch, IPL 2023: ‘Virat Kohli is hilarious’ – Sunil Chhetri after visiting RCB training session
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Football: Kerala Blasters sanctioned hefty fine for ISL playoff walkout, coach handed 10-match ban
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IPL 2023: Gaikwad’s knock is in vain as Gill, Rashid star for Gujarat Titans in five-wicket win
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IPL 2023: CSK’s Tushar Deshpande, GT’s Sai Sudharsan used as tournament’s first two Impact Players