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 05, 2024 03:54 IST
The order comes after the NGT principal bench on September 20 imposed a token penalty of Re 1 on...
Sat, Oct 05, 2024
Oct 04, 2024 12:30 IST
The expert panel also decided to return an Adani Green Energy proposal in an eco-sensitive area in...
Fri, Oct 04, 2024
Oct 04, 2024 04:20 IST
Project Cheetah began in September 2022 with the intercontinental translocation of eight African...
Fri, Oct 04, 2024
Oct 02, 2024 09:54 IST
Launched in 1991, it is a voluntary and non-binding scheme which promotes labelling of household...
Wed, Oct 02, 2024
Sep 28, 2024 17:18 IST
Ramesh’s letter comes a day after The Indian Express reported on the environment ministry’s...
Sat, Sep 28, 2024
Sep 27, 2024 04:30 IST
The ministry has also filed an application with NGT, seeking a larger bench of six members to hear...
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Sep 26, 2024 04:20 IST
The bench sought responses from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Power,...
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Sep 25, 2024 18:15 IST
The ambitious project has seen marginal successes. But major questions remain regarding its short...
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Sep 25, 2024 17:21 IST
Under the international Ramsar convention treaty of 1971 signed in Iran, wetlands that meet certain...
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Sep 23, 2024 19:54 IST
Assam Special Secretary (Forests) M K Yadava faces fresh allegations of violation of forest...
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Sep 21, 2024 14:08 IST
NGT also orders treatment of lake catchment areas in Nainital district; Uttarakhand chief secretary...
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
Sep 21, 2024 02:39 IST
The plea in question was an intervention application filed by an advocate, Gaurav Bansal, in an...
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
Sep 19, 2024 22:59 IST
Here's how the NDA government wants to achieve a metapopulation of 60-70 cheetahs in the...
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Sep 18, 2024 12:54 IST
Currently, developed nations are obliged to raise $100 billion annually to support developing...
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Sep 15, 2024 04:05 IST
The bench reserved its order and the next hearing is on September...
Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Sep 14, 2024 11:59 IST
Vedanta’s Cairn Oil and Gas proposal for oil and gas exploration drilling on 4.49 hectares in the...
Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Sep 14, 2024 02:39 IST
The NGT passed the order on Wednesday in a suo motu case on the functioning of state pollution...
Sat, Sep 14, 2024
Sep 11, 2024 15:50 IST
A World Resources Institute study found that road transport accounts for 90% of the transport...
Wed, Sep 11, 2024
Sep 10, 2024 17:20 IST
NBWL also approved a highway widening and transmission line in tiger corridors...
Tue, Sep 10, 2024
Sep 06, 2024 15:36 IST
A new study by IPE Global and Esri India suggests that more than 1.47 billion people will be at...
Sun, Sep 08, 2024
Sep 06, 2024 03:06 IST
An independent committee should review and report on the compliance of laws relating to...
Fri, Sep 06, 2024
Sep 05, 2024 10:33 IST
According to the Punjab government, an estimated 19.52 million tonnes of paddy straw is likely to...
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
Aug 28, 2024 13:29 IST
The Great Nicobar infrastructure project will lead to the permanent displacement of the Nicobarese...
Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024 12:54 IST
The report by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago said meeting the World...
Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Aug 27, 2024 05:30 IST
Chief Wildlife Warden Sandeep Kumar noted that the ESZ area of the sanctuary sees significant...
Tue, Aug 27, 2024