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Ecology Before the Ballot Box
On March 11, 2026, a coalition of Kerala’s environmental organisations released ‘From Forest to Sea: People’s Environmental Charter’ and handed it to the leadership of all major political parties...
Police crackdown and arrest of human rights defenders protesting against corporate mining in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra condemned
Front Line Defenders strongly condemns the reportedly brutal crackdown and arrest...
Uttarakhand: Saluts to the rat-hole miners, a wake up call to stop exploiting the Himalayas
Our heros are rat hole miners. Three big cheers and salaams to rat hole miners Feroz and Munna Quraishi, Rashid ,Irshad ,Naseem ,Monu ,Naseer Ankur ,Jatin, Saurabh, Waqeel Hasan and Devender & Gabbar Singh Negi; the 51-yr old foreman who showed real leadership qualities, kept morales high; and was the last to step out
Does opposing mines & protecting our forests mean we support “Maoists”, Adivasis protest mining in Gadchiroli
This report was published on November 20, 2023, at the Anti-Displacement Movement & State Repression Public Meeting and Press Conference organised by Forum against Corporatisation and Militarisation. It has been compiled and published by Damkondawahi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Fact Finding Team.
8 anti-mining activists allege brute lathi charge, agitators detained in Gadchiroli for “stopping cops from duty”
Activists have alleged that a lathi charge has taken place and is continuing with several protesters sustaining injuries; PTI reports that eight protesters have been detained
World Cup in a Lucknow Wetland
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A wetland behind Lucknow’s Ekana World Cup stadium is home to a vast variety of bird species. With migratory birds now in town, the stage is set for an avian ‘world cup’ of its own.
‘Brute force used’: Odisha tribal women resist bauxite mining operations in Majingmali
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Retired civil servants file petition against Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, Supreme Court gives Centre 6 weeks’ time to respond
The plea argues that the amended act is unconstitutional and runs contrary to the existing principles for environmental law in India.
India reports 7,000 plus pesticide poison cases each year: Top global meet told
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Alarming Odisha arrests, ‘illegal’ detentions ahead of Vedanta bauxite public hearing
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Jharkhand: Attempt to create red scare for ‘brutal crackdown’, increase loot of resources
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