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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 and 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

[Video] Rampant sand mining damaging Yamuna’s ecology

Hridayesh Joshi 16 Nov 2020

A large scale shift to electric vehicles may not be as environment friendly as it seems

Mayank Aggarwal 12 Nov 2020

India’s largest coalfield to expand, green cover under threat

Manish Kumar 6 Nov 2020

Assam’s tribal communities lost land and forest to mining

Anupam Chakravartty 4 Nov 2020

As India plans clean energy transition, questions remain about impact

Mayank Aggarwal 30 Oct 2020

Rajasthan’s phosphate mines deprive villagers of land, livelihood, health

Kapil Kajal 28 Oct 2020

Multiple phases of mining in Ballari take a toll on its people and the environment

Tejas Dayananda Sagar 22 Oct 2020

Illegal industrial and mining activities continue in great Indian bustard’s habitat in Maharashtra

Himanshu Nitnaware 20 Oct 2020

Illegal mica mining continues unabated in Jharkhand, causing deaths and diseases

Saurav Roy 6 Oct 2020

[Commentary] Align state-centre interests to push India’s clean energy revolution

Kaveri Iychettira and Sandeep Pai 5 Oct 2020
Sakaram Pednekar, a local farmer and activist, shows silt that has been choking paddy fields in Mayem village. Photo by Supriya Vohra.

Choking the fields: Impact of mining on Goa’s paddy

Supriya Vohra 28 Sep 2020

The precarious journey of Goa’s mining-affected and dependent people

Supriya Vohra 23 Sep 2020

Kolar Gold fields: From fields of gold to a dust bowl

Kapil Kajal 21 Sep 2020

Why illegal mining in Aravallis should scare Delhi and its neighbours

Hridayesh Joshi 21 Sep 2020

Is joint community ownership the way forward for mineral governance in India?

Mayank Aggarwal 17 Sep 2020