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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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We will Win the Fight to Save Mahan, Declares MSS
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh| 24 February 2014| Mahan Sangharsh Samiti[1] (MSS) has declared that they will not allow Mahan forests in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh to be cut down by Essar for…
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Greenpeace Activists Embarrass Moily and Essar
14th February, New Delhi: Today, on Valentine’s Day, as the environment minister Veerappa Moily hobnobbed with head honchos of leading companies including Essar Oil and Essar Foundation, Greenpeace India staged…
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Moily stoops to favour Essar-Hindalco, grants Mahan forest clearance
12th February, New Delhi: Essar Energy has announced that it has received Stage II clearance for its Mahan coal block in Singrauli, even before any announcement was made by the…
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Greenpeace: Why does Essar want to protect Veerappa Moily? Bombay High Court rejects the company’s plea forbidding Greenpeace from demanding MoEF’s resignation
7th February, Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today rejected Essar Group’s plea to prevent Greenpeace from asking for the sacking of the Minister for Environment and Forest (MoEF) Veerappa Moily.…
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Greenpeace to respond to Essar’s ‘bullying’ legal suit. Greenpeace’s protest against Essar to expose the company’s violations in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh
27th January, 2014: Greenpeace India would take legal recourse to respond to the defamation suit of Rs. 500 crore filed by Essar. The company has filed the legal suit in…
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Greenpeace Activists Granted Bail After Being Detained By Mumbai Police.
January 23rd, Mumbai: After spending 24 hours at a police station, all 67 forest activists, who were detained last night for staging a peaceful protest at Essar’s Mumbai headquarters have…
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Greenpeace forest activists scale Essar HQ
Urban youngsters join hands with communities from Mahan to demand Essar to stop the proposed coal mine in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh. Also, demand PM to sack Moily for granting speedy…
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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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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.…
