In Madurai, mining for tungsten and trouble

There have been sustained protests in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu ever since the Union government announced in November 2024 that it had granted tungsten mining rights in eight blocks to Hindustan Zinc, a subsidiary of Vedanta. The residents of the region, particularly Melur taluk, which has the Arittapatti biodiversity…

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Tamil Nadu to increase the number of animal birth control centres; only 18 operational across the State, finds TNAWB

Further, the data from TNAWB reveals that the stray dog population survey is being conducted only by corporations in Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, and Vellore Read More | Source: The Hindu…

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Nerunjalkudi residents oppose merger of their village with Tiruchi Corporation fearing loss of benefits of job scheme

The residents said they would become ineligible for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme if their village panchayat became part of the civic body Read More | Source: The Hindu…

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Bengaluru | Whose parks and gardens are these anyway?

For decades, Bengaluru has revelled in its status as the Garden City, but of late, its parks and gardens have become objects of contention as different groups want to claim ownership. While the ownership technically lies with the State government, a lack of concrete regulations give rise to the question…

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