Supreme Court dismisses plea for re-opening Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi
In 2018, Thoothukudi residents had organised a 100-day protest against the Sterlite plant alleging environmental pollution since the 1990s. The plant was shut down in 2018.
The Essential Vedanta: A New Source Book of Advaita Vedanta
This book will be of great interest to all students of Hinduism, students of both Eastern and Western philosophy, and spiritual seekers who wish to better understand this ancient Indian tradition of non-dualist thought.
How three women turned into environmental defenders in India
These women fight for their own communities’ land, forests and water. In the process, they clash against the might of the state and often risk their lives.
Coal Reform Overturned: After Failed Auctions, Centre Hands Out Coal Blocks At Discretion
When auctions fail, the Centre decides if lone bidders should get the coal mines anyway. Twelve private companies have benefited so far, including the Adani Group.
How Odisha Is Tackling Protests Against Mining: An Abduction, Arrests, Terror Cases Against Adivasi Protestors
In August, police filed criminal cases against Adivasi-Dalit anti-mining protestors, arrested 25 in southeastern Odisha, which holds more than half of India’s bauxite reserves, and allegedly abducted a global environmental prize winner. Acting on orders of the Biju Janata Dal government of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, ahead of state elections, the police filed charges that range from rioting to terrorism—for the first time in 20 years of these protests—under 16 sections of the law.
After Adani, OCCRP targets Vedanta, says company lobbied to weaken environmental laws during COVID-19 pandemic
Vedanta's oil business, Cairn India, also successfully lobbied to have public hearings scrapped for exploratory drilling in oil blocks it won in government auctions, the report said.
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