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Ayaskant Das
No Rehab in Sight, Thousands Live in Areas Made Vulnerable by Mining in Bengal’s Raniganj Coalfields
21 Jan 2022
Availability of land for resettling mining-affected families caught in political slugfest between Centre and state government.
Ayaskant Das, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Curious Case of Hotel Le Meridien’s Dues
13 Jan 2022
New Delhi: India’s premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has, for over five years now, been probing the alleged complicity of certain senior officials of the New D
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Jharia’s Coal Mining-Affected Families Continue to Live Atop Tinderbox
13 Jan 2022
The implementation period of the 2009 master plan to resettle the inhabitants expired last year with very little success.
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Coastal Villagers Face Threat to Livelihoods as Land is ‘Forcibly’ Taken Away for Mamata’s Dream Project
28 Dec 2021
Purba Medinipur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s 29.5-km-long coastal road dream project in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, which will connect the four sea beaches in Digha, T
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Has Meghalaya Govt Failed to Curb Illegal Stone Mining?
19 Dec 2021
Illegal Mining of stones and boulders in Meghalaya is alienating tribal communities and ravaging the environment of the northeastern hill state.
Ayaskant Das, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
The Rivalry Over Rummy Online
17 Dec 2021
Senior advocate and Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi has waded into a controversy over the legality of online card games, even as the government of India remains non-committal about its policy on “…
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Alleged Concealment of Facts Jolts Vedanta’s Rs 1,240 Crore Investment Plan for Odisha
03 Dec 2021
Information about an environmental litigation pending in the NGT was allegedly not divulged by Vedanta to MoEF&CC; Vedanta claims the case has been closed now
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Modi Govt Trying to Exempt Hazardous oil Rigs From Green Clearances
11 Nov 2021
Policy reforms to dilute the environmental regime for hydrocarbon industries will help private players more as attempts are underway to weaken oil and natural gas PSUs.
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Why Does Lakshadweep Need a Fifth Jail Despite Having Lowest Prison Occupancy Rate in India?
05 Nov 2021
The 6% prison occupancy rate of Lakshadweep is the lowest among all states and union territories in the entire country. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, in stark contrast top the chart with occupancy rates…
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Centre Exempts Certain Mining Projects From Public Hearings
26 Oct 2021
The new policy is skewed in favour of the mining industry as mineral-rich areas are populated by the most disadvantaged communities.