‘They should not believe in the promised land that the Adani company tempts them with.’
A dispossessed village leader describes the hardships faced by him and his family despite financial 'compensation' for land acquired for an Adani coal project. He... Read more.
‘They have burned down our protest site but they have not extinguished our movement.’
Ramal Kariyam, a village leader in India's Hasdeo forests, describes how his community is standing up to Adani and the authorities, despite unwarranted detentions... Read more.
‘I got a call saying the police were coming for me.’
Sunita Porte, a tribal leader of the struggle to protect the Hasdeo forests from Adani's coal mines, tells of her narrow escape from police on the day that other... Read more.
‘I decided that I would dedicate my life to helping the tribals of Hasdeo fight to protect their land.’: Goldman Prize winner, Alok Shukla
Alok Shukla, defender of the Hasdeo forests and its people, receives the prestigious Goldman Award, May 2024. Abir Dasgupta interviews him for AdaniWatch. The Adani... Read more.
Chaotic scenes as authorities try to strong-arm village approval for Adani coal-mine expansion
Chaotic scenes as authorities try to strong-arm village approval for Adani coal-mine expansion. The Adivasi tribal residents of the Hasdeo Aranya forest in the central... Read more.
The other ‘coal scam’
Fresh evidence surfaces in the decade-long probe into "over-invoicing" of coal imports totalling over Rs. 35,000 crore by corporates including Adani. This scam's... Read more.
Pegasus Investigation Committee’s Website Has Removed Depositions And Replaced With Spam
The website of the Supreme Court-ordered Pegasus investigation committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice R V Raveendran has deleted depositions made... Read more.
Too clever by half How Adani’s lobbying may cost Adani Green over US $100 million
An import-duty on solar equipment that the Indian government imposed following lobbying led by the Adani Group has been a public-policy disaster. The policy was... Read more.
The totalitarian project behind the electoral bonds scheme
Beyond trade-offs and extortion, the scheme goes to the very heart of the Sangh Parivar's long-term goal of an ideological dictatorship. The striking down of the... Read more.