Ash flies in the face of power plan

Odisha gears up for more power generation but has no action plan for disposing of fly ash

Smokestacks lightening?

Emissions are bound to increase. The power sector improves, but others will spew more, especially iron and steel

Some sectors perform at the global best levels, others can reach there

Resource war India after 2020

If the developing world today is the locus of climate change  mitigation, including reduction in emissions, then there surely must exist a …

As told to Parliament (December 15, 2022): Over 20,000 Indian villages don’t have mobile network coverage, says minister

Minister cited remote and rugged terrain, scattered population and commercially non-viable operations as the reasons for this

Niyamgiri answers

People veto bauxite mining, but Vedanta is unlikely to let go of the bounty

Letters

Is the Tamil Nadu govt order to shut down Sterlite plant legally standing?

While the state says the order was based on the pollution control board’s findings, the opposition and activists doubt its legal strength

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

In short

News 360° - Briefs

Mahan at all costs

How government bent all rules to ensure Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh goes to Essar and Hindalco for mining coal

Electoral bonds: At least 4 companies that gave over Rs 100 cr have history of violating green norms, tribal rights

We looked at four companies whose mining & infrastructure projects have been opposed by locals; cumulatively, they paid Rs 1,664 crore to …

Watch: What do electoral bonds disclose about violators of India’s environmental norms?

At least four of the major donors were associated with projects that violated environmental norms, snatched away tribal rights

Gandhamardan revisited

Fifteen years ago, BALCO made an abortive attempt to mine bauxite in one of India's richest biodiversity reserves, Gandhamardan in Orissa. Now …

Supreme Court foils Odisha government’s bid to takeover the sacred Niyamgiri Hils

The apex court asked the state government to file a fresh plea with all the stakeholders including the Dongria Kondhs on board

OMC moves Supreme Court seeking fresh palli sabhas in Niyamgiri

The application is yet to be listed for hearing and any formal comment could be made only after the apex court hears the matter

Dongrias decide

Niyamgiri gears up for India’s first environment referendum. Odisha limits number of villages that can have a say

Tartaric acid in, aluminium out

Cheaper, eco-friendly method to tackle soil toxicity

Opencast expansion at Chhattisgarh mine violates NGT order

The EAC recommended that the coal mine be expanded to 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 1 MTPA through opencast method

Phuldumer advises Vedanta not to return to Niyamgiri

Seven straight rejections means a majority of the 12 villages have said ‘no’ to proposed bauxite mining

Odisha's gift to Vedanta: penalty waiver for using scarce water

Company's Jharsuguda refinery has using water for free because it has no agreement with the state government on water

Science and Technology - Briefs

Cancel bauxite mining agreements in tribal area: Union tribal minister urges Andhra Pradesh governor

'Mining plans cause growth of extremism in the Scheduled tribal areas'

Forest dwellers plan palli sabhas in all affected villages in Niyamgiri

Odisha government sticks to its list of 12 villages despite reservations from rights groups and Union ministry of tribal affairs