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.
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In hill states like Himachal Pradesh, around 65% of the area is already under forest or protected...
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The CREA analysis was based on air quality data drawn from the government’s Continuous Ambient...
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It has also cleared construction of the Arunachal Frontier Highway close to the Myanmar border,...
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Jul 10, 2025 14:23 IST
The National Board for Wildlife's decision on the Sariska Tiger Reserve comes just over a fortnight...
Fri, Jul 11, 2025
Jul 09, 2025 07:05 IST
The order came after the Kerala government filed an admiralty suit — a legal proceeding...
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Jul 07, 2025 18:23 IST
The Rs 81,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project involves building of an integrated international...
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Jul 05, 2025 18:11 IST
The expert appraisal committee’s recommendation comes days after the forest advisory committee...
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
Jul 05, 2025 05:00 IST
Given the socio-economic realities of the state, the nature of the documents frames the challenge...
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
Jul 04, 2025 04:20 IST
The FAC, which scrutinises proposals seeking forest land for large projects, asked the Odisha...
Fri, Jul 04, 2025
Jul 03, 2025 05:00 IST
The construction of the camps has been under a cloud since early 2024 and faced scrutiny from the...
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Jul 02, 2025 01:54 IST
The state also said that source (stack) emissions and ambient air quality around the Pithampur...
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Jun 30, 2025 19:01 IST
More than 40 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the process of relocating the toxic waste from...
Tue, Jul 01, 2025
Jun 27, 2025 00:15 IST
Yadav also chaired a meeting of the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife in...
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Jun 26, 2025 04:20 IST
The executive committee of the National CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and...
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Jun 25, 2025 19:27 IST
The resolution sought to commemorate those who “valiantly resisted the Emergency and its attempt...
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Jun 23, 2025 13:38 IST
India saw deaths due to cyclones, rain-triggered landslides, heatwaves and floods, as per the...
Tue, Jun 24, 2025
Jun 22, 2025 13:21 IST
The three-member probe team recommends strict enforcement of the exit deadline of the Ranthambore...
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
Jun 19, 2025 17:38 IST
The Green India Mission document was revised to account for on-ground climate impacts and feedback...
Fri, Jun 20, 2025
Jun 18, 2025 03:52 IST
The revised document stated that a ‘micro-ecosystem’ approach will be adopted to make...
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Jun 17, 2025 19:33 IST
The outreach is part of the Union government's ongoing year-long celebration of the Janjatiya...
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Jun 15, 2025 06:50 IST
Currently, the 35-member WhatsApp group, named ‘Daily Bulletin - IMD/Citizens’, receives direct...
Sun, Jun 15, 2025
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The appraisal of the project has been underway since 2014 and the FAC had discussed it six times...
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Jun 08, 2025 12:38 IST
Approval for expanding production from 10 to 26 MTPA comes with wildlife safeguards and follows...
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
Jun 05, 2025 17:53 IST
Spotted deer, sambar, and gaur populations are thriving in large parts of India, but declining in...
Thu, Jun 05, 2025
Jun 04, 2025 02:36 IST
To revive prey populations, the report recommends on-site breeding of chital and sambar in secure...
Wed, Jun 04, 2025