Essar, Hindalco get final clearance to mine Mahan forests for coal

Opening Mahan for mining might speed up clearance to other coal-bearing forest areas in the district, fear activists

Deo slams MP government for denying forest rights to tribals in Mahan

Union tribal affairs minister says villagers’ consent to mining by Hindalco and Essar comprised more than 11,000 forged signatures

Fresh gram sabha meet ordered for Mahan coal block

Move follows close on the heels of high court order to probe earlier gram sabha resolution of Amelia village allowing mining, which residents …

Mahan coal block dispute before green tribunal

After two-year-long protests, demanding settlement of forest rights prior to mining, residents of Waidhan forest range approach National Green …

Mahan coal block gets clearance

Forest rights of Baigas scuttled to clear way to mine dense forest

Indian home ministry’s strictures on foreign funding

Greenpeace alleges the government is targeting the non-profit for its campaigns against proposed coal and power projects in central India. The non-…

Forest officials slammed for shoddy evaluation of project sites

Advisory panel members want independent experts to assess large projects

Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet

'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project

Biodiversity meet begins; India takes over presidency of CBD

CoP 11 will decide future course of action plans to meet Aichi Targets

More forest diversions likely in Singrauli

Greenpeace report says pollution from coal-fired thermal plants not considered while allowing mining in coal belt