Lavasa above law
Lavasa continues to bypass norms. But the environment ministry may give clearance to the the maiden planned hill city in India, Sakshi C Dasgupta …
Violence at POSCO site
Clashes erupt as government resumes construction of coastal road at Jagatsinghpur in Odisha
Halfway through
Tribal affairs ministy attempts to give forest dwellers their due welfare benefits, through a compromise
Dharavi's real estate threat
The Maharashtra government wants to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai's sprawling slum. But its plan has not taken into account the fact that people not …
Environmental clearance for Polavaram quashed
Common concerns
As the commons come under increasing assault, academics, practitioners and policymakers come together to devise ways to protect shared resources
Mahan at all costs
How government bent all rules to ensure Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh goes to Essar and Hindalco for mining coal
At least 24 out of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission
Situation precarious for Karnataka and Maharashtra, where ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is predicted in some parts;…
Only a sixth of India’s reservoirs full: Central Water Commission
Reservoirs in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have less than normal storage
CWC tells states to keep close watch on 15 dams
Central Water Commission asks dam officials to release water according to the rule curve and standard operating procedure
India’s reservoirs now have 155% more water than last yr
Live storage in 123 reservoirs is at 66.372 billion cubic metres (BCM) or 39 per cent of total live storage capacity
Prosperity, thorns, a village road: Ground report from Khodgaon (near Rowghat iron ore reserve)
A road in national interest: Despite its opposition, a tribal village sees a road cut right through it to mine one of India’s biggest iron-…
South Asia
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22 million people displaced by natural disasters globally last year
Floods, storms and quakes displaced 19 million people in Asia alone
Tribals arrested, lathi-charged for demanding rehabilitation
Madhya Pradesh government starts dam construction without clearances
US Congress tells government to oppose large dams
It also seeks compensation and redress to people who suffer violation of human rights, including forced displacement, resulting from loan, grant, …
MoEF's forest panel rejects Dibang, Tipaimukh hydel projects
Diversion of large tracts of forests,impact on wildlife and people’s livelihoods cited as main reasons; ball now in minister’s court
Polavaram fraud
The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …
US seeks strict scrutiny of World Bank lending to hydroelectric projects
External evaluation process to ascertain effectiveness of lendings recommended