As told to Parliament (December 20, 2021): 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste generated in 2019-20

All that was discussed in the House through the day

High Court gives Centre four weeks to decide forestland allocation to Essar

Directs demolition of company buildings on forestland near Hazira in case Centre denies approval

Public hearing sans public for Jindal plant in Gadchiroli

Affected people stage boycott, administration carries on nevertheless

Bhushan Steel’s Odisha unit in the dock for illegal expansion

Stock market research firms turn blind eye to the unit’s environmental violations

The dirty dozens

Between Maoists and mines

Ho tribals lose hold of Saranda as mining is set to take over the pristine sal forest. A report and photographs by Sayantan Bera

Sponge iron industries are killing fields

The sponge iron industry is growing fast and polluting alarmingly. K Radhika in Chhattisgarh and Maureen Nandini Mitra in Jharkhand and Orissa …

Gali Janardhan Reddy's Brahmani steel project scrapped

Andhra Pradesh government to take back over 5,000 ha allotted to the company

Villages protest forest acquisition

No compensation from steel major Jindal, allege Odisha people

High court closes polluting factory

Recycled waste glass can help solve sand shortages

Natural sand is a widely used raw material and has become the second-most widely consumed natural resource on the Earth, after freshwater

Odisha seeks panel nod for forest clearance transfer from POSCO ltd to Jindal Steel

Forest Advisory Committee says Union Environment Ministry will seek legal opinion on the issue

WTO rules against US tariff on Chinese, Indian goods

US had imposed a cess on steel imported from India and on various China-made goods saying their selling prices were too low due to unfair …

Maoist insurgency

Land struggles and growth of India’s red corridor

Low on carbon crunching

Fresh scheme sets efficiency targets for energy-guzzling sectors but is still too soft

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,…

Smokestacks lightening?

Emissions are bound to increase. The power sector improves, but others will spew more, especially iron and steel

As told to Parliament (December 11, 2023): Rice, wheat and maize crops most affected by climate change

All that was discussed in the House through the day

The 200 million tonne challenge

With the sector set to boom, India needs an action plan

Muscle power

Conservationists divided over Dhamra port

It's the typos, stupid

POSCO faces fresh litigation, protest

Uncertainty looms over its $12 billion steel plant project in Odisha

Some sectors perform at the global best levels, others can reach there

Slack approach