Story Of Kamalanga Project is the Story of Weak Accountability Mechanisms
Thirteen years after communities from Odisha’s Dhenkanal district filed a complaint at the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) accountability mechanism
Power plants are unable to eliminate the dangerous fly ash reserves
Avantha Power and Infrastructure had promised to provide employment to the people living in the area when the Jhabua power plant was commissioned. Although it is currently owned by NTPC, this power plant which...
Plastic Life Span: Report Flags Grave Health Risks for People in Vicinity of Panipat Refinery
The CFA report comes during the 4th round of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee talks in Ottawa on international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in marine environment.
Fish and Foul
Where have all the fish gone? Many reasons are ascribed to the low catch. But most blame it on the industries in the belt
Concrete Ambitions: The Environmental and Livelihood Toll of BJP’s Decade-Long Infrastructure Drive
In the past decade, NDA's approach to development through relentless pursuit of infrastructure has come at a steep cost. To say the least, it has been both uncooperative and myopic in nature.
Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe
“If our crops get damaged, and our cattle are failing to reproduce, one can easily imagine what this refinery must be doing to humans here”, said Satpal Singh, the ex-sarpanch of Singhpora village in...
Demands and Dispossessions: A Report on Blue Economy
The blue economy is the next economic frontier. That’s the impression which has been created by the intergovernmental bodies and international financial institutions. National governments, business groups and private investors have also jumped into...
CBI Case Against Environmental Lawyer Has No Evidence To Back Allegations Made But Will Deter Litigation
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case against celebrated environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta is replete with factual errors
‘Mindless’ development model financed by top institutions ’caused Joshimath disaster’
In a statement signed by over 50 civil society organisations and concerned citizens, FAN believes, Joshimath Disaster is the”inevitable result of long neglect of scientific warnings, of gross financialization of nature and total lack...
Joshimath Disaster
Joshimath woke up to large cracks on roads and houses with muddy water seeping from them, not in one or two but in over 600 houses! News media and portals are now calling it...
When India wears the G20 crown
G-20, (abbreviation for Group 20) is a fancy name. It has attracted the imagination of many around the globe and is often dubbed as the most important association of nations that matter in terms...
चकाचौंध की कीमत
क्या आपने कभी सोचा है कि जो बिजली आपके जीवन को रोशन और सुविधाजनक बनाती है वही हज़ारों लोगों और वन्य जीव जंतुओं की बदहाली का कारण भी बन सकती है ?
GM food is back on the table
Genetically modified food is back in the news after the regulator Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) recommended “environmental release” of GM Mustard, billed as an indigenously developed transgenic hybrid or a “swadeshi” product, on...
ESG dilution: Way forward lies in inequality sensitive RE Finance
The first half of this year has been challenging for RE expansion both at the global level and in India. Supply disruptions in coal and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) owing to the Russia-Ukraine war...
How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public Welfare
To become a $5 trillion economy by 2025, India is heavily relying on private infrastructure investment across sectors. The government has been rolling out several policies, regulations and tenders to encourage private investments. In...
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