An award-winning journalist with 14 years of experience, Nikhil Ghanekar is an Assistant Editor with the National Bureau [Government] of The Indian Express in New Delhi. He primarily covers environmental policy matters which involve tracking key decisions and inner workings of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He also covers the functioning of the National Green Tribunal and writes on the impact of environmental policies on wildlife conservation, forestry issues and climate change....Read More
An award-winning journalist with 14 years of experience, Nikhil Ghanekar is an Assistant Editor with the National Bureau [Government] of The Indian Express in New Delhi. He primarily covers environmental policy matters which involve tracking key decisions and inner workings of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He also covers the functioning of the National Green Tribunal and writes on the impact of environmental policies on wildlife conservation, forestry issues and climate change.
Nikhil joined The Indian Express in 2024. Originally from Mumbai, he has worked in publications such as Tehelka, Hindustan Times, DNA Newspaper, News18 and Indiaspend. In the past 14 years, he has written on a range of subjects such as sports, current affairs, civic issues, city centric environment news, central government policies and politics.
Oct 21, 2025 16:01 IST
The Supreme Court directed the Jharkhand government to notify an area of 314 sq km as a wildlife...
Tue, Oct 21, 2025Oct 16, 2025 15:55 IST
A change in methodology has meant that the latest estimates of India’s elephant population are...
Tue, Oct 21, 2025Oct 16, 2025 03:31 IST
The announcement came on the last day of the World Congress of IUCN at Abu Dhabi,...
Thu, Oct 16, 2025Oct 14, 2025 15:18 IST
India Elephant Population 2025: According to the much-delayed elephant census, Karnataka continues...
Wed, Oct 15, 2025Oct 13, 2025 17:20 IST
National Commission for Backward Classes asks state government for data on the communities, some of...
Tue, Oct 14, 2025Oct 10, 2025 15:43 IST
The Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Target Rules have been notified for 282 cement, aluminium,...
Sat, Oct 11, 2025Oct 10, 2025 01:38 IST
According to the assessment plan, the aim is to establish a nationally coordinated, participatory...
Fri, Oct 10, 2025Oct 09, 2025 22:30 IST
Nearly four decades after it was first proposed, the 1,865 MW Chenab project has been recommended...
Fri, Oct 10, 2025Oct 08, 2025 15:15 IST
The ministry issued two separate draft notifications—one on October 3 for CETPs and another on...
Wed, Oct 08, 2025Oct 05, 2025 17:08 IST
Telangana, Odisha, Assam, Gujarat and Maharashtra among top states with highest pendency; MoTA...
Mon, Oct 06, 2025Oct 03, 2025 11:36 IST
Directs UP Pollution Control Board to form surveillance teams, action plan to ensure compliance of...
Fri, Oct 03, 2025Oct 01, 2025 15:24 IST
Snake bites claimed 10,144 lives while animal attacks killed 1,739...
Fri, Oct 03, 2025Sep 30, 2025 18:54 IST
Data on disease prevalence from National Family Health Survey–5, Indian epidemiological studies...
Wed, Oct 01, 2025Sep 28, 2025 21:50 IST
Government sources said the tweaks will ensure Hindi proficiency is not an impediment, and that the...
Mon, Sep 29, 2025Sep 26, 2025 17:54 IST
The plea endorsed by 57 people, including historian Shekhar Pathak and author Ramachandra Guha,...
Fri, Sep 26, 2025Sep 24, 2025 16:37 IST
The proposed 20,250 sq m terminal building at the Purnea airport will come up on a 21-hectare space...
Thu, Sep 25, 2025Sep 24, 2025 03:06 IST
The Oju project is proposed on the Subansiri river, 5 km downstream of Redi village of Taksing...
Wed, Sep 24, 2025Sep 22, 2025 16:51 IST
The CPCB report also noted a drop in the number of the most polluted stretches in its analysis of...
Tue, Sep 23, 2025Sep 22, 2025 04:20 IST
The upcoming Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) meeting is particularly significant for the project,...
Mon, Sep 22, 2025Sep 19, 2025 02:20 IST
The CEC has recommended that the entire area occupied by USTM and surrounding buildings be “fully...
Fri, Sep 19, 2025Sep 18, 2025 04:20 IST
7.07 sq km of the project components fall in the Island Coastal Regulation Zone-1A where...
Thu, Sep 18, 2025Sep 16, 2025 04:20 IST
The letter was sent on August 12, a week after flash floods and landslides destroyed Dharali...
Tue, Sep 16, 2025Sep 13, 2025 01:50 IST
The ministry’s Wildlife Division on Thursday gave the green light to the Maharashtra Chief...
Sat, Sep 13, 2025Sep 10, 2025 12:02 IST
The exemption was granted in response to a recent request made by the Ministry of Defence and the...
Thu, Sep 11, 2025Sep 09, 2025 04:20 IST
The proposal came from the central public sector enterprise, FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India...
Tue, Sep 09, 2025