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Vijay Prashad
After Evo, the Lithium Question Looms Large in Bolivia
13 Nov 2019
President Evo Morales was a direct impediment to the takeover of Bolivia’s massive reserves of lithium—crucial for the electric car—by powerful transnational firms. So, he had to go.
Peoples Dispatch
Police Attack Protesters Blockading Entrance to Mining Convention
31 Oct 2019
The attack took place as activists protested the crimes of mining companies at the sixth annual International Mining and Resources Conference and Expo that is currently on in Melbourne.
Newsclick Report
Odisha: Talcher Coalfields Agitation Enters 14th Day, MCL Incurs Losses
06 Aug 2019
Residents in Talcher are protesting against the death of four workers killed in an accident, and are also opposing land acquisition by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited.
Kashif Kakvi
MP Tops in Tiger Conservation, But Lost 17,781 Acres Forest Land, Says FSI report
31 Jul 2019
Madhya Pradesh is home to about 526 tigers, according to the latest tiger survey report, but the state is rapidly losing its forest cover. Evidently, it’s leading to higher rate of tiger dispersal…
Newsclick Team
Mass Mobilisation Against Hydrocarbon Project in Tamil Nadu
12 Jun 2019
The Cauvery delta region in Tamil Nadu is set to suffer from the harmful effects of the recently approved hydrocarbon project.
Peoples Dispatch
South African Mining Company Videx Bows to Workers’ Pressure
03 Jun 2019
Videx mining company will withdraw the court application to stop the ongoing strike and has agreed to negotiate with workers.
Saurav Datta
Report Finds Environment, Human Rights Violations by BALCO in Daldali, Chhattisgarh
29 Mar 2019
The ‘groundtruthing’ report alleges continuing violations of laws by the company’s bauxite ore mining project, threatening the health and livelihood of people in the area.
Newsclick Report
Allowing Women to Work Nights in Mines Is ‘Equal Opportunity For Exploitation’
07 Feb 2019
Women stand to pay a much higher cost, in terms of their health and safety, than men if they work in mines at night.
Vivan Eyben
Cost of Production: Fifteen More Lives for Meghalaya’s Coal
29 Dec 2018
The mining disaster in Meghalaya has brought back into focus the seedy world of illegal mines.
Brasil de Fato
Samarco Dam Disaster in Brazil Surpasses 1,100-Day Mark; Miners Remain Unassisted
07 Dec 2018
After the worst environmental crime in Brazil’s history, workers are left with no livelihoods.