Mitigating this impact will be a challenge. -- The Hasdeo Arand region in Chhattisgarh, considered a pristine forest area, is once again in controversy with a latest study recommending go-ahead to ...

Between 2001 and 2023, the state lost 53,500 hectares of forest, with large-scale mining operations contributing significantly to the loss. In the Hasdeo region of northern Chhattisgarh ...

The Hasdeo Aranya forests -- spanning 1,701 square kilometers -- are also one of India's largest contiguous forest tracts, home to 25 endangered species, 92 bird species, and 167 rare and ...

A prominent protest by Adivasi Indigenous communities is taking place in central India’s Hasdeo forests, where new coal mines are being pushed without consent, writes Ruchira Talukdar. The focus on ...