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FeaturesWaste to energy project not so green
How did Jindal’s waste-to-energy (WtE) project come up in the heart of Delhi without any public consultation or clearance from the pollution control board? And will it be another illegality that the MoEF will regularise? More... Chilika’s fishermen set to battle prawn mafia themselvesDespite a court order in February directing demolition of the prawn gheris that have trapped roughly 40% of the waters in Chilika Lake, no action has been taken. Now the Chilika Matsayjibi Mahasangh has vowed to demolish the prawn enclosures itself and take the state to court for ignoring judicial directives More... Vedanta and Posco: A tale of two projectsWhy was the POSCO project treated so differently from Vedanta? One was given clearance, with conditions, while the other was rejected, despite the fact that both were found to be in violation of the Forest Rights Act and other laws. Is it realpolitik that guides these decisions, asks Pradeep BaisakhMore... Haathi Mere SaathiThe ongoing Rengali left bank canal irrigation project on the Brahmani river, in Orissa, is seriously disrupting traditional elephant migration routes, leading to an escalation in man-elephant conflicts More... No respite for Jharkhand’s beleaguered tribalsJust last year the tribals of Khunti and Gumla blocks in Jharkhand ousted steel giant Arcelor Mittal from the region. Now there’s another flashpoint around the Rs 65 crore Kantijalashay dam planned by the state government on the Chata River. The rivers, streams and fountains are all ours, they say. Why should we accept water from a dam? More... The end of Keoladeo’s avian glory?A serious water crisis at Keoladeo National Park, exacerbated by caste politics and strife, has put its World Heritage Site status at risk. Barely 10% of the migratory birds that used to flock to Bharatpur are to be seen today. How feasible are the solutions proposed? More... If not GDP, what?GDP as a measure of progress is being shown the door. But what should take its place? Shruti Sharma reports on the Happy Planet Index and other proposals, but argues that retaining GDP but including within it additional natural capital flows might still be the best way to protect the environment More... How government agencies fast-tracked LavasaLavasa, the picturesque planned hill station being developed by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) near Pune, is facing charges of illegal land acquisition and environmental violations and construction has been stayed pending an inquiry. This article says that the focus should be not on the misdemeanours of the corporation but on the collusions and oversights of government More... Ladenge, Jeetenge! Narmada Bachao Andolan at 25The Narmada Bachao Andolan movement is 25 years old. What started as a struggle in the Narmada valley has spread to every corner of the country and changed the definition of development, reports Kathyayini Chamaraj from the commemorative events that began on October 22 at Dhadgaon and concluded in Badwani on October 26 More... |
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