Not a dead society yet

Non-existent check post

National Green Tribunal fails to start, project clearances continue

Granite greed

Frenzied quarrying destroys livelihoods and environment in Karimnagar

Neutrino in elephant's way

47 power plants in Vidarbha

Why set up thermal plants when the region is power surplus?

La farce

Rubber-stamp Authority

State environment regulatory bodies formed under the 2006 Environmental Impact Assessment notification have floundered. They have little …

Desperate for Expressway

Uttar Pradesh is set to begin work on its ambitious expressway along the Upper Ganga Canal, turning a blind eye to environmental concerns and …

Sundarbans at risk

Bangladesh-India power plant can severely affect the mangrove forest, say environmentalists

Myth of power

Nourisher of an ancient civilization, the Ganga could be gasping for its survival. Every few kilometres the water of its tributaries will be …

POSCO unplugged

Sayantan Bera travels to Jagatsinghpur in Odisha to find that villagers labeled ‘pro’ POSCO do not have a choice otherwise

Mango resistance

Farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s mango belt are clear they will not allow Lucknow’s solid waste facility on their dashehari land

Nirma whitewash

Detergent company Nirma gave false information to obtain clearance for its cement plant in coastal Saurashtra. Environment ministry to inspect …

Right of way

An upcoming port at Dhamra was cited as the reason for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles giving the Gahirmatha beach a miss last year. This year,…

Sand slips

Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …

Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many

Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused

This is what Lavasa looks like

Cauvery gouged

Ten years after the Tamil Nadu government took over sand mining from private players, illegalities continue, harming agriculture and draining the …

The public relations republic

Learn to walk lightly

Licence to mine

Supreme Court allows conditional resumption of iron ore mining in Goa

Minor no more

Environment ministry regulates mining of minor minerals, finally

Where is the green party?

Experts without expertise

National Green Tribunal disapproves appointment of people without relevant experience to expert appraisal committees, asks environment ministry …

How to approach environmentalism