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

Bauxite mining threatens to bring back violence to the tribal hills of Andhra Pradesh

With the state government allowing a private company to mine bauxite in the tribal areas north of Visakhapatnam, the Maoists have capitalised on public anger and staged a comeback.

Vivekananda Nemana

· Nov 02, 2015 · 09:15 am