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Bahar Dutt

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Protesters rally against Wells Fargo in solidarity with the people of Standing Rock in Hollywood, California. Photo: AFP

Top environment stories of 2016

4 min read . 23 Dec 2016

NHAI wants to build a four-lane expressway that would splice open a vital tiger corridor connecting two famous wildlife parks, Kanha and Pench, in Madhya Pradesh. Photo: Tarique Sani

Could Wildlife Institute of India be playing with the lives of tigers?

3 min read . 09 Dec 2016

The leopard which was spotted at the Yamuna Biodiversity Park in Wazirabad, Delhi. Photo: PTI

Why we should have kept quiet about the leopard of Wazirabad

3 min read . 29 Nov 2016

Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

What the government and the media didn’t say about air pollution in your city

4 min read . 19 Nov 2016

The focus needs to shift from a cracker-less Diwali to a pollution-free city the whole year round. Photo: Prakash Singh/AFP

Our elitist response to pollution post Diwali

4 min read . 04 Nov 2016

A total of 3 acres and 28 guntas (a local measure of area) of government land and 1 acre and 0.74 guntas of private land is to be acquired for the project. Photo: PTI

Trees or flyovers?

3 min read . 29 Oct 2016

Waiter, there’s a human in my forest

3 min read . 07 Oct 2016

Cauvery dispute: Whose water is it, anyway?

4 min read . 23 Sep 2016

The giant panda has been downgraded from being “endangered” to being “near threatened” because of the action taken by Chinese authorities to save this species. Photo: Getty Images

Are big conservation groups like IUCN still relevant?

3 min read . 09 Sep 2016

There is enough data to show that across India, a large section of rural and peri-urban communities face human-wildlife conflict situation on a daily basis. Photo: Hindustan Times

Human-wildlife conflict and mental health issues

3 min read . 27 Aug 2016

Should night treks be allowed in the forest?

4 min read . 12 Aug 2016

Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

What Swachh Bharat should have addressed

4 min read . 22 Jul 2016

Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

It’s time for a law to protect fish diversity

3 min read . 15 Jul 2016

There is a false perception being created in the media that Prakash Javadekar has been ‘promoted’ for his work in the environment ministry. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

A new beginning for the environment ministry?

3 min read . 07 Jul 2016

Photo: Hindustan Times

Are petting zoos cruel to animals?

3 min read . 01 Jul 2016

A file photo of rhesus macaque monkeys. Photo: AFP

Here’s my problem with the culling debate

3 min read . 17 Jun 2016

The latest study was conducted by an NGO based in Uttarakhand, which has now petitioned the NGT seeking a ban on the use of PET bottles. Photo: Hemant Mishra/ Mint

PET bottles used for soft drinks and juices are unsafe

3 min read . 02 Jun 2016

A green hub in the North-East

3 min read . 27 May 2016

Photo: Hindustan Times

Will empowering gram sabhas derail development?

3 min read . 13 May 2016

A massive fire in the forests in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand on Monday. Photo: PTI

How the media got the Uttarakhand fire story wrong

3 min read . 06 May 2016

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