Month: May 2019

Vedanta, IFC Judgements Give Fresh Ammunition For Those Seeking Environmental Justice

Pushkar Anand 03/05/2019

While the US case challenges the immunity of international...

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How a Pipeline Fight Exposed Justin Trudeau’s Fake Progressivism

Derrick O'Keefe, Robert Hackett and Shane Gunster 03/05/2019

Justin Trudeau's shiny image is losing its lustre amid...

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Ganga May Still Be Dirty, But the Modi Govt Spent Crores Advertising Its Cleaning

Sanjoy Basu, Neeraj Kumar and Shashi Shekhar 02/05/2019

As the 2019 elections neared, spending on advertisements increased.

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Cow Urine Must Leave Our Health Discourse and Its Proponents, Our Politics

Arun Mitra 02/05/2019

Cow urine isn't much different from human urine, so...

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Odisha: Evacuation Begins As Cyclone Fani Moves Closer to East Coast

Atleast 14 districts in Odisha are likely to bear...

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Another Suspect for Mandya’s Spot-Billed Pelican Deaths: Drought

Navodita Jain 02/05/2019

During a drought, animals don't have access to enough...

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After Protests, UK Parliament Declares a Symbolic Climate Change ‘Emergency’

Reuters 02/05/2019

The move came after eleven days of protests by...