Vedanta, have faith; tribal belief is ecological

Tribal religious beliefs are codes to preserve resources critical to their people's survival. The recent Supreme Court order on the Vedanta …

State V Dongria Kondhs

Dongrias decide

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

Odisha Mining Corporation bats for Vedanta: questions rejection of bauxite mining proposal in Niyamgiri hills

Says Union environment ministry does not have powers to overrule Supreme Court which cleared the project

House panel urges Andhra government to cancel bauxite mining plans

'Mining will harm state’s interests while immensely benefiting private companies'

Jerapa becomes 12th village to reject Vedanta

A look at how the key players involved in the tussle to control Niyamgiri hills will move forward

Centre set to dilute tribal rights over forestland

Affidavit filed in Vedanta case says government can acquire forests in public interest by ‘extinguishing’ tribal rights

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

Kunakadu invokes tribal martyrs at Niyamgiri palli sabha

The fourth rejection in a row for proposed bauxite mining was expected; that a diminutive tribal wanted to remain ‘illiterate’ …

Non-tribal Tadijhola rejects mining proposal at Niyamgiri

Palli sabha takes a dig at Odisha government for lack of education and health facilities

Tribal affairs minister asks Andhra chief minister to cancel bauxite mining leases

Says the leases violate Constitution

State manipulating records to help Vedanta?

As the date for gram sabha meetings to decide the fate of mining in Niyamgiri hills nears, activists and Dongria Kondhs allege Odisha government …

Odisha pays scant heed to tribal ministry's directions on mining for Vedanta

State invites forest rights claims from only a dozen villages on Niyamgiri hill slope

Palberi adds another no to mining in Niyamgiri

Attending Member of Parliament asks Odisha government to include 112 villages

Protests continue at lower Suktel dam site

Villagers fear water will go to mining companies and thermal power plants instead of irrigation

MoEF panel favours bauxite mining in Vizag tribal area

Yet-to-be-made public report dismisses environmental concerns

Village headmen in Niyamgiri refuse to sign on dates for gram sabha on Vedanta

Demand Palli Sabha on Vedanta’s bauxite mining should include 112 villages

Serkapadi palli sabha says no to mining in any part of Niyamgiri hills

It is one of the 12 villages identified by Odisha government for holding India's first environment referendum

Niyamgiri, in bits and pieces

As Odisha government confines the claims of Dongria Kondh to small patches of forests around their hamlets, the second palli sabha at Kesarpadi …

Niyamgiri still out of reach, Vedanta scouts for other bauxite sources

Biodiverse Gandhamardan where mining attempts were abandoned earlier after massive public protests also on the radar of metal giant

Second palli sabha in Niyamgiri deals double blow to Odisha government

Kesarpadi residents cancel government’s settlement of community forest rights; unanimously reject Vedanta bauxite mining proposal

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'

Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold

The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …

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

SC puts an end to OMC's bid to mine Niyamgiri

Apex court rejects the OMC-Vedanta joint venture in what is being seen as a decisive victory for the indigenous tribal group, the Dongria Kondhs