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No-Go or gone

Blog entry by Swati Mehta | January 28, 2011

Forests always make for interesting stories. Jungle lore always fascinated me as a child.  Tigers, lions, bears, monkeys and elephants made better protagonists than humans then. The ultimate dream as a city bred child was to walk in a...

34,000 say ‘forests are a No Go’. Minister Pranab Mukherjee says let's meet

Blog entry by Preethi Herman | February 22, 2011

As the train sped through the forest in Vidharbha, Maharashtra, I looked out of the window barely able to take my eyes away from the rich green that engulfed me. At that moment, I just had one thought in my mind- in a short while, if...

Fools don’t clear forests, they save them

Blog entry by Saira Sayani | June 16, 2011

I can’t stand the thought of deforestation! It is something that sneaks up on you and hits you right in the face, a big stunning, SMACK! It was turning out to be one of those uneventful, mundane days and suddenly this thought...

Become a Fool for Forests

Video | June 22, 2011 at 18:12

Forests are being threatened by coal mining. The government plans to mine coal in the forests of Central and Eastern India. A lot of communities and wildlife depend on these forests. Those who want to save the forests are being called fools.

Become a Fool for Forests

Video | June 22, 2011 at 18:12

Forests are being threatened by coal mining. The government plans to mine coal in the forests of Central and Eastern India. A lot of communities and wildlife depend on these forests. Those who want to save the forests are being called fools.

Become a Fool for Forests

Video | June 22, 2011 at 18:12

Forests are being threatened by coal mining. The government plans to mine coal in the forests of Central and Eastern India. A lot of communities and wildlife depend on these forests. Those who want to save the forests are being called fools.

Government panel writes off forests for coal mining: Greenpeace

Press release | August 1, 2011 at 14:11

New Delhi, 29th July, 2011: Reacting to the recommendations by the government panel appointed by the Group of Ministers debating the issue of ‘No Go’, Greenpeace Policy Officer Priya Pillai said, “This recommendation is exactly what the PMO...

Singrauli: The Coal Curse

Publication | September 15, 2011 at 16:54

Greenpeace organised a Fact Finding Mission to Singrauli – the energy capital of the country and home to tribal communities, forest dwellers and some of the most threatened forests remaining in Central India. The Singrauli region spreads across...

Fact finding team documents coal-induced displacement and destruction in Singrauli

Press release | September 15, 2011 at 17:00

New Delhi, 15 September, 2011: ‘Singrauli: The Coal Curse’ a report was released today by retired Justice Suresh Hosbet, a member of a Fact Finding team that visited the area in July this year. (1) The report documented the impacts of unbridled...

Greenpeace releases report on displacement and destruction by coal mining in Singrauli

Press release | September 22, 2011 at 12:50

Baidhan, Singrauli District, 22 September, 2011: ‘Singrauli: The Coal Curse’ a report was released today by Greenpeace at a public meeting in Baidhan. The meeting was attended by people from villages affected by the coal mining and thermal power...

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