Fire at oil well after gas leak threatens life, livelihood and biodiversity in Assam
The blowout at an oil well near Baghjan village in Assam took a turn yesterday (June 9) with a major fire outbreak at the well. For almost two weeks, the…
Years of neglect led to Vizag gas tragedy
Pratap Singh Tomer is a retired serviceman living in the Ravi Nagar locality of Visakhapatnam, a port city in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In the wee hours on May…
[Commentary] Post-COVID there is a case for a greener GNP
Even before the upending of the world as we knew it by COVID-19, there had been disquiet for some time over the slowing global economy, in the backdrop of the…
India’s power consumption falls by 19 percent during COVID-19 lockdown
As India completes almost a month of a government-mandated lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus, cities with poor air quality have been reporting cleaner air and lower pollution…
[Commentary] Degrowth and COVID-19: Are we drawing a simplistic connection?
In the midst of COVID-19 lockdown, a tweet highlights that the economy is about to collapse because we are now consuming only what we ‘need’. This post does not surprise…
Government pushes for post facto environment clearances while apex court disapproves
Expressing disapproval against industrial projects operating without environment clearances, a Supreme Court order states that allowing such a practice would be detrimental to the environment. While the order was in…
Sonbhadra’s tryst with fake news gets more attention than its reality
Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra region has recently been at the centre of attention for fake reports of massive gold reserves found in the region. It’s about time the district did get…
Is India’s national clean air plan on track?
After sustained pressure from both civil society and courts over the past few years, the Indian government launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in January 2019. Now, one year…
Dust storms could spread microbes, finds study
In early April 2015, as wind-borne dust particles, remnants from a major dust storm in the Gulf region, made their way towards the Indian peninsula, a group of citizen scientists…
‘E’ for elections. ‘E’ for environment: Our top stories exploring where environment featured in the 2019 elections
2019 was the year of elections. Starting with the biggest festival of democracy - the elections to the parliament - India witnessed elections every few months at various levels of…
