Niyamgiri: CRPF sets up camp in gram panchayat office
Prominent tribal rights leader held for protesting against the move
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
Environment as the enemy
We celebrate disruptive financial decisions as a sign of decisive leadership. So why not in the case of environmental emergencies?
Orissa starts accepting forest claims of Kondh tribals
Fight against mining corporation Vedanta to continue, say Niyamgiri dwellers
Forest conservation & consent: How Gram Sabhas halted risky projects in the past
The new rules for the the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) gazetted June 28, have repealed and replaced the earlier 2003 Forest Conservation Rules …
Chhattisgarh may have stopped Bailadila mining, but for how long?
Tribal protestors may have had the first round, but mining giants are sure to put pressure
Sacred flaws
Why the Odisha government's move to save sacred groves has enraged tribal communities
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 …
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
Life and times of Lado Sikaka
The forest will watch out for his children after he is long gone, believes a Dongria Kondh
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
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 …
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
Jairam Ramesh says no to Vedanta project in Orissa
Environment ministry rejects mining project saying it violated laws
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
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
Dongrias decide
Niyamgiri gears up for India’s first environment referendum. Odisha limits number of villages that can have a say
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
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
Green tribunal halts Mapithel dam in Manipur
MoEF asked to ascertain if project violates Forest Rights Act. State may now need people's consent to go ahead with the project
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
Proposed forest diversion rules may bind states to settle forest rights of tribal people first
Draft amendments to the Forest Conservation Act rules, however, do not make gram sabha consent mandatory for all projects