Gajanan Khergamker

Gajanan Khergamker

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Mumbai-based freelance journalist

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Wildlife & Biodiversity
Brought back to life

Brought back to life

Associate professor of anatomy at Mumbai Veterinary College, Santosh Gaikwad, is often called by forest departments, national parks and zoos …
May 06, 2019 | 06:39 AM
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Forests
Spirit of forest law being quashed in Gujarat

Spirit of forest law being quashed in Gujarat

Petitioners approach Gujarat High Court over rejection of 1,13,000 claims out of the 1,82,000 individual claims from across the 13 districts
April 24, 2019 | 09:00 AM
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General Elections 2019
Will the mining stalemate affect Lok Sabha polls in Goa?

Will the mining stalemate affect Lok Sabha polls in Goa?

The mining industry’s poorest stakeholders, who comprise a sizeable population of Goa, have been rendered jobless by a state dragging its …
April 16, 2019 | 07:25 AM
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General Elections 2019
Live in Mumbai, work in Mumbai, but these workers can't vote in Mumbai

Live in Mumbai, work in Mumbai, but these workers can't vote in Mumbai

Ragpickers, DNT members and construction workers in India's financial capital don't possess the most powerful tool in democracy
April 09, 2019 | 10:00 AM
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Science & Technology
'Advance IST by 30 minutes to help the North East'

'Advance IST by 30 minutes to help the North East'

Two time zones will create a divide between the North East and the rest of India, they say
March 26, 2019 | 12:15 PM
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Food
Street food in Mumbai, Ahmedabad 'safe to eat'

Street food in Mumbai, Ahmedabad 'safe to eat'

The respective state Food and Drug Administration confers ‘Clean Street Food Hub' tag on Mumbai’s Chowpatty and Ahmedabad’s …
March 18, 2019 | 10:28 AM
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Agriculture
Maharashtra rejects more agri insurance claims even as farm suicides double

Maharashtra rejects more agri insurance claims even as farm suicides double

No data on suicides across India since 2015; number of claim rejections far exceeded number of cases approved in 2016-18
March 11, 2019 | 08:43 AM
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Agriculture
Fall Armyworm attack: Maharashtra grappling with the chaos

Fall Armyworm attack: Maharashtra grappling with the chaos

While the deadly pest has infested close to 15 districts of Maharashtra, many farmers lack any knowledge about it
February 28, 2019 | 12:32 PM
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Natural Disasters
Struck by ‘swarm’ of tremors, Palghar’s woes keep escalating

Struck by ‘swarm’ of tremors, Palghar’s woes keep escalating

Villagers in Maharashtra’s Palghar district claim repeat tremors, government apathy have left them in the lurch
February 21, 2019 | 10:09 AM
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Environment
Centre, Maharashtra play tag to ‘develop’ salt pans

Centre, Maharashtra play tag to ‘develop’ salt pans

Will Mumbai’s vast open expanse fall to realty? Not yet perhaps
February 12, 2019 | 05:59 AM
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Urbanisation
Elephanta caves: Re-carving the old magic

Elephanta caves: Re-carving the old magic

Working for over eight months at a stretch, the Wadars tibals arrive at Elephanta Island to recreate the old magic of the caves by breaking …
February 11, 2019 | 11:37 AM
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Environment
Salt rush

Salt rush

Every year, marginal farmers from across the country travel to Mumbai's saltpans to earn some extra money
February 05, 2019 | 09:02 AM
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Urbanisation
Elephanta Island gets too much development too fast

Elephanta Island gets too much development too fast

Getting power supply could have shaped the island’s future, but now the recent CRZ notification has put its existence at risk
January 25, 2019 | 11:10 AM
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Environment
New CRZ rules clear coast for realtors, may trigger disaster

New CRZ rules clear coast for realtors, may trigger disaster

The government put the Indian coastline at risk by not hearing stakeholders and deciding to open it for real estate industry
January 18, 2019 | 11:08 AM
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Environment
Death by a thousand cuts

Death by a thousand cuts

Kites may add colour to the sky but at the same time, they are fatal for birds that get caught in the strings and suffer severe injuries. As …
January 14, 2019 | 08:55 AM
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Agriculture
Maharashtra's cash-strapped cane growers to launch agitation

Maharashtra's cash-strapped cane growers to launch agitation

Sugarcane farmers warn of ‘halla bol’ agitation if properties of sugar mills defaulting on payments are not seized by January 28, 2019
January 09, 2019 | 06:28 AM
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Governance
Maharashtra govt's apathy derails Matheran’s clean and green prospects

Maharashtra govt's apathy derails Matheran’s clean and green prospects

The hill station struggles to keep plastic, motor vehicles and ropeway out of its confines
December 11, 2018 | 12:35 PM
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Economy
Goa’s mining muddle: Dependants to protest in Delhi

Goa’s mining muddle: Dependants to protest in Delhi

The closure of iron ore mining in the state has rendered 2 lakh people jobless, increased banks’ non-performing assets and impacted state&…
December 07, 2018 | 11:26 AM
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Forests
Fire in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony a conspiracy, say activists

Fire in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony a conspiracy, say activists

Environmentalists claim that the fire was used as a swift fix to the issue of cutting 2,702 trees for the Metro-3 car shed project
December 04, 2018 | 10:34 AM
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Agriculture
20,000 drought-hit tribal farmers march to Mumbai

20,000 drought-hit tribal farmers march to Mumbai

This is the third mass farmer protest the state has witnessed this year
November 23, 2018 | 06:10 AM
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Governance
Building norms bent for better ease of doing business rankings

Building norms bent for better ease of doing business rankings

The latest notification has eased green norms for builders to facilitate urban development
November 19, 2018 | 06:16 AM
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Forests
Aarey's Chipko moment

Aarey's Chipko moment

The plan to clear Mumbai's last green cover is facing stiff resistance from citizens and non-profits
October 29, 2018 | 06:01 AM
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