The Hills Have Data
Twelve village councils say no to bauxite. New Delhi hears: ‘Maybe if we turn up the ESG reverb?’
In the Niyamgiri hills, 12 gram sabhas unanimously yell ‘NO’ into an ancient conch shell. Down in an air‑conditioned New Delhi boardroom, a mining CEO, a bureaucrat, and an ESG consultant listen through a sleek, Bluetooth ‘consultation device’ that auto‑translates it to: ‘Community eager to re‑engage pending adequate stakeholder alignment.’ The only thing greener than their PowerPoint is the forest they’re trying to strip‑mine.
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Tribals vow to oppose renewed mining push in Odisha's Niyamgiri hills
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