After Talabira, tree-felling attempt in neighbouring Patrapalli village
According to a resident, the police attempted to chop trees in the village on December 11, but were thwarted by locals
40,000 trees cut near Odisha’s Talabira village to make way for coal mine
Local residents, in charge of forest for half a century, not taken into confidence before tree felling
Pests ruin paddy on 89,000 ha
Do we really need the bauxite from Niyamgiri?
Existing mines can meet India’s demand for the next thirty years, at levels three times our current consumption
Polluters under MoEF scanner
Ministry bans setting up of industries in eight highly polluted industrial clusters