Environment and Elections News

This series was setup to examine if the environment played a role during the 2019 national elections. We are now conducting introspective analyses about the election results, before examining environment related policy of the new government. The India Climate Collaborative has been supporting this series. However, the ICC does not have editorial input regarding the content of Mongabay-India stories. The story idea, production and publishing was entirely by Mongabay-India.

In Marathwada the queues are for collecting water during this election season

An environmental catastrophe is lurking in Wayanad

Manipur’s recent plastic ban appears in election discussions

Goa mining languishes as revival attempts remain in limbo

Shrinking area and decreasing farm productivity in Kaveri delta

Drinking water and pollution among top ten priorities for the urban Indian voter

With forest rights in focus ahead of elections, proposed changes to Forest Act draw attention

As oil spills into Kaveri delta, anger spills into the election discussions

Will urban outrage over environmental apathy reflect in voting?

Farmers’ agenda hopes to shift election focus back on agricultural crisis

Elections hold out little hope for Punjab’s farmers

India’s thrust on coal continues while studies highlight impact on health

Schoolchildren in Assam produce their agenda for the national elections

Bathing in Ganga during Kumbh may wash away sins, but what about diseases?

The Hasdeo Arand story: Is coal mining a fait accompli for the pristine forests?

[Commentary] A ‘people’s manifesto’ for the 2019 national elections in India

It is all about encroachment in the hills of Munnar

“No Aravallis no vote”: People want Haryana government to spare the hills

Political parties compete for vote of India’s tribal community

Are clean rivers a distant dream for India?

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