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18 Check Posts, 600 Police Personnel to Manage A Public Hearing of 200 People?

 
/ November 11, 2021

An illegal public hearing comprising of handpicked villagers was organised in Rayagada district of Odisha in Oct 2021.

Mineowners in Chhattisgarh Hold Public Hearing Despite Public Curfew | COVID-19

 
/ July 30, 2021

Blatant violation of lockdown during the second wave of COVID-19 was reported in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

Pollution, Large Scale Mining Bringing Death To A Major River In North India

 
/ January 20, 2021

Ken river in Bundelkhand is one of the several rivers in India dying a slow death.

Our Land, Our Coal!: Protesters Use Gandhi As Inspiration For Coal Satyagraha

 
/ November 25, 2020

It is estimated that the area of Pelma, Chhattisgarh holds about 40 million tonnes of coal that the corporates are eyeing.

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IMPACT | Illegal Riverbed Mining Stopped in RanbiAra, Shopian, Kashmir

 
/ August 31, 2020

Video Volunteers reporting helps to stop illegal mining of sand and minerals from a Shopian riverbed in Kashmir

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Illegal Sand Mining on RambiAra River in South Kashmir Goes on Unchecked

 
/ August 14, 2020

Illegal sand-mining in a tributary of Jhelum poses long term threat not just for the environment but for south Kashmir's sustainability.

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Chhattisgarh Mining: Punjipathra Loses hope in Jindal’s Development Promises

 
/ March 21, 2019

In 2000 Jindal confiscated land in Punjipathra village in Chhattisgarh. Its been 18 years, the residents are still waiting for jobs promised to them.

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While Mining Giants Rejoice, Adivasis are Left with No Water

 
/ July 18, 2018

As the Odisha Mining Corporation diverts water resources for its iron ore mines, local communities face a drought-like situation.