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Watch | In ‘Kodaikanal Still Won’t’, Artists Call Out Unilever’s ‘Environmental Racism’

The Wire Staff 29/06/2018

The music video features Sofia Ashraf, T.M. Krishna and...

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Compensatory Afforestation Is Not the Ultimate Solution to Delhi’s Tree Fellings

Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli 29/06/2018

Many afforestation projects have replaced natural forests with plantations...

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NBCC Should Consider Redrawing Plans Before Felling Trees in South Delhi

Tara Kartha 27/06/2018

Even as the environment ministry is busy rooting out...

In popular culture and popular imagination, Shimla has been cast within the columns of its colonial heritage. Credit: Pritam Das Biswas/Unsplash

The Rest of India Is Only Just Seeing the True, Decolonised Version of Shimla

Manik Sharma 08/06/2018

For decades now, a summer in Shimla implied scarcity...

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In Bengaluru, Dry Waste Is a Source of Both Livelihood and Civic Woes

Prajwal Suvarna 05/05/2018

Over the years, waste management is a civic issue...

A simple reclassification can multiply the development potential of land, such as is visible along Mumbai's shoreline. Credit: sarangib/pixabay

Circumventing the CRZ: Unlocking Mumbai’s Coastal Real Estate

Shweta Wagh and Hussain Indorewala 20/03/2018

Every amendment made to the CRZ without public debate...

A protest against the high level of air pollution at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Credit: PTI

China Can Set a Good Example for Delhi’s Air Pollution Menace

Asit K Biswas and Kris Hartley 24/12/2017

In the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, PM2.5 levels decreased by 27%...