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Environment
Nicobar Nightmare
‘Limited intervention was in the best interest of the islands’: Ritwick Dutta
Interview with the environmental lawyer, activist, author, and co-founder of advocacy group LIFE.
Anusua Mukherjee
Nicobar Nightmare
Flora and fauna of Great Nicobar in great peril
From tropical forests to mangroves, from long-tailed macaque to megapode, it threatens everything.
Ishika Ramakrishna
Nicobar Nightmare
Great Nicobar: Whose land is it?
The indigenous Shompen and the Nicobarese say they were lied to at the project’s public hearing.
Ajay Saini
Nicobar Nightmare
Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area
The government throws caution to the wind while assessing the risk of infrastructure development.
Janki Andharia,
V. Ramesh,
Ravinder Dhiman
Nicobar Nightmare — The Lede
Proposed infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island a mega folly
It puts the pristine island, its priceless biodiversity, and indigene populations as well as the huge investment itself in danger.
Pankaj Sekhsaria
Nicobar Nightmare
Should the leatherback turtle go to court?
It cannot speak for itself when its rights to exist are threatened. But can we stand up for them?
Shrishtee Bajpai
Nicobar Nightmare
Editor’s Note
The government is going full steam ahead with its misguided plans for Great Nicobar Island.
Vaishna Roy
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands need development
But it should not come at the cost of its unique ecology and people.
Ajay Kumar Singh
‘Orans’ of Rajasthan in danger of being taken over by green energy projects
Those traditional diversity hotspots support wildlife, domestic animals, and human livelihoods.
Rishika Pardikar
Sea change: Why India needs lessons from Maldives to tackle climate crisis
Small island nations beleaguered by climate change are adopting proactive measures to mitigate it.
Sweta Daga
Wildlife Act amendment misses chance to free captive elephants
But the amendments pertaining to CITES and the schedules are largely viewed as an improvement.
Rishika Pardikar
Mangroves to be cut for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project after court order
The rail corporation has undertaken to carry out compensatory planting of 1,10,000 saplings.
Lyla Bavadam
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