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Ayaskant Das

Ayaskant Das has been a journalist for more than 15 years in India; his interests include environment, mining, coal and thermal power, land acquisition, human displacement, and forests & wildlife. He has reported extensively on how local communities in India’s hinterlands face the worst onslaughts of mining and industrial projects.
Jindal Power coal project protestEnvironment

Jindal Power’s Coal Project Fast-Tracked in Chhattisgarh’s Adivasi Heartland

Jindal Power's coal project moves forward for environmental clearance even as land acquisition is yet to begin and mandatory consents of tribal communities remain pending under PESA and Forest Rights laws.

By Ayaskant Das
Sep 29, 2025 18:10 IST 11 Min read
Vedanta Limited Mining Project HaltedEco Guardians
Vedanta Project in Odisha Halted Over Tribal Rights Violation Claims
By Ayaskant Das
Sep 03, 2025 09:00 IST 12 Min read
Ashwini Vaishnaw | Railway Ministry and AccidentsGovernance
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Minister's Former Employer Linked to Signal Failure
By Ayaskant Das
Jul 31, 2024 23:16 IST 12 Min read
Ashwini Vaishnaw MinisterPolitics
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Controversial Rise from Bureaucrat to Modi's Key Man
By Paranjoy Guha Thakurta & Ayaskant Das
Jul 29, 2024 16:18 IST 12 Min read
Aditya Birla Group - Coal MiningEnvironment
Aditya Birla Group: Massive Coal Mine Plan Sparks Concerns
By Ayaskant Das
Jul 13, 2024 14:58 IST 11 Min read
iron ore miningEnvironment
Vedanta's Goa iron ore mine gets environmental nod amid controversy
By Ayaskant Das
Jan 31, 2024 19:36 IST 11 Min read
With lakhs of appeals pending, RTI Act needs urgent reformsStories
With lakhs of appeals pending, RTI Act needs urgent reforms
By Ayaskant Das
Apr 15, 2023 14:26 IST 5 Min read
The Probe Impact: Government panel returns Gujarat chemical complex’s environment reportStories
The Probe Impact: Government panel returns Gujarat chemical complex’s environment report
By Ayaskant Das
Dec 21, 2022 18:58 IST 5 Min read
Potential ecological impacts of chemical complex near Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat ignoredInvestigations
Potential ecological impacts of chemical complex near Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat ignored
By Ayaskant Das
Dec 04, 2022 11:11 IST 11 Min read
Adivasis deprived of land rights for private mining project near President Droupadi Murmu’s ancestral village?Investigations
Adivasis deprived of land rights for private mining project near President Droupadi Murmu’s ancestral village?
By Ayaskant Das
Nov 30, 2022 11:48 IST 14 Min read
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