Tigers fall prey to development
In southern Maharashtra an area rich in wildlife is being opened for plantations and mines
NGT issues notice to Odisha government for hiding fact about forest in bauxite mine
Details related to forest cover were kept secret to secure environmental clearance from MoEF
Environment ministry relaxed NOx norms; but did it need to?
Hindalco has demonstrated that it is feasible to achieve the limits that were watered down
Mahan at all costs
How government bent all rules to ensure Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh goes to Essar and Hindalco for mining coal
Opencast expansion at Chhattisgarh mine violates NGT order
The EAC recommended that the coal mine be expanded to 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 1 MTPA through opencast method
Odisha SPCB indicts Hindalco for fluoride contamination in farms
Farmers around the plant in Hirakud had repeatedly complained of heavy crop loss which now has been linked to plant emissions
Chhattisgarh village under demolition for Hindalco mine, villagers claim foul play
At least 50 families have been relocated, claims official. A house was razed on June 2
Essar, Hindalco get final clearance to mine Mahan forests for coal
Opening Mahan for mining might speed up clearance to other coal-bearing forest areas in the district, fear activists
Do we really need the bauxite from Niyamgiri?
Existing mines can meet India’s demand for the next thirty years, at levels three times our current consumption
Indian home ministry’s strictures on foreign funding
Greenpeace alleges the government is targeting the non-profit for its campaigns against proposed coal and power projects in central India. The non-…
Fresh gram sabha meet ordered for Mahan coal block
Move follows close on the heels of high court order to probe earlier gram sabha resolution of Amelia village allowing mining, which residents …
Mahan coal block dispute before green tribunal
After two-year-long protests, demanding settlement of forest rights prior to mining, residents of Waidhan forest range approach National Green …
Deo slams MP government for denying forest rights to tribals in Mahan
Union tribal affairs minister says villagers’ consent to mining by Hindalco and Essar comprised more than 11,000 forged signatures
Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet
'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project
More forest diversions likely in Singrauli
Greenpeace report says pollution from coal-fired thermal plants not considered while allowing mining in coal belt
Mali Hill bauxite mine: Villagers resist project as Odisha govt extends Hindalco’s mining lease
The public hearing disrupted by protests has been rescheduled to November 22
Serial polluter
Fly ash from Hindalco spills to farms
Odisha pollution control board goes soft on aluminium plant
Mahan coal block gets clearance
Forest rights of Baigas scuttled to clear way to mine dense forest
Private firms made windfall gain of Rs 1.86 lakh crore from coal blocks: CAG
Report names Essar, Tata and Jindal Steel and Power among beneficiaries
Coal ministry cancels allotment of 18 coal blocks
Government to decide the fate of 10 more coal blocks on February 25