So much for development!

Mon, 18 August 2025

12:46

Krishna Mckenzie a farmer from Auroville, Pondicherry, shares this post: "The bread basket of Auroville and Aparna farm is being turned into an IIT campus. In the name of sustainability. I feel stunned, shocked paralysed. This is madness and a Puna farm was the farm. I started in when I was 19 years old. I learnt so much there. 40 years of developing model organic farm and needs to be given to IIT in the name of sustainability.???????"

TOP STORIES

'90% of Aravalli region...': Govt dismisses 'relaxation' claim

The Centre has rejected claims that the new definition of the Aravalli range will allow large-scale mining, asserting that 90 per cent of the region will remain protected and citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new mining leases.

BJP sweeps Maha local body polls; money power, says Oppn

The opposition Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) conceded defeat in the elections to municipal councils and nagar panchayats, accusing the election commission of 'facilitating' the victory of the ruling Mahayuti alliance.

G RAM-G replaces MGNREGA after President's assent

President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, which aims to replace MGNREGA and guarantee 125 days of wage employment per rural household.

'Confusion at...': Kharge on K'taka power tussle over CM post

Kharge further said the local leaders should take ownership of the internal disputes rather than blaming the high command.

Why Suryavanshi, Mhatre hurled abuse at Pak bowler!

India lost to Pakistan by 191 runs in the Under-19 ODI Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday, but despite the summit clash being a one-sided affair, it was not bereft of high-octane drama and on-field altercations.