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’s Coal Project Fast-Tracked in Chhattisgarh’s Adivasi Heartland
Jindal Power's coal project moves forward for environmental clearance even as land...
Vedanta Project in Odisha Halted Over Tribal Rights Violation Claims
Vedanta Mining Project in Odisha Faces Halt as Adivasi Villagers Allege Forged Signatures...
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Minister's Former Employer Linked to Signal Failure
Ashwini Vaishnaw, India's Railway Minister, finds himself in the spotlight due to his past...
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Controversial Rise from Bureaucrat to Modi's Key Man
Ashwini Vaishnaw: His rise from IAS officer to key minister in Modi's cabinet is marked by...
Aditya Birla Group: Massive Coal Mine Plan Sparks Concerns
Aditya Birla Group proposes a coal mining project in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district,...
Vedanta's Goa iron ore mine gets environmental nod amid controversy
Vedanta's Goa Iron Ore Controversy | Unresolved Allegations and Environmental Concerns...
With lakhs of appeals pending, RTI Act needs urgent reforms
The right to information is a fundamental right of every citizen, but many state...
The Probe Impact: Government panel returns Gujarat chemical complex’s environment report
Last month, The Probe flagged off the potential ecological impacts of a chemical complex...
Potential ecological impacts of chemical complex near Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat ignored
Local communities express strong displeasure over the environment report and protest...
Adivasis deprived of land rights for private mining project near President Droupadi Murmu’s ancestral village?
As many as five government officials have been booked by Odisha Police for alleged...
Greed for gold in the way of expansion of wildlife sanctuary in Chhattisgarh?
In this investigative story, Ayaskant Das explains why Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara Wildlife...
