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A stretch of Mumbai's coastal road being constructed near the Haji Ali Durgah in 2024. Representative image by Qiw007 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The environmental costs of replacing mangroves with a road

Aisiri Amin 21 Jan 2026
A highway being constructed on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Ministry changes land acquisition requirements for select projects seeking clearance

Simrin Sirur 12 Jan 2026
The risks of working in a tectonically active and landslide-prone region are heightened by rainfall, steep and variable topography, and highly fractured rock masses. These lead to higher landslide susceptibility, directly affecting road safety, construction costs, and project timelines. Image by NHIDCL.

Study maps the most unstable slopes along an important Himalayan highway

Hirra Azmat 23 Sep 2025

Roadkill study demonstrates urgent necessity for safeguards

Simrin Sirur 2 Sep 2025
Roadside trees in Bengaluru. Image by T.R. Shankar Raman via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Green tribunal issues order to stop concretising tree bases

Shailesh Shrivastava 19 Jun 2025

The road to road resilience is paved with mindful construction and design say experts

Simrin Sirur 1 Aug 2024

A new handbook recommends how to avoid elephant deaths on roads, rail tracks

Arathi Menon 9 May 2024

Roadkill instances in Jammu and Kashmir increase as highways lengthen

Hirra Azmat 24 Apr 2023

A road for a port cuts through the livelihoods of fisherwomen in Uttara Kannada

Supriya Vohra 14 Jul 2022
A spiny babbler

Nepal and India’s infrastructure rules are “wildlife-friendly,” but not for birds

Abhaya Raj Joshi 8 Jun 2022

Films that offer a space for discussion on complex environmental issues

Priyanka Shankar 3 Nov 2021

Path of destruction: Road to Anjaneri hilltop could threaten fragile rocky outcrop ecosystem

Vinaya Kurtkoti 17 Dec 2020

Green Highways Mission remains halted despite a green light

Arathi Menon 24 Sep 2020

Linear infrastructure severely affects large forest patches in India, finds study

Neha Jain 30 Jun 2020

Karnataka government okays rail line in the Western Ghats

Kapil Kajal 6 May 2020

India’s proposed overhaul of environment clearance rules could dilute existing regulations

Mayank Aggarwal 18 Mar 2020

Forest land identified for development after reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir

Athar Parvaiz 7 Jan 2020

High rate of green clearances continue, puts forests and wildlife at risk

Mayank Aggarwal 11 Dec 2019

Much ado about a highway

Arathi Menon 8 Nov 2019

Badly designed highways splinter Goa’s waterways, disrupting local hydrology

Pamela D'Mello 1 Oct 2019