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Topic: Joshimath

‘Babri ruling opened floodgates for lawsuits like Gyanvapi’, says Urdu press quoting ex SC judge

New Delhi: The Supreme Court remained the flavour of the week, with ‘love jihad’ and forced conversions making headlines in Urdu newspapers. However, it...

India’s green GDP is improving, but govt faces tough choices to ensure environmental protection

Sinking of Joshimath has provoked larger concerns about the environment. And though India's green record is better, govt must heed environmental warnings, prioritise water conservation.

Why Joshimath should have moved ground beneath India’s planners decades ago

Two large developmental projects that lie close to Joshimath have come under the lens — the NTPC thermal power project and Char Dham road widening work.

Bengaluru’s road to hol(e)y war & Naatu Naatu, y’all

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Activists blame NTPC’s Tapovan power plant & govt’s Char Dham project for Joshimath sinking

Tunnelling work by NTPC, say activists and geologists, have accelerated land subsidence, while widening of roads for Char Dham project has destabilised Joshimath's ecology and geology.

Army moves units from Joshimath to Auli, no impact on operations, says Army chief Pande

The Army chief reaffirmed the Joshimath land subsidence has not affected the force's accessibility in the region, after units were temporarily moved due to minor damage in the brigade headquarters.

‘Only place we’ve ever known’: As Joshimath crumbles, the displaced demand ‘fair compensation’

Govt offering Rs 1.5 lakh, residents demand at least Rs 5 lakh. Protesters want to halt demolitions until agreement is reached on displacement & compensation.

Bharat Polo Yatra & a Naatu-ral winner at the Golden Globes

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Why is Joshimath sinking? ‘Construction on unstable land, poor drainage, deforestation’

Local residents and researchers have long warned of land subsidence in the area. The 2021 avalanche in Chamoli that killed over 200 people possibly exacerbated the problem.

PMO holds high-level review meeting with Uttarakhand officials on Joshimath issue

The Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said that the cause of the landslide is being ascertained by the team of expert scientists of the country and whatever treatment is necessary will be done.

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India’s poor little rich people have it so bad. Money just can’t buy them freedom

There is terrible news for India’s one-percenters, who control '60% of India’s total wealth' — or $11.6 trillion in assets.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.