Vivek Gupta

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Are Environmental, Social Concerns Being Considered in India’s Rapid Solar Energy Expansion?

Vivek Gupta 04/07/2023

The NEP envisages an almost 700% growth in the...

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What Happens to Locals’ Jobs When an Abandoned Coal Mine Becomes a Tourist Spot?

Vivek Gupta 04/06/2023

The repurposing of abandoned quarry in the erstwhile mining...

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Life in India’s Oldest Coal Belt Shows Why Plans for Transition Must Begin Now

Vivek Gupta 16/02/2023

The local economy in West Bengal’s Raniganj coalfield, operational...

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Punjab Groundwater Will Vanish in 22 Years at Current Extraction Rate

Vivek Gupta 18/06/2022

A National Green Tribunal monitoring committee announced recently that...

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‘Our Minds Are Often Restless, Worrying That Floods Will Wash Away Everything’

Vivek Gupta 30/04/2022

'We have no role in disturbing the climate. We...

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Kinnaur Landslides Galvanise Locals Against Rs 5,700 Crore Hydel Project

Vivek Gupta 26/04/2022

Two landslides in Kinnaur last summer which claimed 22...

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New Govt Data Points To Dangerous Groundwater Pollution in Punjab

Vivek Gupta 22/08/2021

More than half of Punjab's districts have reported dangerous...