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Mayank Aggarwal Profile picture
Mayank Aggarwal
@journomayank
Independent Journalist. Podcast host. Member @reporters_co #justtransition #energytransition #ruralIndia #geopolitics #breakthecycle
Jul 28 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Meet Virendra ‘Sam’ Singh. He was 85. Today his last rites were conducted in Anupshahr (Uttar Pradesh) in presence of his family & hundreds of people from nearby villages. Why should one know about his life, celebrate it & get inspired? Read #Thread (1/n) Image Born in 1939 in Anupshahr, he moved to US in 1963 & worked in an MNC till 2000. But connection to home remained intact. He knew that to move people out of poverty, education & empowerment of #rural #girls & #women were crucial. So, he started @PardadaPardadi (PPES) (2/n) Image
Nov 18, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
In last week of October 2022, a leopard was spotted on IIT Kanpur's campus. What was the reaction of students (obviously in addition to being careful)?
Well, students allowed their creativity to flow & developed some amazing comic strips.
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Jun 29, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
For fast environment clearances (EC), India’s environment ministry issued (Jan 2019) standard EC conditions for non-coal mining projects. Now @prakashjavadekar has asked an expert panel to make them practically implementable, monitorable & feasible & minimise number of conditions Now, on @PrakashJavdekar direction, an expert panel of environment ministry on June 12 discussed a report of QCI (Quality Council of India)/ National Accreditation Board for Education & Training (NABET) that analysed the standard EC conditions.
May 13, 2020 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
A group of 291 conservation scientists & allied professionals including 12 former members of Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) on May 12 wrote to @PrakashJavdekar expressing serious concerns over green clearances process during #COVID19 lockdown. The letter said that communication strategies (like video conferences) used “in its present form, are inadequate & do not pay due diligence to forest and environmental clearances” process.
Jul 29, 2019 • 26 tweets • 4 min read
India's latest tiger census (2018) is finally out - India is now home to 2,967 tigers. It means it has more than doubled its tiger population in the last 12 years.
2014 - 2,226
2010 - 1,706
2006 - 1,411 In the future, it would also mean more human-wildlife conflict as tiger habitats and corridors are increasingly under threat.