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Sumit Mahar
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Activist, Birder, Hiker, Photographer
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Sumit Mahar @maharsumit.bsky.social · Nov 27
The altered landscape

Padri Jot, Western Himalaya, India (Attitude 3000 mts)
November 2024

#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #documentary #himalaya
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The altered landscape

June 2025

#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #documentary #himalaya
June 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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'Contaminated Legacies’ deep-dives into the Solid Waste question with a focus on landuse conflict & violations of env laws, forest rights in periurban mountain areas.I look at how courts' technomanagerialism sidelined realities & build on critiques of judicialisation of SWM tinyurl.com/35ym37s6
April 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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The altered landscape

National Highway 707
Western Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, India

June 2025

#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #documentary #himalaya #photography
June 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Why the mighty Himalayas are getting harder and harder to see www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why the mighty Himalayas are getting harder and harder to see
Severe air pollution is obscuring visibility of the highest mountain peaks on Earth, hitting tourism hard.
www.bbc.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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The altered landscape

Renuka Wetland, Western Himalaya, India (Altitude 672 meter)
May 2025

#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #documentary #himalaya
May 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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www.indiatoday.in/india-today-...

This article was originally published in the @indiatoday.bsky.social edition dated March 15, 1982

Must read, people.

#forest #india
From the India Today Archives (1982): Forests: The blunder of plunder
The serial devastation in India’s forests with criminal abandon has laid the seeds of a future disaster that is Orwellian in its magnitude
www.indiatoday.in
December 1, 2024 at 4:53 AM
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The altered landscape

River Beas
Kullu, Western Himalaya, India

#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #documentary #photography #himalaya #beasriver #floods #disaster #climatecrisis
November 30, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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"Thousands of Australians showed up on the coast to express their support for the peaceful protesters. Local law enforcement officials, on the other hand, threw the book at the newly-arrested activists while depicting them in disparaging terms."
www.salon.com/2024/11/26/1...
170 arrested as climate activists in Australia block one of the world’s largest coal ports
Members of the protest group Rising Tide Australia halted maritime traffic in Australia’s Port of Newcastle
www.salon.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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The altered landscape

Padri Jot, Western Himalaya, India (Attitude 3000 mts)
November 2024

#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #documentary #himalaya
November 28, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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reuters.com
India's lower house of parliament suspended proceedings for a second day after disruption by lawmakers calling for a discussion of US accusations of bribery and fraud against the ports-to-power Adani Group reut.rs/3ZqKHWf
Indian parliament suspended again in row over U.S. accusations against Adani
Proceedings were disrupted for a second day by lawmakers calling for a discussion of US accusations of bribery and fraud against the ports-to-power Adani Group.
reut.rs
November 27, 2024 at 8:05 AM
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The altered landscape

Padri Jot, Western Himalaya, India (Attitude 3000 mts)
November 2024

#newtopographics #manalteredlandscape #documentary #himalaya
November 27, 2024 at 5:58 AM
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aljazeera.com
As COP29 concludes, Al Jazeera examines the 359 million weather-related displacements recorded worldwide since 2008 ⤵️
Mapping the impact of climate change on global displacement
As COP29 concludes, Al Jazeera examines the 359 million weather-related displacements recorded worldwide since 2008.
www.aljazeera.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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theguardian.com
Cop 29 live: Poor countries may have to compromise on climate funding, says former UN envoy
Cop 29 live: Poor countries may have to compromise on climate funding, says former UN envoy
Day 11 of negotiations begins in Baku amid divisions over the sums for climate finance and previously agreed commitments on transitioning from fossil fuels Poor countries face compromises on climate cash, former envoy says Poor countries may have to…
dlvr.it
November 22, 2024 at 6:44 AM
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They'll be bringing down the mountain
They'll be bringing down the mountain
Before they go, oh before they go...
www.dw.com/en/fast-deve...
#Himalaya #dirtyhydro
Fast development destabilizes India's Himalaya region – DW – 11/21/2024
As India boosts its infrastructure development in the Himalayan region, many ongoing construction projects are putting pressure on the fragile ecosystem. DW traveled to Uttarakhand, where communities ...
www.dw.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:05 AM
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The Chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, Gautam Adani has been indicted in the US over an alleged scheme to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and conceal the scheme from investors.

#auspol
November 20, 2024 at 9:13 PM