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Adani’s Management Plan for the Endangered Black-Throated Finch Stands Approved

Stephen Garnett, Brendan Wintle, David Lindenmayer, Don Franklin and John Woinarski 02/06/2019

The Queensland government has green-lit Adani's new plan to...

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Over 25 States to Pay Rs One Crore as Environment Compensation for Inaction on Plastic Waste Disposal

The states had to submit action plans by April...

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Credit: AIIMS

Is AIIMS the Latest Victim of Commercialisation of Public Property?

Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli 21/05/2019

Protesting doctors and administrative staff highlight that the decision...

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Houses Collapse, People Stranded as Floodwaters Rise in Cyclone-Hit Mozambique

Mike Hutchings 29/04/2019

Cyclone Kenneth is the second cyclone to hit the...

Much of Mumbai rests only a few meters above sea level. Credit: Nikhil Anand)

Mumbai’s Coastal Reclamation Project – The Likelihood of a Not-So-Natural Disaster

Nikhil Anand 11/04/2019

The city has not as yet conducted a serious...

A lake in Dera Mandi forest. Credit: Pradip Krishen

In Delhi Lies a Forest Uprooted

Pradip Krishen 08/04/2019

Why is it that 170 years after we started...

Sabarmati Riverfront. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Investigation Shows Sabarmati Is Brimming With Stagnant Water

The Wire Staff 03/04/2019

In the report, activists pointed out that the Sabarmati River "no...