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Iron ore mining in Chhattisgarh drives deforestation

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 1 Sep 2021

Mining-affected communities seek refuge in art to express rage, reason and reflection

Aritra Bhattacharya 13 Aug 2021

Land conflicts on the horizon as India pursues a clean energy future

Mayank Aggarwal 14 Jul 2021

Shivalik’s Tongia and Van Gujjar communities protect wildlife but their rights are ignored

Nishant Saini 8 Jun 2021
A Van Gujjar with a herd of buffaloes. Rearing cattle is a part of their traditional nomadic lifestyle. Image credit: Radhika Gupta

Van Gujjars: People of the forest or nowhere?

Radhika Gupta 28 May 2021

With more forest fires and an ongoing pandemic, forest dwellers feel the heat this year

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 May 2021

[Interview] Bittu Sahgal: “Young people want to protect the environment, but don’t have their hands on the wheel”

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 21 May 2021

How does the mining industry look at issues around “Just Transitions”?

Mayank Aggarwal 20 May 2021

Saving the Asiatic black bear from illegal wildlife trade needs nuanced conservation

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 23 Apr 2021

Indian government makes another attempt to amend the Indian Forest Act 1927

Mayank Aggarwal 16 Apr 2021
Cremation is the process of reducing dead bodies to basic chemical compounds in the form of gases and bone fragments. This is accomplished through burning—high temperatures, vaporization and oxidation. Photo by Donvikro/Wikimedia Commons.

Gond community to drop ancient cremation ritual to save trees

Anup Dutta 23 Mar 2021
A view of Thiruvannamalai, an ancient hill in southern India.

[Interview] Nicolas Salazar Sutil: placing trees and indigenous knowledge at the centre of future healing

Meena Menon 22 Mar 2021

Environmental degradation in India’s oldest coal mining belt leaves locals gasping for relief

Aritra Bhattacharya 9 Mar 2021

Great Nicobar’s protected areas to get near-zero eco-sensitive zones for “holistic development”

Mayank Aggarwal 8 Mar 2021
A group of woman going to market to sell forest produces.

PESA: The wait for reforms on the ground continues even after 25 years

Kundan Pandey 4 Mar 2021

India’s mining reforms juggernaut continues despite concerns

Mayank Aggarwal 23 Feb 2021

An elephant corridor raises conflict in the Nilgiris

K.A. Shaji 2 Feb 2021

India’s mining reforms ignore mining-affected communities

Mayank Aggarwal 27 Jan 2021

Ignored and invisible: The burden of mining on women

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Jan 2021

Goa’s iron ore mining stuck at a crossroad

Supriya Vohra 22 Dec 2020