Environment struggles are now being used to create political space and new form of vote bank politics, alleges BJP activist Bhupender Yadav. The decision to reject the approval for mining in the......
The Dongaria Kondh tribe of this hill village has given a thumbs-down to the proposed bauxite mining project atop Niyamgiri Hills, a natural resources treasure trove the tribals consider too sacred......
Even as this village on the slopes of the rugged Niyamgiris gets ready to host the maiden gram sabha on Thursday to decide the fate of a bauxite mining project on the hills, life for the local......
Work at the proposed Posco steel project site in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district was suspended for the third consecutive day on Monday due to protests by villagers over felling of trees."We will......
The Vedanta group's Rs 3,600-crore (Rs 36 billion) alumina refinery in Orissa's Kalahandi district is likely to clear the final hurdle soon. Sources close to the development said a panel appointed......
The battle is won but celebrations are awaited -- that sums up the mood of tribals who unanimously rejected the plan to mine bauxite on Odisha’s Niyamgiri hills during the course of 12 gram......