All articles by Greenpeace India
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The Day The World Rose For Forests
The call to rise for Mahan on May 18 received an unprecedented wave of support, that echoed not only in various corners of India but also around the world. Over…
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Forged Signatures – The Basis of Mahan’s Clearance
Nai Duniya, the Hindi newspaper carried story on May 8th regarding the irregularities connected to the Gram Sabha resolution regarding Essar and Hindalco’s proposed coal mine in Mahan’s forests. The…
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Over Forty hours in jail, and three activists released, one still held in Singrauli
“To get arrested and jailed for standing up, does not only show courage – but it’s the only thing that will release us from the actual confines of human suppression”…
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Arrested & Beaten Up: All for Saving Forests!
Over 150 people from 4 villages move into Mahan forests to protest against Essar You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution.…
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MSS prevents Essar officials from demarcating trees in Mahan’s forest
Violating the rights of the people of Mahan, Essar’s officials have been marking trees to demarcate forest areas about to get the axe. On May 5, the officials came up…
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A Resurgence of Satyagraha
Non-Violent Resistance Against Essar’s Coal Mining in Mahan Forest On Thursday, thousands of villagers from 12-14 villages in the Mahan region of Singrauli, came together for a mass public rally…
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Greenpeace demands cancellation of Mahan coal block
Greenpeace India demands cancellation of the Mahan coal block and is asking for a thorough enquiry into the matter, bringing Essar Power and the Madhya Pradesh state government under the…
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Free to go!
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers…
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Wilmar finally commits to No Deforestation
Let us recap what happened in the last week. The world mourned the sad demise of Nelson Mandela, probably the biggest proponent of peace and human rights of our era.…
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30 cities for Arctic 30
The Arctic 30 have been released on bail. But it’s not over – the piracy charges which were posed on them still remain. On 18th September 2013, 28 activists from…