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.
May 20, 2024 08:09 IST
The GCP, notified on October 13, 2023, seeks voluntary participation in “environmental positive...
Mon, May 20, 2024
May 17, 2024 17:17 IST
With rising global temperatures, countries, including India, are witnessing more intense and...
Fri, May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024 03:52 IST
On March 21, court had quashed exemption to linear projects from green...
Fri, May 17, 2024
May 14, 2024 16:22 IST
The UN report analysed global data and trends in wildlife trafficking from the 2015-2021 period and...
Tue, May 14, 2024
May 12, 2024 04:42 IST
Responding to why the commission had flagged the issue now as Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka existed...
Sun, May 12, 2024
May 11, 2024 04:48 IST
According to the IMD, 64.5-124.4 of rainfall is s categorised as ‘heavy’ rain, while...
Sat, May 11, 2024
May 10, 2024 04:08 IST
The analysis relied on the Religious Characteristics of States Dataset 2017 to track religious...
Fri, May 10, 2024
May 07, 2024 19:32 IST
Wildlife corridors are essentially habitats and pathways that connect wildlife populations, which...
Tue, May 07, 2024
May 06, 2024 03:08 IST
The Maharashtra forest department is awaiting the final go-ahead from the Union Environment...
Mon, May 06, 2024
May 03, 2024 03:37 IST
The Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) had revealed to the tribunal last year that of 26...
Sat, May 04, 2024
May 03, 2024 02:11 IST
The Gandhi Sagar wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh was chosen as the second site for...
Fri, May 03, 2024
Apr 29, 2024 18:20 IST
Sheohar, Banka, Kaimur and Kishanganj districts were the most vulnerable in Bihar, recording the...
Tue, Apr 30, 2024
Apr 27, 2024 07:07 IST
This is the latest among a clutch of studies on glacial lakes that have highlighted the risks of...
Sun, Apr 28, 2024
Apr 24, 2024 04:07 IST
An inspection report of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had found that the...
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Apr 23, 2024 12:01 IST
The World Meteorological Organization’s ‘State of the Climate in Asia 2023’ report notes that...
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Apr 22, 2024 02:24 IST
The days are not far away when each and every person will need to monitor weather information as...
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Apr 18, 2024 04:10 IST
The state government has based its conclusion on a report by the North East Space Application...
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Apr 16, 2024 04:08 IST
The Supreme Court had, on February 19 this year, asked the Ministry of Environment, Forests and...
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
Apr 15, 2024 14:57 IST
This is the first time in a decade that the IMD has predicted “above normal” rainfall at the...
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
Apr 13, 2024 03:26 IST
A research report by the Land Conflict Watch (LCW), a New Delhi-based data research agency, also...
Sat, Apr 13, 2024
Apr 10, 2024 20:28 IST
The tribunal’s principal bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Judicial Member Sudhir...
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Apr 10, 2024 19:47 IST
As the invasive chital eats away at Andamans’ forest cover, a look at what invasive alien species...
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Apr 09, 2024 07:35 IST
People have a right against climate change impacts, the SC has said. The apex court’s recognition...
Tue, Apr 09, 2024
Apr 06, 2024 16:53 IST
The herbivore was brought to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for hunting in the early 1900s by the...
Sun, Apr 07, 2024
Apr 03, 2024 07:02 IST
IMD has predicted harsher spells of heat waves that may last between 10 and 20 days instead of the...
Wed, Apr 03, 2024