Tribal Leaders Allege Pressure To Surrender Land For The Great Nicobar Project
Tribal chiefs say they were asked to sign certificates surrendering their land to back the ₹81,000-crore Great Nicobar development. The...
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The Long Road Towards Regulating Earth Use For Highways And Railways
Since 2020, the environment ministry has allowed projects like highways to extract ordinary earth without needing environmental clearance. In March...
Shocker: Emission Norms Relaxed For Thermal Power Plants!
In a move experts say could be detrimental to public health, the central government has granted widespread exemptions to thermal...
SC Pauses NGT Order Amid Industry Push For Coal Flexibility
The Supreme Court has put on hold the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order that blocked the environment ministry’s move to...
CRZ Violations In Adani’s Rs 30,000 Cr Bandra Land Deal?
Congress MP and general-secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh described the project as the “latest installment in the Modani Loot Yojana,” alleging...
Goa Mining: New Regime, Bigger Challenges
The central and state governments have fast-tracked iron ore mining resumption in Goa Transportation of e-auctioned extracted ore from as-is-where-is...
