As the government wilfully ignores or subverts environmental advice and promotes mega projects

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10-02-202343 STORIES

Alarming rise in landslides now a pan-India peril

It is leading to calls for a serious rethink on balancing development with environmental concerns.

Ramesh Chakrapani

Joshimath crisis: A story of criminal neglect

Ignoring protests and pleas of residents for 14 months, the government pushed on with mega projects.

Ravi Chopra: ‘It is madness’

The research scientist says Joshimath was a disaster waiting to happen.

Anupama Katakam

How unplanned urbanisation threatens the mountain towns of Uttarakhand

More than 60 per cent of the built-up area in these towns is in environmentally unsafe zones.

Prakash C. Tiwari

Tapovan Vishnugad: NTPC project at the heart of Joshimath crisis

Were thorough geological, geophysical, and geotechnical studies done before sanctioning the project?

Himanshu Thakkar

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