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Loss of mature trees cannot be made up by planting new ones. Forest Department shows how not to grow a forest

The widespread protests against the felling of thousands of mature trees in South Delhi show that ordinary citizens are deeply concerned about the environment of their city. The worst air quality in the world, mountains of solid waste, persistent water scarcity, severe traffic congestion, and disasters such as flooding – all these issues compel us to recognize that current development strategies have failed us. Over the last four years, similar protests have erupted in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai and many other Indian cities, indicating the national magnitude of our urban environmental crisis.

Protest song calls for clean up of the toxic mercury pollution by Unilever in Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu India.

Some statistical data resources on communal violence in India

Synopsis of talk on environmental issues, 8 July 2018, Hyderabad [India]