Four decades on, a village in Jharkhand is still haunted by the ghost of asbestos mining

The authorities have failed to ensure scientific reclamation of the mine, leaving locals exposed, say experts.

Manish Kumar

· Apr 21, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Photos: In the white clay mines of Bengal, ‘nobody cares about the environment and worker rights’

In districts such as Birbhum, China clay mining has continued for decades without measures to protect the ecology and locals.

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

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Subhrajit Sen

· Sep 29, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Iron ore mining is driving deforestation in Chhattisgarh and hurting its Adivasis

The massive diversion of jungles for mining is leading to environmental concerns.

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

· Sep 08, 2021 · 11:30 pm

India’s mining-affected communities are using art and music to express their rage

Many songs, especially those produced in recent years, sharply critique the increasing militarisation of mineral-rich areas.

Aritra Bhattacharya

· Aug 17, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In south Gujarat, farmers are resisting limestone mining on fertile land

Firms have benefited from a change in mining regulations, loopholes in the environmental appraisal process and lax state action against pollution violations.

Meenakshi Kapoor, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 08, 2021 · 07:30 pm

India’s mining reforms ignore the livelihood and rehabilitation of those affected by the industry

The reforms focus on increasing mineral production while remaining silent on the damaging effects of mining over the last few decades.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 29, 2021 · 01:30 pm

‘We want our hill back’: Adivasis in Odisha’s Koraput district fight to stop bauxite mining

Effluents from mines have turned farmland infertile and poisoned drinking water.

Tanmoy Bhaduri

· Jun 17, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Explainer: How Adani’s Australian coal mine project was approved despite environmental concerns

The Queensland government has given the final green light to the Indian company’s controversial Carmichael coal mine.

Adrian Werner and Matthew Currell, The Conversation

· Jun 15, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Livelihood or fear: What really drives illegal coal mining in Meghalaya?

In the Jaintia Hills, where 15 miners have been trapped in an illegal mine since December 13, the coal mafia reigns unchallenged.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jan 12, 2019 · 09:00 am

Adivasis in Odisha defeated Vedanta but are now caught between the state and the Maoists

A recent crackdown on a Dongria Kondh tribal group that is opposing mining in the Niyamgiri hills is part of an attempt to discredit their campaign, locals say.

Manas Roshan

· May 22, 2017 · 07:30 am

Battle for Niyamgiri: Odisha police’s story on Adivasi girl accused of being Maoist does not add up

Activists say the arrest of a relative of a member of a group that is opposing Vedanta mines was an attempt to discredit the anti-mining movement in the area.

Priya Ranjan Sahu

· May 06, 2017 · 10:30 am

Illegal mining is fuelling conflict in Afghanistan and China can play a major role in curbing this

China is a major end market for lapis lazuli, the mining of which is a major source of revenue for the Taliban.

Stephen Carter

· Jul 09, 2016 · 05:00 am