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Monday, March 9, 2026
TopicNarmada Bachao Andolan

Topic: Narmada Bachao Andolan

Medha Patkar vs Delhi L-G: What’s the 24-year-old case about & why was she arrested

Patkar, 70, best known for her work in environmental and human rights movements, was released the same day.

Social activist Medha Patkar being released after brief arrest in defamation case by VK Saxena

Defamation case against Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar was filed by VK Saxena, who is currently Delhi L-G, in 2000 when he headed Gujarat-based NGO.

Portrayed Delhi L-G as ‘hypocrite’— what court said in order convicting Medha Patkar for defamation

Court rules Patkar’s 2001 statements against Vinay Kumar Saxena, now Delhi L-G, as ‘deliberate’, causing significant damage to his reputation and standing in society.

Congress betrayed Gujaratis on Narmada dam, Kejriwal insulting them, says Union minister Rupala

In an interview, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala discusses BJP’s poll prospects, Morbi bridge collapse tragedy & the challenge from AAP.

Gujarat CM labeled Medha Patkar urban Naxal but Narmada Andolan never saw this cancel culture

Hasmukh Patel, then Officer on Special Duty to the Narmada Development Minister, had said that Medha Patkar's concern regarding fair and just rehabilitation was genuine.

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The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Washington: Iran’s strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump,...

Russian crude never left India’s import mix. It made up 1/3rd of oil imports from 2024 to 2026

After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.