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Bauxite mining threatens India’s lone wolf sanctuary and an interstate river

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 9 Dec 2020

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

Mayank Aggarwal 24 Nov 2020

The link between Bengaluru’s lakes, livelihoods and local memories

Mohit M. Rao 13 Nov 2020

India’s largest coalfield to expand, green cover under threat

Manish Kumar 6 Nov 2020
Heaps of masks were found along with other biomedical waste on Rushikonda beach seabed. Photo courtesy- Platypus Escapes, Visakhapatnam.

Discarded single-use plastic masks and gloves are choking ocean beds

Nalini Ravichandran 29 Oct 2020

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

Kapil Kajal 28 Oct 2020

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

Namrata Acharya 23 Oct 2020

Katte and Kunte: The lesser known waterbodies of Bengaluru

Mohit M. Rao 15 Oct 2020
Sakaram Pednekar, a local farmer and activist, shows silt that has been choking paddy fields in Mayem village. Photo by Supriya Vohra.

Choking the fields: Impact of mining on Goa’s paddy

Supriya Vohra 28 Sep 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

Chennai’s Adyar river shows signs of recovery after years of government investment

Nina Varghese 22 Aug 2020

West Bengal fishermen observe fewer shrimp and fish deaths by pollution this year

Namrata Acharya 20 Aug 2020

East and west: The parallel worlds of India’s coal and renewable sectors

Mayank Aggarwal 13 Aug 2020
A female otter in river Kolhu, Uttarakhand. Photo by Sayanti Basak.

Protecting rivers and involving communities to conserve Himalayas’ shy otters

Sahana Ghosh 31 Jul 2020

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

Kartik Chandramouli, Mayank Aggarwal 20 Jul 2020

The Indus dolphin is struggling in India, thriving in Pakistan

Vivek Gupta 17 Jul 2020

Ganga’s wait for a cleaner tomorrow continues …

Mayank Aggarwal 9 Jul 2020

Mines ministry seeks public hearing exemption for expansion of non-coal mining projects

Mayank Aggarwal 26 Jun 2020

[Commentary] ‘Righting’ the wrong: Rights of rivers in India

Shrishtee Bajpai 23 Jun 2020