Land sharks are out to gobble up an ancient city of Odisha known for its unparalleled urban planning and fortification.

A month ahead of the November 2008 elections in Delhi, which saw Sheila Dikshit winning a third consecutive term as the chief minister, her government signed away certificates granting "provisionally regularised" status to 1,239 unauthorised colonies.

IIT-Roorkee's study is a recipe for disaster. Instead of assessing the danger to Ganga's tributaries from existing hydro-power projects it bats for more.

More than 40,000 Jhodias, the 'principal tribe' of Orissa's Kashipur, find themselves disenfranchised for reason's nobody's willing to admit or accept.

More than 40,000 Jhodias, the principal tribe of Orissa's Kashipur, find themselves disenfranchised for reason's nobody's willing to admit or accept.

If big-ticked development projects are getting scrapped by the day, blame it on the flawed policy.

A bill proposes 26 percent shareholding for tribals in companies getting mining leases in their area.

The Indian government is adopting a rights-based approach and converting the Directive Principles into Fundamental Rights, which are enforceable in the court of law. That is why we have seen a plethora of rights-based laws recently-right to education, right to employment, right to forest, right to information and now, right to food.

Maoist aplogist Arundhati Roy might debunk non-violent assertion of rights but the Kondhs are saving Niyamgiri without firing a shot.