Development And Environment
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BR Ambedkar’s vision could hold solutions to India’s agrarian distress and unemployment
Climate change may not have been on his radar, but the interdisciplinary social scientist was a pioneering ecological thinker and activist.
Deepali Srivastava
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Sandeshkhali: How adapting to ecological distress led to landgrabs, abuse and economic oppression
Shrimp farming, an emerging alternative to agriculture in the region due to high salinity, became the preserve of those with capital and power.
Ambar Kumar Ghosh & Sayanangshu Modak
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Joshimath: Local economy takes a beating as tourists dwindle, residents move out
Business has slowed down and the ban on construction due to land subsidence has had a ripple effect. Many are still waiting for compensation and resettlement.
Kuldeep Singh
Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Along the mighty Indus, stories of a changing river and evolving relationships
Dams and barrages with hydropower and irrigation projects are affecting the natural flow of the river, which remains central to the lives of people.
Alefia T Hussain
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‘Huge setback’: Nepal approves policy allowing hydropower projects inside protected areas
The changes are not just legally flawed, but also risk undermining the conservation gains as the Himalayan nation grapples with climate change, say experts.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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How the government covered up the severity of Teesta floods by blaming them on a ‘cloudburst’
The disaster was far more serious: a glacial lake in Sikkim had burst, and its surging waters had washed away dams in the Teesta basin.
Himanshu Upadhyaya
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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‘Ticking time bombs’: Sikkim floods a reminder of why locals opposed dams in the Himalayas for years
The damage caused by the glacial lake outburst flood was compounded by the presence of a string of dams in the Teesta river basin in the Himalayan state.
Vaishnavi Rathore
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In Darjeeling district, residents oppose hydel projects over small rivers and streams
The rivers have religious significance but the dams threaten to alter their course and put lives and livelihoods at risk, say inhabitants.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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Supreme Court modifies its order on eco-sensitive zones around national parks, sanctuaries
A judgement from last year prohibiting all development activities within such areas is impossible to implement, a three-judge bench said.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Maharashtra: After arrest of 111 protestors, Thackeray faction to launch stir against Barsu refinery
Locals claim that the project would cause large-scale environmental pollution and displace 17 villages.
Scroll Staff
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SC imposes Rs 10 lakh fine on Mumbai Metro for seeking to cut more trees at Aarey Colony
The rail corporation wanted to fell 177 trees but the court had given permission for only 84 of them.
Scroll Staff
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Bombay HC halts felling of 177 trees at Aarey forest
The court was hearing a plea challenging a civic body order allowing the felling of 177 trees even as the Supreme Court had allowed cutting of only 84 trees.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Hyderabad deliver death-bowling masterclass to defeat Rajasthan in last-ball thriller
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar on team selection, KL Rahul’s omission and more
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India tour of Bangladesh: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana guide India to victory in third T20I
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women lose to Japan, men to China in quarter-finals