Hasdeo Arand, one of central India's largest intact forests and the site of the country's longest anti-coal protests by indigenous communities, is gaining growing support from people such as Bemetariha in cities and towns across Chhattisgarh.
Flash mobs and YouTubers boost India anti-coal mining protests bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When N H Malliswamy first heard about a fund to improve the lives of people affected by mining, he wondered why his village in an iron-ore extraction hub in Karnataka had never benefited. For the past year, the ex-employee of a mining firm, which was shut down for illegal operations, has tried to trace the .
Billions in welfare kitty, yet India s mining villages stay buried in poverty deccanherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from deccanherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.