By Mayank Aggarwal Kolkata, The Indian government has diverted over 20,000 hectares (the size of Kolkata) of forest area for developmental activities such as mining, thermal power plants, dams, road, railways and irrigation projects in the past three years (2015-18) across India. According to the official data revealed by the[Read More…]
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PM Modi reviews performance of key infrastructure sectors of Energy and Mining
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on Tuesday reviewed progress of key infrastructure sectors of power, renewable energy, petroleum and natural gas, coal, and mining. The review meeting, which lasted for over two hours, was attended by top officials from infrastructure-related Ministries, NITI Aayog, and PMO. In course of the presentation made[Read More…]
Guatemalan land activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize
Rodrigo Tot, a 60-year-old land activist, was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize on Monday. The evangelical pastor was recognised for defending his indigenous Q’eqchi community’s lands against a mining company and the government. Tot’s struggle began in 1974 in response to a new law requiring landholders to pay about[Read More…]
