[Video] Living in the shadows of a waste mountain
The landfill, often called Bandhwari, located in the ecologically sensitive Aravallis, is named after the village, whose land it came up on. This growing mountain of trash gets 2,000 tonnes…
Articles by Shaz Syed
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Wetland Champions
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Environment And Health
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- Converging heat action plans, climate goals and environmental health for healthier communities
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Almost Famous Species
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India's Iconic Landscapes
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- North India’s hills are feeling the heat too, but differently
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Beyond Protected Areas
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- Involvement of fishing communities, transboundary cooperation could help mitigate threats to the Ganges river dolphin
- Attacks by dogs a serious concern for the revered blackbuck in Haryana
- Human-animal conflict in Kashmir leaves a trail of deaths and psychological impacts
Conserving Agro-biodiversity
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- Scientists sequence chickpea genome which could inform crop improvement efforts
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Just Transitions
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- Unaccounted deaths lay bare the dark side of sand mining
- In the midst of coal shortage reports, a coal mine extension is approved in pristine Hasdeo forests
- As India looks to shift to renewables, Jharkhand’s coal mine workers fear loss of jobs and social security
