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Life and times of Lado Sikaka

The forest will watch out for his children after he is long gone, believes a Dongria Kondh

Particularly vulnerable tribes: How a focus on nutrition tipped the health scale for children in remote Odisha

Better funding, community training & cultural context can improve outcomes further, say experts

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

UK government censures Vedanta

Lawyer faces contempt for remarks on judge favouring mining giant

Your gods are mine

Cultural appropriation leads to ecological distress in Odisha

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

‘Vedanta violated laws, tribal rights’

MoEF panel indicts mining giant

Ijurupa, where a family of four nailed down a 72 MT mining proposal

It’s the eighth village to reject proposed mining in a row in Niyamgiri hills

State V Dongria Kondhs

Batudi rejects settlement of community forest claims in Niyamgiri

Sixth rejection in a row for proposed bauxite mining; tribal affairs ministry team to visit Odisha to assess claims beyond 12 villages

God of small hills

Inside Niyamgiri range the Dongria Kondhs worship the forest hills as their spiritual sovereign

Church of England sells Vedanta shares

Activists pressure church body to give up stake in metal company

Non-tribal Tadijhola rejects mining proposal at Niyamgiri

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

Forest alert

Saxena panel report on Niyamgiri puts states under watch for forest, tribal rights violations

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

Dongrias decide

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

Battle for Niyamgiri turns ugly

Odisha government tries to manipulate forest rights claims of Niyamgiri tribals

Gram sabha gets a boost

Supreme Court asks gram sabhas to see if Vedanta’s bauxite mine harms religious rights

Palberi adds another no to mining in Niyamgiri

Attending Member of Parliament asks Odisha government to include 112 villages

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

Niyamgiri answers

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

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind