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Villager looking at mining devastated areas in Goa, India. Photo by Frederick Noronha/Wikimedia Commons.

People living near mining activities at increased risk of diseases, says study

Mayank Aggarwal and Sahana Ghosh 14 Dec 2020

There is a path to prosperity for India’s coal-dependent towns, but it’s tough

Mayank Aggarwal 24 Nov 2020
Containers with microbial spray solution at an IARI facility. Photo by special arrangement.

[Commentary] A microbial spray could be the game changer against crop residue burning

Usha Rai 19 Nov 2020
Festive gift pack comprising exotic organic seeds, plants and organic tea - Picture Courtesy - Shweta Thakur Nanda

Green is the new gold this festive season

Shweta Thakur Nanda 11 Nov 2020

Rajasthan’s phosphate mines deprive villagers of land, livelihood, health

Kapil Kajal 28 Oct 2020

After early success, Kerala stumbles in containing the COVID-19 pandemic

K.A. Shaji 23 Oct 2020

Fly ash in India: A free movement of toxicity to Bangladesh

Namrata Acharya 23 Oct 2020

Multiple phases of mining in Ballari take a toll on its people and the environment

Tejas Dayananda Sagar 22 Oct 2020

Illegal mica mining continues unabated in Jharkhand, causing deaths and diseases

Saurav Roy 6 Oct 2020

The precarious journey of Goa’s mining-affected and dependent people

Supriya Vohra 23 Sep 2020

Kolar Gold fields: From fields of gold to a dust bowl

Kapil Kajal 21 Sep 2020

Closer watch on vulnerable tribal groups in the Andamans in the face of COVID-19

Sanjib Kumar Roy 18 Sep 2020

Will there be a sunrise for workers’ unions in India’s renewable sector?

Mayank Aggarwal 11 Sep 2020

New research improves understanding on dengue, but vaccine search continues

M. Somasekhar 10 Sep 2020

Whose minerals are they anyway?

Mayank Aggarwal 10 Sep 2020

Some hope for Rajasthan’s silicosis victims but many challenges

Hridayesh Joshi 9 Sep 2020

[Photos] Suffering in the town powering India’s nuclear dreams

Subhrajit Sen 4 Sep 2020
Biomedical waste dumped in Dombivali’s Milap Nagar during ongoing the COVID pandemic. Photo by Kishor Sohoni.

Mumbai’s COVID waste peaks, second waste treatment plant not in sight

Tanvi Deshpande 1 Sep 2020

[Photos] The rich Hasdeo Arand on the road to become a ravaged Korba?

Vaishnavi Suresh 11 Aug 2020

[Video] Is mining in India ‘just’ for the environment and communities?

Kartik Chandramouli, Mayank Aggarwal 20 Jul 2020