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‘Disastrous’: Modi govt allows commercial plantations in forests, drops safeguards

In a move that further weakens India’s forest conservation laws, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is all set to open up forests for commercial plantations by private and government entities without the requirement of a one-time monetary compensation, called net present value (NPV), and compensatory afforestation.…

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Hostel for SC/ST girls in Ghaziabad now ‘houses only snakes, not students’

While the Union government champions slogans like the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, the ground reality is that a UP government hostel built for scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) girls in Nandgram, Ghaziabad, never properly materialised beyond the paperwork.

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After ED raid, climate activist calls allegations ‘baseless and biased’

Two days after the Enforcement Directorate accused Satat Sampada Private Limited of misusing foreign funds to influence government policies and undermine India’s energy security, its director and climate activist Harjeet Singh has denied all the allegations against him and his outfit.

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637 acres, 125 court cases: The great Dalit-Adivasi land grab in Rajasthan

On the outskirts of Jaipur, in a village named Machwa, an 86-year-old Dalit widow lives in a cluster of makeshift jhuggis. The settlement is built from uneven brick walls and patched with tarpaulin sheets and rusted tin roofs. Inside, her family of nearly 30 – sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren –…

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India’s richest civic body, world-class neglect: Why are people still dying on Mumbai’s roads?

In July, 2015, 16-year-old Prakash Bilhore went to fill out a college admission form in Bhandup. But he never made it home. The motorcycle he was travelling on hit a pothole, throwing him off. He died in hospital within an hour.

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Jan 5, 2026: The PM 2.5 problem the environment ministry is pushing downwind

In today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

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‘Different footing’: SC denies bail to Umar, Sharjeel, but grants relief to Gulfisha, Meeran, 3 others

The Supreme Court has denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam booked under the UAPA in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Though the court has granted bail to five other accused, including Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa ur Rehman, Shadab Ahmed and Mohd Saleem Khan.

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Behind the bylines: Our reporters on the year's biggest stories

How do reporters arrive at a story, and what challenges do they face during the reporting process? At the end of the year, Newslaundry brings you a special episode featuring all its reporters sharing their work and the stories behind it.

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December 31, 2025: Delhi struggles with ‘very poor’ air, records zero clean air days this year

For today’s Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry travelled to Connaught Place, where hundreds are expected to assemble to ring in the new year. The AQI monitors installed there showed an AQI of 163. The closest CPCB monitoring station showed an AQI of 385, but our air quality monitor recorded 393 –…

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Hafta letters: Gaza, Chandrachud interview, subscription tips, Mamdani and caste

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Kumbh Mela lies, Rs 112 cr embezzled, and a mother’s tears I can't forget

The UP government's callous lies about the Kumbh Mela death toll. A mother's grief over losing two children in the Air India crash in Gujarat. Crores of taxpayer money squandered on media ads and influencers. And corruption entrenched at the highest levels of the bureaucracy.

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Why the CEO of a news website wants you to stop reading the news

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‘A small mistake can cost us our lives’: Why gig workers are on strike on New Year’s Eve

As Indians prepare to ring in the New Year on December 31, some may find their last-minute party essentials delayed or unavailable.

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‘Should I kill myself?’: How a woman’s birthday party became a free pass for a Hindutva mob

“I had invited my entire class. That included Hindus, Muslims and even Christians,” said Shivangi Patel. “If a classmate of mine is Muslim, am I not allowed to interact with him?”

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Reporter’s diary: How I chased trucks and scaled walls to uncover India’s e-waste recycling fraud

Weeks before I hit the ground, my editor Raman Kirpal's brief was clean and cold: check the books of India's top recyclers, and then corroborate their numbers with legwork.

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Hafta x South Central: Highs & lows of media in 2025, influencers in news, Arnab’s ‘turnaround’

For this special year-ender episode, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pande and The News Minute’s Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by columnist and media critic Santosh Desai.

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From school skit to viral church protest: How a Christmas event was recast as ‘anti-Hindu’

What began as an annual Christmas programme featuring schoolchildren, skits and a science exhibition in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly ended with slogans outside a church and demands for an FIR.

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Amid buzz over Navneet Sehgal’s PMO role, Cong points to Newslaundry report

Amid speculation that former Prasar Bharati chairman Navneet Sehgal is going to be appointed to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Congress has asked the government to clear the air while referring to a Newslaundry report.

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How we broke the voter roll story before it became a national conversation

More than a year ago, when I began looking into possible manipulation of voter rolls, the first person to help me understand it was Dr SY Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India.

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Dec 25, 2025: Delhi struggles with ‘poor’ AQI as L-G blames Kejriwal

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry stood inside Hauz Khas Village to document the air quality index (AQI) at 10.30 am.

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A toxic landfill is growing in the Aravallis. Rs 100 crore fine changed nothing

As protests grow against the degradation and redefinition of the Aravalli range, another serious crisis looms: the Bandhwari landfill.

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‘She told me I am blind because of my past deeds’: Woman recounts abuse at Christmas event

Safalta Kartik, a visually impaired woman from Jabalpur, is on the verge of becoming a teacher after completing her final B.Ed exams – an achievement carved out through years of struggle against disability, poverty, and indifference.

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TV media sinks lower as independent media offers glimmer of hope in 2025

As we come to the end of 2025, how do we assess the state of our mainstream media? Can it sink lower than it already has, given that it stands at 151 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index?

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TV Newsance 326 | A very curly tale, or how taxpayers’ money was used for govt PR

Food, travel, vlogs… and now government promotion? This episode of TV Newsance breaks down how Curly Tales became the face of a ₹6 crore Doordarshan documentary promoting the Modi government — and how the same content quietly appeared on private, monetised YouTube channels.

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‘They find our faces disturbing’: Acid attack survivor’s 16-year quest for justice and a home

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court, while hearing acid attack survivor Shaheen Malik’s petition, asked all High Courts to furnish data about pending trials in acid attack cases. Noting that Malik's case has been stuck in a Delhi court since 2009, the court also asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to…

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