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Bharat Dogra
Still a Massive Block in Flow of Funds to Save Rivers
11 Sep 2021
River pollution is worse each year but fund allocations and spending on river clean-up lags despite fanfare around flagship schemes like Namami Gange.
Vikram Raj
Displaced Villagers of Bokaro Steel Plant Burn in Furnace of Apathy
30 Aug 2021
In the third week of July, around 700 youths staged a protest at the gate of Bokaro Steel Plant, Jharkhand.
Sumedha Pal
CSE Survey Says Coal Plants Flouting Water Norms with Impunity
02 Jul 2021
The report surveyed over 154 GW of total coal power capacity and found about half the freshwater-based plants were non-complying. Most of these plants belong to state-owned companies. The largest…
Damayantee Dhar
Land Lost to GPCL, Bhavnagar Farmers Turn to Daily Wage Labour
02 Apr 2021
In early 2018, GPCL took possession of land from Badi, Thordi and Ranpar villages affecting about 250 farmers. Despite an ongoing case and protests, about 3,901 bigha land was taken over by the…
Sandipan Talukdar
New Study Says Half the World’s People Live Amid High Air Pollution
15 Mar 2021
‘Air pollution kills almost as many Canadians every three years as COVID-19 killed to date,’ one of the co-authors was quoted saying.
Dr. Ravi Chopra, Rashme Sehgal
‘People Living on Mountains are Considered Expendable’—Dr Ravi Chopra
21 Feb 2021
The noted environmentalist expresses dismay over the disregard for human life in the wake of the Chamoli disaster and says long-term studies of glaciers are needed.
Sandipan Talukdar
Research Says Fossil Fuel Burning Caused 8.7 Million Deaths Worldwide in 2018
11 Feb 2021
The study also said that India has become a hotspot for particulate matter pollution resulting from fossil fuel combustion.
Ayaskant Das
How Modi Government’s Thermal Power Reforms Aggravate Pollution
20 Nov 2020
The push for the use of domestic coal is directly focused on revitalising coal mining and thermal power companies, including addressing their sluggish response to the coal auctions, said experts
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Pollution Control Boards Understaffed and Low on Motivation, Says Study
06 Nov 2020
It added that the leadership of these pollution control boards comprises civil servants who often lack the domain expertise necessary to effectively deliver on their mandate.
Newsclick Team
Official Apathy in Yamuna Cleaning, 'Jungle Raj' in UP and other news
06 Jul 2020
In today's Daily Roundup, we will talk about the growing cases of COVID-19 in India and the apathy shown by officials in the cleaning of the Yamuna.