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How did a once water-rich village in Goa become entirely dependent on tankers?

Supriya Vohra 30 Mar 2021

[Commentary] India’s transition to green energy is an opportunity to get it right

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 26 Mar 2021

Government eases public hearing rules for legacy mining cases

Mayank Aggarwal 19 Mar 2021

Majority of Goa’s utilised DMF funds diverted to coronavirus relief

Supriya Vohra 16 Mar 2021

India’s mining reforms juggernaut continues despite concerns

Mayank Aggarwal 23 Feb 2021
An open cast diamond mine at Panna. Photo- Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay.

Panna: The dark underbelly of India’s diamond hub

Manish Chandra Mishra 5 Feb 2021

[Commentary] Is the Budget’s infrastructure push green?

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 5 Feb 2021

With budget focusing on economic recovery, environment goes out of focus

Mayank Aggarwal 4 Feb 2021

Lack of alternatives force women back to work in stone mines, which are health hazards

Mayank Aggarwal 1 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

Coal industry gets a single-window clearance system but the affected people are ignored

Mayank Aggarwal 18 Jan 2021

Where is the DMF money meant for people living in mining areas going?

Mayank Aggarwal 14 Jan 2021

Rajasthan’s latest draft forest policy proposes strict control over mining

Mayank Aggarwal 8 Jan 2021

Editor’s review of 2020: Virus, controversies, wildlife, transitions and wetlands

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 29 Dec 2020

Goa’s iron ore mining stuck at a crossroad

Supriya Vohra 22 Dec 2020
Villager looking at mining devastated areas in Goa, India. Photo by Frederick Noronha/Wikimedia Commons.

People living near mining activities at increased risk of diseases, says study

Mayank Aggarwal, Sahana Ghosh 14 Dec 2020

Bauxite mining threatens India’s lone wolf sanctuary and an interstate river

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 9 Dec 2020

There is a path to prosperity for India’s coal-dependent towns, but it’s tough

Mayank Aggarwal 24 Nov 2020

Digging for soapstone in vulnerable Himalayas

Hridayesh Joshi 17 Nov 2020