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Mahmodul Hassan

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April 22, 2025

Green Turns Greedy: In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon, over 130 SC, tribal and minority families allege they were duped into selling ancestral farmland to solar companies.

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Mahmodul Hassan

March 21, 2025

Only three coal mines have been scientifically closed in 16 years since Coal India Limited (CIL) first issued mine-closure guidelines. What does this mean for India's Just Transition?

Researcher:

Sukriti Vats

March 3, 2025

Why did 62-year-old Hansraj want to be fined for “encroaching” on the land he has cultivated for years?

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