Ravleen Kaur

Minor mineral, major mafia

Residents of a nondescript village in Madhya Pradesh lost their livelihoods to sand mining but this illegal trade didn't make the limelight until an IAS officer was suspended in UP.

Posted on 29 Sep, 2013 04:05 PM

Pahanbarri was a small village of 3000 people in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district. The 200-year old village was known for its fertile soil, thanks to being located on the banks of the Tawa, a tributary of the Narmada river. On August 1 this year, the river changed its course, broke its bank and entered the village.

Sand mining in Dindigul, TN Source: The Hindu

Gujarat farmers protest proposed nuclear park

News this week - Gujarat farmers oppose nuclear plant, drought hits Bihar and an eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi in Surat.

Posted on 22 Sep, 2013 08:01 PM

Gujarat farmers oppose Mithivirdi nuclear plant

Nuclear power or people's power Source: Wikipedia

Government bans project clearance in eight critically polluted industrial areas

Policy matters this week - No more project clearance in critically polluted areas, Tamil Nadu government launches 'Amma' mineral water and Guwahati to get 24*7 water supply.

Posted on 22 Sep, 2013 06:03 PM

No environment clearance in eight critically polluted areas

Effluent pollutes water Source: Wikipedia

Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine eco-sensitive zone

Policy Matters this week - Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine eco zone, Environment Ministry wants cess for shale gas exploration and NGT directs waste-to-energy plant to control emissions.

Posted on 16 Sep, 2013 01:36 AM

Gulf of Kutch will be India's first marine eco-sensitive zone

No more effluent in the Gulf of Kutch (Wikipedia)

Chromium contaminates Bangalore's drinking water

News this week - Chromium contaminates drinking water in Peenya industrial area, NEERI develops new technology to treat effluents and water crisis hits 22 big cities in India.

Posted on 15 Sep, 2013 05:24 PM

Chromium afflicts borewells in India's largest industrial area

Groundwater contamination (Source:Google Images)

200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port

News this week: 200-crore penalty on Mundra port, Parliament passes Land Acquisition Bill and dengue spreads in Mumbai.

Posted on 08 Sep, 2013 07:32 PM

POLICY MATTERS

200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port

Land reclaimation from the sea at the Mundra Port

Food Security Bill sees light of the day

News this week - Lok Sabha passes the Food Security Bill, floods engulf Gujarat and India bans shark finning.

Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 10:28 PM

POLICY MATTERS

Food security bill passed

Affordable food for all (Source: Google Images)

Vedanta loses the bauxite battle

News this week - No bauxite from Niyamgiri, Delhi government to incentivise solar power and amphibian species near extinction.

Posted on 25 Aug, 2013 04:33 PM

Dongria Kondhs win the mining battle

Niyamgiri hills Source: Amnesty International

Tehri dam nears danger mark

News this week - Tehri dam nears danger mark, Supreme Court stops dams in Uttarakhand and Maharashtra allows coal mining near rivers

Posted on 19 Aug, 2013 02:33 AM

Water level in Tehri dam near danger mark

Countrywide ban on sand mining

News this week - National Green Tribunal bans sand mining, Ukai dam authorities save Surat from floods and the Central Government decides to release water data.

Posted on 11 Aug, 2013 05:41 PM

Countrywide ban on sand mining

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