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.
Aug 26, 2024 04:30 IST
The BRO is currently seeking clearance for 17.5 hectares of forest land for the Netala bypass...
Mon, Aug 26, 2024
Aug 24, 2024 16:55 IST
Great Nicobar infrastructure project, which involves construction of a transshipment port, an...
Sat, Aug 24, 2024
Aug 23, 2024 13:11 IST
Ramesh’s letter came in the backdrop of Centre’s letter asking states to adhere to Captive...
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
Aug 22, 2024 23:26 IST
WII is an autonomous institute under the Union Environment Ministry. In response to the NGT’s...
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
Aug 19, 2024 02:46 IST
The proposed project — part of the Rs 72,000-crore Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project —...
Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Aug 16, 2024 01:21 IST
The Karnataka government has publicly stated that it is against the Kasturirangan report...
Fri, Aug 16, 2024
Aug 14, 2024 01:58 IST
In an order passed Friday, the eastern bench said it was not for the top forest officer to decide...
Wed, Aug 14, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 16:16 IST
The 111-km road proposed by the Uttar Pradesh Government will be built along the right branch of...
Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 06:13 IST
New mining projects, thermal power plants, sand mining, quarrying, township constructions are...
Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Aug 10, 2024 13:35 IST
The Great Nicobar infrastructure project involves the construction of a port, airport, power plant,...
Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Aug 08, 2024 03:41 IST
Talking about the issue, Ranjan asked Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari about the...
Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Aug 07, 2024 22:35 IST
The Opposition walked out of Rajya Sabha, too, after Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar denied permission...
Wed, Aug 07, 2024
Aug 06, 2024 17:07 IST
The principal bench is hearing a suo moto case regarding the construction on 44 hectare of...
Tue, Aug 06, 2024
Aug 03, 2024 15:04 IST
No consensus on preserving the ecologically fragile Western Ghats, an expert says: “Irrespective...
Sun, Aug 04, 2024
Aug 02, 2024 17:43 IST
The draft notification proposes to declare 9,993.7 sq km in Kerala, including 13 villages in two...
Sat, Aug 03, 2024
Aug 02, 2024 14:49 IST
Developmental and security concerns have been cited for the Great Nicobar Island (GNI)...
Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Aug 01, 2024 02:41 IST
In RS, Sitharaman says Agnipath brought to keep the Armed Forces battle-ready, young and...
Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Jul 31, 2024 04:23 IST
The 13 villages in Wayanad included Thariye, Achooranam, Pozhuthana, Kottappadi (part), Chundale,...
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Jul 29, 2024 04:00 IST
The 8.7-km bypass alignment, proposed between Hina and Tekhla on NH-34 in Uttarkashi district, was...
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Jul 28, 2024 04:05 IST
The Great Nicobar ‘Holistic Development’ Project was conceived by the NITI Aayog and the key...
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Jul 27, 2024 04:45 IST
The 111-km road proposed by the Uttar Pradesh government will be built along the right branch of...
Sat, Jul 27, 2024
Jul 26, 2024 01:46 IST
These permissions known officially as ‘consent to establish’ (CTE) and ‘consent to operate’...
Fri, Jul 26, 2024
Jul 25, 2024 22:41 IST
Randeep Surjwala, who was the first to speak during the Budget discussion on Thursday, charged the...
Fri, Jul 26, 2024
Jul 24, 2024 14:52 IST
Industries that need prior environmental clearance could also be exempted from obtaining state...
Wed, Jul 24, 2024
Jul 24, 2024 04:17 IST
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has been allocated Rs 13,000 crore as compared to...
Wed, Jul 24, 2024