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Madhya Pradesh's Dindori seeks Centre's permission to cut 150,000 sal trees affected by borer infestation

India, July 22 -- Madhya Pradesh's Dindori Forest Department has sought central approval to fell 147,380 sal trees in Dindori district after a severe sal borer infestation. Officials say more than 1.... Read More


Police and administration forcibly remove people participating in 'pyre protests' against Ken-Betwa Link Project

India, July 19 -- Local police and administration brought to an end the 'Chita Andolan' (pyre protests) being held since July 3, 2026, by people affected by the Ken-Betwa Link and other projects near ... Read More


'Pyre protest' against Ken-Betwa Link Project resumes in Madhya Pradesh

India, July 4 -- People affected by the ambitious Ken-Betwa Link Project and other irrigation projects in Chhatarpur and Panna districts of Madhya Pradesh have resumed their 'Chita Andolan' or pyre pr... Read More


What suicide statistics conceal

India, July 2 -- On the night of May 5, when Ramesh (name changed) returned home from work, he found the door ajar. Inside, his 55-year-old father Gurmeet Singh and mother Narender Kaur were lying sti... Read More


Treated sewage water in Faridabad's Badkhal Lake blamed for tree deaths and groundwater fears

India, June 25 -- Environmentalists allege nearly 1,000 trees have dried up near Faridabad's Badkhal Lake after coming into contact with treated sewage water released into the lake. The water is supp... Read More


Andaman and Nicobar Islands record India's lowest fertility rate in NFHS-6

India, June 8 -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recorded India's lowest total fertility rate in NFHS-6, at 0.9. The Union Territory's fertility rate is less than half the replacement rate of 2.1, i... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: Government schemes fail to stop crop raids by stray cattle and wild animals in Uttar Pradesh

India, June 2 -- Farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand say gaushalas have reduced some crop damage from abandoned cattle, but have not solved the wider problem. Nilgai and wild boar continue to raid... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand, crop-raiding animals now bigger worry than drought

India, June 1 -- Farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region say repeated crop raids by nilgai, wild boar and stray cattle are making agriculture unviable. Many farmers now spend nights in makeshi... Read More


Most Rabi crops being sold at prices lower than minimum support price

India, April 24 -- Most crops are being sold at prices lower than the minimum support price (MSP) fixed for the Rabi season 2026, making it difficult for farmers to recover their costs. The latest we... Read More


What is the rule of women in power like?

India, April 24 -- The Nari Shakti Vandan Act, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, came into effect nationwide on April 16, 2026. Although the law w... Read More