Black paddy, black lungs: How coal mining has wrought havoc in Odisha’s Sundergarh
Residents of Sundergarh grow black paddy,; their lungs are full of coal dust; their agriculture lands have been acquired for mining and the …
Illegal mining’s ground zero
Rampant mining for over a decade is altering north Odisha’s Bonai forests, and spurring protests
SC asks Centre to decide on grant of iron ore licence to POSCO
Odisha government granted mining, prospecting leases to POSCO in Khandadhar hills by ignoring earlier applications of other claimants
Mining's impact on Bonai's forests, people
Supreme Court fines illegal miners in Odisha, directs fund to be used for tribal benefit in mining districts
Also directs Centre to revise National Mineral Policy to regulate mining effectively