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Creaking cities, vanishing ecosystems
An ecosystems-approach based on an understanding of the importance and contribution of ecosystem services is needed if both urban and peri-urban areas are to be developed sustainably and inclusively.
Amit Mitra
Shiraj Wajih and Bijay Singh
Posted on 14 Aug, 2015 12:43 PM

Ecosystems are complex functioning units that include living as well as non living entities and build on interdependent relationships among these living resources, surrounding habitats and reside
Ecosystems and their role in climate change resilience
No tunnel for the Luhri hydel project in Himachal
Policy matter this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Aug, 2015 12:07 PM

Villagers win as SJVNL drops its tunnel plan for Luhri hydel project 
Sutlej river in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh (Sanyam Bahga, Wikipedia)
CPCB fails to tackle rising river pollution: Report
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Jul, 2015 09:22 AM

In the last 26 years, polluted river stretches rise from 22 to over 300
Polluted Yamuna river in Agra
Hindon clean-up, a prerequisite to cleaning the Ganga
The pollution rates of the river Hindon are alarming. Despite work by conservation groups, the efforts on the part of the government to fix the problem remain uncertain.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 22 Jul, 2015 11:17 AM

Come monsoon and the situation in the Hindon river is truly troubling. Large stretches of the river continue to suffer toxic contamination.
The polluted Hindon (Source: Hindi Water Portal)
Government clears 170 eco-zones across the country
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 02 Jun, 2015 05:02 AM

Centre gives nod to 170 eco- sensitive zones in the country
The Western Ghats
Heat wave claims over 500 lives in the country
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 May, 2015 08:24 PM

Over 500 people succumb to killer heat wave
Heat wave engulfs the country (Source: PTI)
Abandoned dams; abandoned people
The National Green Tribunal allowed the ongoing construction on the Kanhar dam to continue despite its many illegalities. Four people who know the situation best explain why we should be disappointed.
Amita Bhaduri
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 19 May, 2015 04:07 PM

Kanhar, 1976; Polavaram 1941. These are just two of the several dam projects that were proposed decades ago but are yet to see the light of day.
We don't want dams, dams destroy mountains' reads a slogan painted on a wall in Uttarakhand (Image Source: GJ Lingaraj)
Kanhar: To be or not to be?
The May 7th Kanhar judgement by the National Green Tribunal validated the protesters' claims, but then also allowed the Government to 'complete earlier work'. Isn't the NGT contradicting itself?
Roma Malik
Posted on 17 May, 2015 07:20 AM

The last month has been one of great activity around the illegal construction of the Kanhar dam in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
A destroyed tent after the lathi charge
Every household in Delhi to pay environment tax: NGT
Policy updates this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 12 May, 2015 10:25 AM

Delhites to bear the brunt of Yamuna pollution
Yamuna river in Delhi
SC denies land to Coca-Cola in Chharba, Uttarakhand
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 05 May, 2015 11:30 AM

After Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand also bids goodbye to Coca Cola
The scrubland that the Coca Cola company requires
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