Ayaskant Das

Vedanta's Goa Iron Ore Controversy | Unresolved Allegations and Environmental Concerns Shadow Vedanta’s Goa Iron Ore Mining Project Approval

The right to information is a fundamental right of every citizen, but many state government departments continue to not part with information on frivolous grounds.

Last month, The Probe flagged off the potential ecological impacts of a chemical complex near the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat. The central government has now taken cognisance of the environmental threat posed by the chemical complex and has returned the application of the Dalmia Group, citing multiple insufficiencies.

Local communities express strong displeasure over the environment report and protest against the chemical complex. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited (GHCL) responds to The Probe on the proposed complex.

As many as five government officials have been booked by Odisha Police for alleged counterfeiting of signatures of Adivasi people whose lands have been earmarked for expanding a private mining project. 

In this investigative story, Ayaskant Das explains why Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary’s expansion has been hanging fire for years, even as a gold mining project in the adjacent forest is seeing rapid progress.