Tamil Nadu order to close Sterlite plant against natural justice: NGT panel

Pollution control board didn’t give company enough notice, says committee; Vedanta, state can make submissions December 7

Life and times of Lado Sikaka

The forest will watch out for his children after he is long gone, believes a Dongria Kondh

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

Environment in elections: Tamil Nadu has voted and activists believe 2018’s Sterlite controversy will help DMK in state

Incumbent fulfilled its promise to shut down the plant, which satisfied state’s people

Electoral bonds: At least 4 companies that gave over Rs 100 cr have history of violating green norms, tribal rights

We looked at four companies whose mining & infrastructure projects have been opposed by locals; cumulatively, they paid Rs 1,664 crore to …

State manipulating records to help Vedanta?

As the date for gram sabha meetings to decide the fate of mining in Niyamgiri hills nears, activists and Dongria Kondhs allege Odisha government …

Metal meltdown

The global crash in aluminium prices, triggered by overproduction in China, is forcing Indian companies to shut down operations. The solution may …

Jharsuguda activists seek fresh public hearing on Vedanta smelter expansion

Orissa High Court had asked the collector to respond by October 12 on holding another public hearing about expansion

Watch: What do electoral bonds disclose about violators of India’s environmental norms?

At least four of the major donors were associated with projects that violated environmental norms, snatched away tribal rights

SC rejects plea against relocating Dhari Devi

Says temple not a protected ASI monument

Odisha pays scant heed to tribal ministry's directions on mining for Vedanta

State invites forest rights claims from only a dozen villages on Niyamgiri hill slope

Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi to remain shut: SC

Supreme Court sets aside NGT decision to reopen copper plant

Orissa high court blow for Vedanta

Asks company to return land acquired for university to owners

Supreme Court foils Odisha government’s bid to takeover the sacred Niyamgiri Hils

The apex court asked the state government to file a fresh plea with all the stakeholders including the Dongria Kondhs on board

OMC moves Supreme Court seeking fresh palli sabhas in Niyamgiri

The application is yet to be listed for hearing and any formal comment could be made only after the apex court hears the matter

Sterlite Copper in Thoothukudi to remain shut: Madras HC

It also dismissed all petitions for the plant to resume operations

Centre set to dilute tribal rights over forestland

Affidavit filed in Vedanta case says government can acquire forests in public interest by ‘extinguishing’ tribal rights

Forest dwellers plan palli sabhas in all affected villages in Niyamgiri

Odisha government sticks to its list of 12 villages despite reservations from rights groups and Union ministry of tribal affairs

Ijurupa, where a family of four nailed down a 72 MT mining proposal

It’s the eighth village to reject proposed mining in a row in Niyamgiri hills

CAG blows lid off land grab in Odisha

Central audit report shows how state acquired land forcibly for Posco, Vedanta and other industries

Green tribunal halts Mapithel dam in Manipur

MoEF asked to ascertain if project violates Forest Rights Act. State may now need people's consent to go ahead with the project

Odisha's gift to Vedanta: penalty waiver for using scarce water

Company's Jharsuguda refinery has using water for free because it has no agreement with the state government on water

‘Claims of Forest Rights Act holding up growth are bogus'

In fact, states are holding up recognition of forest rights in the areas where big-ticket projects are planned, say forest dwelling community …

Proposed forest diversion rules may bind states to settle forest rights of tribal people first

Draft amendments to the Forest Conservation Act rules, however, do not make gram sabha consent mandatory for all projects

How effective are environmental PILs

Judiciary's pro-development tilt is making activists seek recourse at the societal level