Nityanand Jayaraman
Nityanand Jayaraman

Jayaraman writes on corporatisation of the environment and lives in Chennai

Articles By Nityanand Jayaraman
Of Delays, Corruption and Half-truths

On January 25, newspapers reported official statements regarding yet another delay in commissioning the Koodankulam plant. A...  

Why I don’t take Kolar lightly

Nuclear waste will not just vanish. So who will be made to suffer its toxic effects?  

No more empty promises

Koodankulam wants concrete safety measures  

The German Hand. And the Doctor’s Googly

This is called moron management. Instead of debating nuclear safety, India’s Prime Minister is trotting out conspiracies  

Protest against PM Selvi Kumari

A city where sewage odour is an iconic smell and vet hospitals replace libraries, Nityanand Jayaraman imagines...  

A silent horror in our midst

Radioactive hazards are not confined to our nuclear plants. They are everywhere, including Sterlite’s copper smelter, due...  

Highway to hell

Elevated beach expressways in Chennai could hurt fisherfolk and turtles, warns Nityanand Jayaraman  

Courts battle over polluting Sterlite plant.  Meanwhile, people continue to suffer

By Nithyanand Jayaraman IN ANY Indian courtroom, it is easy to see that justice and patience are great companions....  

One gram mercury can kill a 25-acre lake. A plant has leached mercury for 10 years into Kodai

By Nityanand Jayaraman SITTING ATOP the Palni hills, Kodaikanal, the premier tourist destination of Tamil Nadu, does not evoke...  

A time bomb we await

Hillary Clinton was here to urge a dangerous deal — that the US never has to clean...  

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