Operation Saranda: from Maoists to Miners
Maoist insurgency
Land struggles and growth of India’s red corridor
The dilemma of drink in India’s tribal areas
Should tribals regularly consuming home-brewed alcohol be let off as a cultural practice, or should it be targeted just like any other unhealthy …
Nutritional supplementation improves TB treatment's outcome
Better nutrition can reduce new TB cases by 39-48%; adequate early weight gain with nutritional support can reduce risk of death in TB patients …
Kolhan government estate: 3 months after recruitment drive, uneasy calm in West Singhbhum villages
The arrests of 18 people in Ladurabasa and Asura villages on January 23 on various charges, including sedition, is one of the many instances of …
‘Govt is cheating us, destroying traditional agriculture’
Farmers living in tribal areas in Jharkhand alleged that industrialists and the government are conspiring to ruin diverse traditional seeds and crops
Panic, hunger and loss of livelihood follow closure of 12 mines in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum
The decision was reportedly a result of disinterest shown by mining giants in renewing the lease and their failure to maintain forests in the area
Committee meets to reassess complete mining ban in Jharkhand district
Saranda, Chaibasa in Jharkhand had large reserves of iron ore, wrote Jharkhand's chief secretary
Unchecked mining spells doom for Saranda forest in Jharkhand
Unregulated large-scale mining activities have decimated plant and wildlife populations in the once-rich Saranda forest in Jharkhand
Between Maoists and mines
Ho tribals lose hold of Saranda as mining is set to take over the pristine sal forest. A report and photographs by Sayantan Bera