Black paddy, black lungs: How coal mining has wrought havoc in Odisha’s Sundergarh

Residents of Sundergarh grow black paddy,; their lungs are full of coal dust; their agriculture lands have been acquired for mining and the …

Supreme Court fines illegal miners in Odisha, directs fund to be used for tribal benefit in mining districts

Also directs Centre to revise National Mineral Policy to regulate mining effectively

Individual forest rights: How residents of this Sundargarh tribal village fight to protect their natural resources

Despite living on their land for years, some of the villagers were denied land titles 

Mining's impact on Bonai's forests, people

Illegal mining’s ground zero

Rampant mining for over a decade is altering north Odisha’s Bonai forests, and spurring protests

SC asks Centre to decide on grant of iron ore licence to POSCO

Odisha government granted mining, prospecting leases to POSCO in Khandadhar hills by ignoring earlier applications of other claimants

The PDS learning curve

Tike tike in Orissa

Indigenous instinct: How Sundargarh emerged as India’s cradle of hockey

Much before the government took initiative or sponsors came to support the sport, the tribals of the district have been busy playing tournaments …